response, systems that play with people’s hopes have begun to form. Many people now apply to hundreds of listings, spend their nights editing their CV, complete tests, prepare sample work, prepare for interviews, and devote hours. And often, there may not even be a real position to fill. Some listings stay open for 8, 10, or 11 months. Some are continuously reposted. Some circulate as if they’re active, or are republished under similar names. So why do companies do this? Because many companies now manage “visibility” more than actual hiring. Especially in the startup world and the tech sector, a “rapidly growing company” culture has developed over time. The image of a company that constantly grows, constantly hires, and constantly expands. Because this is one of the things investors want to see. Seeing dozens of open positions on LinkedIn creates the perception: we’re growing, we’re getting investment, business is going well, we’re in an expansion process.
Many people now apply to hundreds of listings, spend their nights editing their CV, complete tests, prepare sample work, prepare for interviews, and devote hours.
So some listings are actually messages not just to candidates but also to investors, competitors, the media, and even the company’s own employees. A kind of showcase economy has formed. Sometimes what matters isn’t who you actually hire, but how much you “appear to be growing.” And this isn’t only on the recruitment side. In today’s business world, many things now rest more on visibility than on real performance: Constantly sharing content, constantly telling a growth story, constantly saying “we’re hiring,” and constantly publishing success stories. But no one asks: How many people were actually hired? How many people went through those processes?
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