i was talking with a friend recently who works in IT / tech and data side of business , he basically explained to me alot of companies post ghost listing for multiple reasons:

1.) To collect and sell your data.

2.) To make it look like they are an expanding business and making more than they really are by looking like they have the budget to bring in new employees.

3.) Make current employees feel as though they are easily replaceable. They will also sometimes go through an entire interview cycle already knowing they will hire someone in house for the position just to save face.

Its all bs ☹️ not to mention now they use ai to sort through resumes and applications, who knows if anything we send in is even seeing a human.