{"product_id":"ghosted-in-the-job-search-the-invisible-hiring-crisis-corporate-phantom-postings-and-how-to-win-back-your-worth-1","title":"Ghosted in the Job Search: The Invisible Hiring Crisis, Corporate Phantom Postings, and How to Win Back Your Worth","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eWhat if the job you applied for was never really there?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou spent two hours tailoring your resume. You rewrote the cover letter. You matched the language. You submitted the application with care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo recruiter call.\u003cbr\u003eNo rejection.\u003cbr\u003eNo update.\u003cbr\u003eNo explanation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust silence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor experienced professionals, that silence can start to feel like a verdict. 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