So-called ghost job ads can lead applicants to spend time tailoring résumés and cover letters for roles that employers do not intend to fill. Job seekers may submit applications and receive no response, while the same listings can remain posted for months. In as many as one in five cases, companies have no real intention of filling the advertised opening. The listings can promote roles with attractive pay and potential even when the underlying job remains unavailable.

A phishing campaign impersonated a real company to send software engineers a TypeScript coding challenge through LinkedIn recruitment messages. The company named in the outreach was not involved and had publicly warned about the impersonation. Warning signs included a recruiter unaffiliated with the company, no introductory call, a personal Gmail address, an unexpected programming language, and code hosted on Bitbucket. The roughly 180-file project ran a loader when candidates used commands such as npm run dev or npm start. It contacted api.jsonbin.io to retrieve obfuscated JavaScript, which then contacted a command-and-control server at 147.189.174.138. The delivered modules included a remote-access trojan with shell access, SSH pivoting, screenshot capture, clipboard monitoring, and synthetic mouse and keyboard controls; a browser credential and cryptocurrency-wallet stealer; and a file grabber. The malware targeted environment variables, SSH and cloud credentials, .env files, private keys, browser profiles, wallet extensions, and user documents. It could access these files without administrator privileges because they are normally owned by the logged-in user. The malware also checked whether it was running in a virtual machine. Running untrusted coding tests in an isolated VM and restoring a snapshot afterward can limit exposure, although malware can still steal data accessible within that VM. Suspected victims should rotate credentials and keys, assess exposed secrets, and reinstall their operating system.

Candidates can submit anonymous reports about companies that have failed to respond after job interviews. The platform allows users to see which companies have ghosted candidates.

The job market for software engineers is currently challenging, with many facing difficulties in securing positions after layoffs. A software engineer with around ten years of experience, including seven years at Blizzard, expresses frustration over recent interview processes following a layoff in June 2025.

A senior technical role advertised with a decent compensation range was found to have a total pay that falls below the living wage threshold. The stated compensation range was misleading, as it was all-inclusive rather than separate base and additional compensation.

Brent A. Yorgey expresses concern about preparing students for a volatile software industry and a challenging job market for entry-level computing positions. He questions the ethics of training computer scientists amid the current political climate and issues surrounding intellectual property.

AI is transforming game development jobs, leading to increased automation and efficiency in various tasks. This shift has resulted in an "Open To Work" crisis, as many developers face job displacement due to AI advancements.

US tech sector jobs decreased by 12,000 last month, with a total decline of 57,000 over the past year. This downturn is approaching the severity of the worst period during the 2024 tech-cession and is significantly worse than the declines seen during the 2008 and 2020 recessions.

The US economy is experiencing significant wealth creation without a corresponding increase in job growth. Forecasts predict a 2.7% expansion in gross domestic product for 2025, reminiscent of the "jobless recovery" seen in the early 2000s.

Tequila Turner lost her corporate IT job in October 2024 and has since transitioned to freelance and gig work, significantly reducing her income. She has been actively seeking new employment but has not yet found success.