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Re:I Automated My Job Application Process by Etheryte on Saturday December 28, 2024 @12:35PM (#42532665)
Agreed, while paying to reduce spam may work in other contexts, in this setting the incentives don't align. Imagine if Linkedin got paid every time you applied for a listing, the pile of ghost jobs would be practically infinite.
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Re:I Automated My Job Application Process by nickff on Saturday December 28, 2024 @01:29PM (#42533203)
Some of the listing services actually do charge employers per applicant, unless they are rejected within a certain amount of time (usually 48 or 72 hrs).
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Re:I Automated My Job Application Process by Etheryte on Saturday December 28, 2024 @02:08PM (#42533577)
The critical distinction here is that the employer pays, not the applicant. This direction works, that's roughly how all job boards work if you squint, but if it was the applicant paying, the incentives would be opposing.
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Re:I Automated My Job Application Process by nickff on Saturday December 28, 2024 @02:48PM (#42533937)
This system still does incentivize the board to accept (or at least not deter) junk or fraudulent applicants.
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