Boo! It’s spooky season, when ghosts abound–but some ghosts may soon be unwelcome. New Jersey is sick and tired of companies ghosting candidates and has introduced a bill to ban the practice. (Tinder users, you’re on your own here.)
Headhunter Nick Corcodilas’ newsletter brought this new ghost-busting bill to my attention. He wrote:
For job seekers, ghosting has made everyday Halloween and has turned employers, recruiters and the job-board industry into shameless tricksters.
The proposed law would require New Jersey businesses to do several things they’ll probably hate, but that job candidates may love. These include:
To keep reading, click here: New Jersey Wants to Ban Companies From Ghosting Job Candidates. It’s a Terrible Idea
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However, a quick google search suggests the link should be this one on Inc, not to LinkedIn:
https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/new-jersey-wants-to-ban-companies-from-ghosting-job-candidates-its-a-terrible-idea/90986409
So sorry! The link is fixed. https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/new-jersey-wants-to-ban-companies-from-ghosting-job-candidates-its-a-terrible-idea/90986409
In my experience the worst offender in my state is the state’s own civil service hiring site. They demand pages and pages of documents for what are usually ghost jobs. I hope NJ’s law is enforceable against its civil service personnel board.
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