Is it a red flag if a role has been reposted multiple times? I’ve seen the same legal roles come up again and again over months. Does that usually signal high standards, internal issues, or just a tough market?

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Most likely is that they are not finding the person they need/want. I can’t speak to the resumes you get in NY, LA or Chicago but the vast majority (and I truly mean vast majority) of resumes we received in the secondary city I worked in were completely unqualified. I am talking about positions with base pay at the 90 percentile and total compensation at the 120 percentile. The thought that you get 100’s of big law resumes for good in house junior jobs is a myth.

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Yes I heard there are many big law wants move in house

I agree with SCCF1, fortunately we filled the role basically immediately because I referred an old colleague who was a fit, but literally 100% of the resumes we received on LinkedIn were garbage and did not get a screener. If not for that colleague taking the job, we would still be looking and likely would not even be giving interviews due to how poor the candidate pool was. Again, this role pays market base and above market bonus and equity for the industry, but not a single qualified candidate.

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In SCCF1's example there's only one applicant worth interviewing; it doesn't mean they're actually a star candidate that they actually want to hire, it just means they meet the basic requirements of the job, unlike most other candidates who think they do but don't actually have the experience they think/say they have.

IME the same has been the case with lateral "COVID-era" associates who truly aren't getting the experience they should have at their class year and are hopping around hoping they can get enough years of experience to be unqualified applicants for in-house roles

I wonder this as well. I think it could be anything, from the firm wanting to appear financially stable as opposed to there actually being a need, or they are just collecting fresh resumes until they actually do. I do struggle whether to just ignore those repostings or apply again...

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Does the job site tracker result in an auto-rejection? I've always wondered.

I asked my friend in human resources and she says that a lot of jobs automatically get reposted at set intervals. And if they don't deactivate it, the job will just keep reposting. So sometimes you'll see a job reposted that isn't actually still being actively recruited for, they just haven't taken it down.

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Good to know

It could indicate some problem in attracting and landing people. Perhaps I'm a cynical soul, but I'd be inclined to think it's a ghost job. A lot of organizations post positions they have no intention of filling, as a misbegotten PR move. They think it makes them look busy and prosperous and ever expanding, to the point where they're always hiring.

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I heard of this too. A lot companies just post jobs for PR or marketing etc

It depends upon the time span. If the position stays open, then they likely can't find someone, either because no one fits their criteria or the job is just bad [low pay, poor reputation/bad firm]. But if it reappears at regular intervals, say every 8 months, then I usually take it as a sign that it is a bad place to work.

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Interesting perspective

Could be not getting decent resumes, low pay or both.

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I know my firm generally keeps a listing live for associates in many practice areas because they are “always hiring” even though we often are not actively looking

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Agree that it could be a number of things. Often it’s more likely not finding the right person/tough market. Would not necessarily think it’s internal issues/bad place to work. Takes a while to find good, quality attorney candidates. And often times job postings expire so you have to re-up them. Also agree that many firms keep an active ad - even if not intentionally looking - you just never know when a practice group may need an attorney and it’s always good to have some options and/or nab a good candidate whenever they come around.

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