A Monster survey found that 80 percent of US workers felt their employers had catfished them. Career or job catfishing is a dumb game employers play where they lie to candidates. It’s also called “bait and switch,” and it’s costing your company.
Vanessa G. Nelson, Executive HR Risk Advisor, President and Founder of Expert Human Resources, asked on LinkedIn: “Is ‘Job Catfishing’ Causing Your $50,000 Turnover Problem?”
And the answer for your company could be yes.
What is career catfishing?
While definitions vary (as it appears to be a fairly new term), it boils down to employers misrepresenting the job they are offering.
Right now, remote work is a big area where companies catfish. They advertise a position as remote or hybrid when it is not.
But it can come in many forms. For instance:
To keep reading, click here: Why 80 Percent of Workers Claim They Were ‘Catfished’ (and How it Costs You $50,000)
Early in my career when I was making my first big move, I was catfished and offered a lower title than what I came in to interview for. I actually had two offers at that point so of course I took the other one. I have never regretted it, and I look back at that experience as one of my least positive interview experiences.