I’ve seen roles stay open for months even though many qualified candidates applied. It made me curious about what hiring managers are really looking for. From your perspective, why do some tech roles take so long to fill?

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I'm under the impression that some roles are open literally as an advertisement of the company, not kidding, or to build up a collection of resumes before you actually need them

That’s possible. Building a pipeline could explain why some roles stay visible even when hiring isn’t immediate.

I agree with Senior Porgram Manager 1 above. Most of the time those are ghost postings or fake jobs. If not that then usually its because the job has been put on hold and they aren't actually hiiring for it.

Good point. Internal changes or paused hiring could definitely make a role appear open much longer than expected.

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