Indeed job seeker faces ghost jobs and scam risks
🧭 workproduct problem2 reports ●●●●●
An Indeed job seeker reports that they frequently apply for jobs without receiving any response and expresses concern that the platform is filled with 'ghost jobs' and scams designed to harvest personal information, while noting that the burden of reporting these fraudulent listings is placed on users.
What people do today
- Manually reporting job listings
- Reaching out to companies directly
- Avoiding suspicious job postings
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- An automated verification system that cross-references job postings with official company career pages to flag potential ghost jobs.
- A community-driven trust score for employers on job boards based on response rates and verified hiring history.
- A mandatory identity verification process for all employers posting on the platform to prevent scammer account creation.
- A browser extension that cross-references job poster domains against a crowdsourced database of known scam entities.
- An automated verification service that requires employers to provide verified business registration documents before posting.
Real voices
“the app has tons of ghost jobs by scammers attempting to get personal information”
“There are NOTHING but scam job offers. The lengths that they go are EXTREME - they have offices and give interviews, just to gain access to your personal information - and then never contact you.”
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