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The jobs I apply for are working on cloud based systems so I'll apply for any that don't say onsite... then when the recruiter calls and they ask if I'm ok with relocating or being onsite, I'll say something like "oh no, sorry, I just figured it was remote as that's kind of the point of having a cloud based system, it can be used from anywhere" or I'll fire back "what kind of relocation package do you offer?" (which they usually get shitty about)
Many of those jobs are not posted by the company. They're scraped by the job board, which often gets details wrong. Hence the company getting frustrated and adding text to their postings that this is not a remote position.
Would that not list the company as the job board rather than the actual employer?
I have seen what you are referring to, but I also think it's sloppy work on the part of many companies too. The worst are hybrid that list as remote because a portion is remote 😭
Linked, indeed etc scrape a lot of their content from employers' career pages and you can't really tell the difference except when there are discrepancies. The most common one I've seen is they often get the hiring manager wrong. Other common errors are the salary, and remote vs on-site. I've contacted a number of companies that never post to LinkedIn but linkedin scrapes them anyway. That's why you'll see these frustrated additions to the text trying to correct whatever linked in is getting wrong.
Report. Every. Time. LinkedIn gives the option to report for incorrect location. I wish companies could be banned from the site for repeated violations
Yeah, they are. I am. But I didn't apply because it says the job isn't remote in the ad. I would assume most others did the same. A good portion of the applicant number is probably confused people trying to see if the remote job really isn't remote. The applications they got are probably people who didn't read the ad and don't live in Florida. So it still doesn't make sense.
I suspect the number of people looking for remote and unwilling to do onsite are much larger than the number looking for onsite and unwilling to do remote.
Recruiter reached out to me on Linkedin.
Scheduled a job interview.
Emailed me 10 minutes before the interview after she noticed that I live in a different state.
"Hey, this job isn't remote. Are you moving to Kansas anytime soon??"
I was excited to apply and interview for a role here because it said remote. Got to the process and they tell me it’s hybrid. Went back and reported the job even though it’s still up…
So agreeing from FL no remote jobs here. That I can find.
I think a lot of people are frustrated by these types of scams. In the end they are just waisting your time.
Unfortunately this happens on most of the job boards out there. Sure, they could fix it, but why woukd they? As long as the ones publishing those jobs are paying the platform, this won’t change.
I started building a tool a while ago to fix this. It works as a second filter on top of whatever results are being returned by job boards. Would love to hear if anyone would be interested
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The jobs I apply for are working on cloud based systems so I'll apply for any that don't say onsite... then when the recruiter calls and they ask if I'm ok with relocating or being onsite, I'll say something like "oh no, sorry, I just figured it was remote as that's kind of the point of having a cloud based system, it can be used from anywhere" or I'll fire back "what kind of relocation package do you offer?" (which they usually get shitty about)
I usually report those jobs, it's such bullshit!!
Me too. Its literally a scam. We should all mass report these.
Many of those jobs are not posted by the company. They're scraped by the job board, which often gets details wrong. Hence the company getting frustrated and adding text to their postings that this is not a remote position.
Would that not list the company as the job board rather than the actual employer? I have seen what you are referring to, but I also think it's sloppy work on the part of many companies too. The worst are hybrid that list as remote because a portion is remote 😭
Linked, indeed etc scrape a lot of their content from employers' career pages and you can't really tell the difference except when there are discrepancies. The most common one I've seen is they often get the hiring manager wrong. Other common errors are the salary, and remote vs on-site. I've contacted a number of companies that never post to LinkedIn but linkedin scrapes them anyway. That's why you'll see these frustrated additions to the text trying to correct whatever linked in is getting wrong.
Yeah, I did. This was so blatant.
But it's in "florida" lol if that isn't specific enough then too bad. "Why is no one applying local?!?!?" - the recruiter probably
Right?! Because Florida is such a tiny state, after all.
If you're supposed to link we can all mass report it
Report them. It’s most likely against TOS/TOU
Report. Every. Time. LinkedIn gives the option to report for incorrect location. I wish companies could be banned from the site for repeated violations
Naah. Linkedin has a "good relationship", gets a nice fee from employers. No incentive!
Oh I absolutely know! The “promoted” listings are some of the worst offenders!
They do this on purpose to get more views. No getting their act together they don’t care.
It doesn't make sense, though. Most people use filters. People looking for in office are going to filter this job out.
A lot of qualified individuals are looking for remote too though
Yeah, they are. I am. But I didn't apply because it says the job isn't remote in the ad. I would assume most others did the same. A good portion of the applicant number is probably confused people trying to see if the remote job really isn't remote. The applications they got are probably people who didn't read the ad and don't live in Florida. So it still doesn't make sense.
I suspect the number of people looking for remote and unwilling to do onsite are much larger than the number looking for onsite and unwilling to do remote.
People set filters for remote or hybrid, but I wouldn't think that many would actually set filters for in office fulltime only.
Recruiter reached out to me on Linkedin. Scheduled a job interview. Emailed me 10 minutes before the interview after she noticed that I live in a different state. "Hey, this job isn't remote. Are you moving to Kansas anytime soon??"
There needs to be some sort of rule or monitoring around job postings like this
Doesn't a state need to be above water and have electricity to do remote jobs.
Reporting from Florida. No job will be remote in Florida. The state isn’t ready for that kind of innovation yet.
I was excited to apply and interview for a role here because it said remote. Got to the process and they tell me it’s hybrid. Went back and reported the job even though it’s still up… So agreeing from FL no remote jobs here. That I can find.
Why isn't this considered fraud yet?
So can cheat people who want a remote job, but expect me to be the perfect employee? What a wonderful relationship
I scrolled by this job today too LOL
It's the job board pulling keywords from the description and doing a poor job
That happens a lot on linkedin so annoying - def a ploy to get more applicants
There needs to be a legal punishment for this. We have laws against false advertising for a reason.
Or “Remote - US” read to bottom “Must be local to X as you will be expected to come to in office meetings”
I think a lot of people are frustrated by these types of scams. In the end they are just waisting your time. Unfortunately this happens on most of the job boards out there. Sure, they could fix it, but why woukd they? As long as the ones publishing those jobs are paying the platform, this won’t change. I started building a tool a while ago to fix this. It works as a second filter on top of whatever results are being returned by job boards. Would love to hear if anyone would be interested