Comments on: Why do companies hide their identity in employment ads?

By: Jano

Jano — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:22:27 +0000

Someone told me that they hide the name because they dont want wasta to be involved like my company needs an employee but they dont want me to get my relatives and tell them the answers of the exam of have someone take care of him in the interview.. ya3ni i think something like that…

about this one you posted.. its really funny 😀

By: Amr

Amr — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:59:06 +0000

sometimes to avoid wasta; especially in jordan 😉

By: hatem abunimeh

hatem abunimeh — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:16:56 +0000

Classified ads with blind addresses aren’t necessarily bad ads placed by repugnant companies, I hasten to add that they may offer fantastic opportunities for long term career minded people. There are variety of reasons as to why companies elect to conceal their identity, chief among them is their ability to operate below the radar while trying to raise the bar of their efficiency ,sometimes they would be thinking about replacing some of the existing nonproductive staff, other times they would be hoping to attract some inquiring visionary minds. In short blind ads aren’t reflective of the quality, strength, or financial well being of the outfit that is placing the ad. If you see one and it seems fitting to your qualification and experience, go a head and apply for it, it could be the career path that you have been dreaming about for quite sometime, like they say: You never know until you try.

By: Secret Window

Secret Window — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:49:53 +0000

ya i always wondered why its really dumb! funny ARN ad there 😉

By: raindrop

raindrop — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:15:57 +0000

thank you for blogging this! it’s really a good subject specially in the Arab world!

in my opinion, big and/or trustworthy companies will be proud to declare its identity and its logo (e.g. Orange, e-sense, Umniah, TRC ), to attract the experts and professionals.

In the addition they will say what will the employee gain from working with them; the experience, the career benefits, number of employees and they will -for example- mention the working environment .. etc. (as if they are advertising for the vacancies, e.g. T-Mobile doing this.)

I will never apply for a *unknown* company anyway, and am sure professionals don’t do this as well, if a company is too shy to declare its identity then it’s unworthy.