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The 2025 workforce: Ghost jobs, HR anxiety & RTO tension

Employees face apprehension about entering a new year in a difficult and uncertain job market.

By Lucy Peterson | November 27, 2024 at 10:01 AM
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With 2025 around the corner, many workers, both employed and those seeking jobs, face apprehension about entering a new year in a difficult and uncertain job market. MyPerfectResume’s 2025 State of the Workforce Report found that many workers are wary of “ghost” job postings, fear human resources, and feel growing tension surrounding return-to-office (RTO) policies.

According to the report, 81% of recruiters admitted that their companies post “ghost” jobs, or positions that are either fake or already filled. Even more shocking – 36% of recruiters say about a quarter of the jobs they post are ghost jobs and 21.5% say the same about half of their organizations’ job postings.

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