Employers advertise fake positions to appease employees

Have you ever applied for a job and then never hear a thing back from your potential employer? Well, don't take it personally -- because it could be that the job never existed in the first place. So-called 'ghost jobs' are advertised positions that an employer has no intention of filling -- or that have already been filled. And some companies do it in order to give the impression that an organisation is thriving -- and also to placate over-worked staff.