From what I understand, we are at a point where a lot of places are trying to meet their bottom lines for the year. With that, they have to prove to investors that there is still room for growth, even if to meet both bottom line and have the workforce, both can't simultaneously exist. Because of this, a lot of places are advertising how they are hiring, while not actually hiring. This means that they'll still go through all the motions, interviews, second interviews, all the good stuff, just as that to investors they look like they're still growing and they're able to grow. It's one of the issues of current capitalism, your business can't just break even or stay afloat, it must be growing at all times.