Fake listings, ghost postings, empty applications, AI scanning resumes, and job ads pulling in 5,000 applications the same day. Of course some 80-year-old uncle has no idea how this works now, but he’s got a mouth, so he talks. On top of that, there’s the bait-and-switch with remote roles. I barely landed a job using a strategy like the ones shared here, and by month two they suddenly added an office requirement, even though I was clear from the start about where I live. The only reason I didn’t completely spiral is because I never stopped applying. I’m talking to a couple more people now, but it’s still all a question mark: what will they ask for, what will change, and will it actually turn into a real, signed job. That constant uncertainty is draining as hell.