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10/29/2024: Managing Partner of The Birmingham Group, Jacob Binke, Featured in WFSB, Watching Your Wallet: How to spot “ghost jobs”

(WFSB) – If you are on the job hunt, it’s possible the jobs you are applying to aren’t even real. A ‘MyPerfectResume’ study finds more than 80% of recruiters admit to posting listings for jobs that don’t exist, called “ghost jobs.”

Jacob Binke is a managing partner of The Birmingham Group, an affiliate of Sanford Rose Associates, a recruiting network with locations in Connecticut.

“There’s so many reasons why, you know, one is to collect resumes in mass,” said Jacob Binke.

Binke estimates 25% of job postings are ghost jobs. MyPerfectResume polled 753 recruiters across the country and 81% admitted to posting fake job listings.

Read full article here: Watching Your Wallet: How to spot “ghost jobs”

By The Birmingham Group|2024-11-12T12:36:55-05:00November 11th, 2024|News|

About the Author: The Birmingham Group

Brian Binke is the founder and CEO of The Birmingham Group (TBG), an executive search and consulting firm specializing in the construction industry. Since 1995, Brian has established himself as one of the construction industry's most respected leaders. He has personally placed more than 1,200 construction managers and senior leaders, at companies ranging from $10 million in revenue to the largest ENR 400 contractors in the industry. He has won numerous awards for his industry innovation and has been recognized as the #1 Worldwide Revenue Producing Manager for the largest recruitment network of over 800 independent firms. Brian founded SC Bingham Farms in 1995. In January 1997, SC Bingham Farms acquired Management Recruiters Birmingham, established by Fred Bawulski in 1967. Fred was an early pioneer of the executive search industry, which was almost unheard of in the 1960s. Today The Birmingham Group remains one of the nation's most tenured search firms. You can reach Brian directly at [email protected].