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Originally Posted by Russ
That happens a LOT - Manpower confirmed it for me.
A few years ago I was out of work and applying all over the place. I saw some jobs in Manpower's window that I would have been ideal for. I jumped through all the hoops of filling out loads of forms as agencies like you to do and when I didn't get so far as an interview I asked them why and one of their people told me they often put jobs which don't exist in their windows as they have targets to meet, for example x number of IT Graduates etc on their books at any one time so they make up jobs that people with those types of qualifications will apply for.
I asked if that was legal and she replied "Probably not but all agencies do it at some point or other". I asked her if she thought it was ethical and again she just said that "all agencies do it".
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Its obvious why they do it, if they get a company that wants 500 workers next week, and if agency can supply those workers it can get contract.
Easier to supply those 500 workers when you already have 500 phone numbers on the books to ring.
But I dont think its ethical to advertise a job that dont exist.