A LinkedIn Loophole Allowed Members to Post Fictitious Job Openings on Company Pages

Netherlands recruiter Michel Rijnders was able to add listings for CEOs at LinkedIn, Google

LinkedIn patched up a loophole that enabled members to post job openings on company pages without authorization.

Netherlands-based online recruiter Michel Rijnders discovered the loophole and posted about it on LinkedIn, noting that he was even able to create a job opening for CEO of LinkedIn, which appeared on the professional network’s official company page.

Rijnders wrote, “Everyone can post jobs that are assigned to any employer of their choosing. For example, I can post a job at LinkedIn.

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