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10/17/2025: Do You Keep Getting Ghosted?
10/17/2025
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Here's what we got on tap for you today
Meme of the Week
Article of the Week: Do You Keep Getting Ghosted?
New Job Opportunities
Win of the Week: South American Country Pledges to Protect 90% of Rainforests
Bummer of the Week: Europe Cannot Afford the Rise of Extreme Weather
Meme of the Week
Article of the Week
Do You Keep Getting Ghosted?
It’s spooky season, and we’ve got some spookily upsetting news for you: the term ghosting no longer only applies to the dating world.
That’s right, you can now be ghosted in the job market, too. And here’s the kicker: there’s more than one way they do it!
Dang, this newsletter feels like such a downer, and we’re only three paragraphs in. Think of it like this: we’ve gotta go through the haunted house, but we promise there’s candy at the end. Without further ado, let’s dive into why companies are ghosting you.
The first way that companies can ghost you is by posting ghost job listings, aka jobs they never plan to fill. They do this for several reasons that benefit them, but we don’t care about that right now. The bottom line is that it sucks and wastes people’s time.
The other way they ghost you? They bring you in to interview, maybe even for several rounds, and never contact you again. In fact, 69% of HR pros say they “frequently close job searches and stop responding to candidates without notice.”
Cool cool cool. So what’s a job applicant like you to do? We’re gonna dive into this more over our next several newsletters (tell your friends!), but here’s a sneak peek:
Tailor your job apps to help you stand out, and communicate your values extremely clearly
Follow up follow up FOLLOW UP (we’ll tell you how)
Ask for feedback after interviews
Get smart about the jobs you apply for
Let your skills, experience, and testimonials speak for you
Protect your energy, babes
Trust, there’s more to come on this topic! We’re diving into it all over the next few weeks so you can go from ghosted to hired.
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Win of the Week:
In South America, the nation of Suriname is home to more intact rainforests than any other country. This week, Suriname’s President announced that 90% of the nation’s rainforest will be preserved by law, a huge step toward the UN’s goal to protect 30% of the earth’s total rainforests.
Bummer of the Week:
A recent report from the European Environment Agency revealed the cost of extreme weather in Europe. From 2020 to 2023, the cost hit an all time high when it reached €44.5 billion, up from €14 billion in the nineties.