>>226914Since it's a HUNCH, I have to elaborate on the pieces of data I have
1. "Headhunting" agencies that hunt for proper workforce are a thing in the corporate world.
2. Recruting agencies also.
3. Agencies get $$$, big bucks, for finding a "right person" to fill an actual opening.
4. Corporate latter dream job has a problem sometimes: should a top notch clerk get promoted, the department loses the top notch clerk (minus productivity) and they need time to adjust for the new role.
5. The world of job applications has at least 2 foxy moves that ruin hones job search:
Uno. HRs are told to look for real cool people, but they don't really hire. The corpo suits want to pretend they're hiring new workforce *to trick investors into investing for implied growth*
Dos. A straight up robbery by the middle management. There is a project. They require X people. They hire X - 1, "iks minus one" heads, tell every applicant for the seat number X "you're not good enough, you lack some soft skillz that are detrimential"… or some other excuse… and then, the middle managers tell both the higher-ups aA D the guys at the project things are looking grim: there are little to no good people available so you should settle for an unpaid intern to do routine stuff. Then, the middle management demands extra $$$ for "managing" the problem and saving $$$ in salaries not paid in process.