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Imagine applying for a job, hearing nothing, moving to a new city, starting a different job \u2014 and then getting a rejection email nearly a year later. That\u2019s exactly what happened to who applied for a marketing coordinator position in May 2024 and finally heard \u201cno\u201d this week. \u201cIt was the closure I didn\u2019t know I needed,\u201d they wrote. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s not an isolated incident. More than half of job seekers, 53%, experienced ghosting in the past year, hitting a three-year high, according to a new report from pre-employment testing company Criteria<\/a>. The culprit? AI tools that let candidates fire off thousands of tailored applications while leaving hiring managers drowning in r\u00e9sum\u00e9s they can\u2019t differentiate.<\/p>\n \u201cRecruiters are inundated, screening methods are less reliable, and communication suffers,\u201d Josh Millet, CEO of Criteria, told Fortune<\/a>. Making matters worse, about 81% of recruiters admitted their employers post \u201cghost jobs\u201d \u2014 roles that don\u2019t exist or are already filled \u2014 to maintain a presence on job boards or assess competitors, according to a MyPerfectResume report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Imagine applying for a job, hearing nothing, moving to a new city, starting a different job \u2014 and then getting a rejection email nearly a year later. That\u2019s exactly what happened to who applied for a marketing coordinator position in May 2024 and finally heard \u201cno\u201d this week. \u201cIt was the closure I didn\u2019t know I needed,\u201d they wrote. <\/p>\n It\u2019s not an isolated incident. More than half of job seekers, 53%, experienced ghosting in the past year, hitting a three-year high, according to a new report from pre-employment testing company Criteria<\/a>. The culprit? AI tools that let candidates fire off thousands of tailored applications while leaving hiring managers drowning in r\u00e9sum\u00e9s they can\u2019t differentiate.<\/p>\n \u201cRecruiters are inundated, screening methods are less reliable, and communication suffers,\u201d Josh Millet, CEO of Criteria, told Fortune<\/a>. Making matters worse, about 81% of recruiters admitted their employers post \u201cghost jobs\u201d \u2014 roles that don\u2019t exist or are already filled \u2014 to maintain a presence on job boards or assess competitors, according to a MyPerfectResume report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n