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Employers, this is why you’re being ghosted by job seekers. There are ways to make it stop

{Ghosting in the job search is now a common occurrence.|Ghosting in the job hunt is now a common occurrence.|Ghosting in the job search is now a reality.} {Being upfront about pay and benefits could be beneficial.|Being upfront about pay and benefits may be beneficial.|Being honest about pay and benefits could be beneficial.}

{Unfortunately, ghosting does n’t actually occur in the dating world.|Unfortunately, ghosting does n’t happen in the dating world.|Unfortunately, ghosting does n’t happen in the world of dating.} {When it comes to job hunting, the practice is quite prevalent in the professional world.|When it comes to job hunting, the practice is quite typical in the professional world.|When it comes to job searching, the practice is quite prevalent in the professional world.} {Talk to any recruiter, and you’ll probably hear tales about how they had a strong candidate for the position, but that candidate just stopped responding.|Talk to any recruiter, and you’ll probably hear tales about how they had a strong candidate for the position, but that candidate simply stopped responding.|Talk to any recruiter, and you’ll probably hear tales about how they had a strong candidate for the position, but the candidate just stopped responding.} {In other words, the recruiter had experienced ghosting.|In other words, the recruiter was a ghost.|In other words, the recruiter was ghosted.}

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