I think there’s a pattern to increase follower count when people apply for jobs. There’s a check box automatically checked asking to follow, that means when you apply most likely you will follow the company.
Common reasons for posting bogus listings include posting very specific requirements in order to “look for cadidates” other than a very specific person, or to claim there are no local candidates in order to hire cheaper H1-B visas. Another common reason for job postings is to make it look like you’re hiring to signal to people in the organization with certain KPI. Also, some people in the hiring process like to attempt to keep pipelines full of “good” candidates for when they might hire in the future.
Cost used to be super high to advertise jobs, so you didn’t bother when you had no openings. Now, ads are relatively cheap, so more more goofy behavior to waste people’s time.
