Job seekers are asking for honesty

My recent post about unclear job postings reached a lot more people than I expected.

A lot of people told me the same thing: "Report the job."

I did.

And this is the response I got.

LinkedIn reviewed the report and decided the job did not violate their policies.

That is exactly the problem.

If a job posting appears to advertise one thing, but the application flow leads somewhere else, that should be reviewed seriously. If the role is presented like a normal job but functions more like short-term project work, contractor work, or a talent-platform funnel, that should be clearly disclosed up front.

This is not about attacking contract work. Contract work is real work. Freelance work is real work. Short-term projects can be legitimate opportunities.

But job seekers deserve to know what they are applying for before they spend time preparing, applying, interviewing, or sharing personal information.

LinkedIn Jobs should not be a place where candidates have to investigate every listing just to figure out:

• Is this a real open role?
• Who is the actual employer?
• Is this full-time, contract, freelance, or project-based?
• Will I be applying for the listed job, or joining a platform?
• Will I have to re-interview after every short project?
• What happens to my interview recordings and applicant data?

The frustrating part is that when job seekers report these unclear postings, the answer seems to be: "We reviewed it, and it's fine."

But for candidates, it does not feel fine.

LinkedIn needs a higher standard for job posting transparency. If a role is contract, project-based, platform-based, or routed through a third party, say that clearly in the post.

Job seekers are not asking for special treatment.

We are asking for honesty.