What is 'career catfishing' and why are Gen Z doing it?

A study has found that it takes between 100 and 200 applications to receive a job offer these days. So why would anyone apply for a role, get through the interviews, land the post, but then… never turn up?

The trend, known as "career catfishing", is a curious new office shift that sheds light on how younger people feel about the treatment they go through during the recruitment process.

Professional ghosting

Catfishing, where someone pretends to be someone else online, is a "well-known" practice in the dating world...