They write impossible job specs on purpose so that they can turn around and claim there is no suitable talent in North America, and then outsource the work to India/bring in temporary foreign workers at pennies to the dollar.
It is unbelievable. It seems all the ads are literally lie. Nobody answers any email. Nobody even invites to any interview. I am starting to think all the ads are lie to import foreign workers.
P.S. I don’t know why my parent comments got negative vote. But I totally would vouch for his/her estimation.
As someone who's been in tech for over 20 years, let me explain. There are many reasons why job ads get posted, and not all of them involve the existence of an actual job that a hiring manager is trying to fill. In some cases, it's just a staffing agency trying to build a resume database. In other cases, it's HR conducting market research on compensation levels and talent depth in a particular geography. Sometimes, as has already been noted, it's to fulfill a legal prerequisite to bringing in visa holders. After awhile, you sort of learn to spot the fake postings.
Or, to ctrl c/v from Wikipedia, the former is the labor certification and the latter is the labor condition application (LCA). In the US, your employer is required to post LCAs in a public location at the job site. It’s always a good idea to watch those, especially if you’ve been in your position for a while. This is the amount of money you should be getting (at a minimum).
Wouldn't that be against wage laws? (unless those don't exist over there)