Why do companies hide their identity in employment ads?
I’ve always wondered, why do some companies hide their identity when they announce job vacancies they have, I mean why would it be not good for that company to reveal itself in such ads? Is it because they have a bad reputation and no one is going to apply? Or they just want to screw with their staff to see who is searching for another job? So stupid in my opinion.
So you are there, applying for this job, waiting, then you got the ultimate call from that company, the girl on the phone goes: Surprise! This is Tina from XXXXXX! Didn’t expect it, ha? So regarding your application, guess wha…
I came across this job entry for the “Confidential Company” Arabian Radio Network 
those guys are not experts in the employers hide and seek game
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on February 3, 2009 at 12:15 pm raindrop wrote:
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.
on February 3, 2009 at 8:49 pm Secret Window wrote:
ya i always wondered why its really dumb! funny ARN ad there
on February 3, 2009 at 11:16 pm hatem abunimeh wrote:
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.
on February 4, 2009 at 10:59 am Amr wrote:
sometimes to avoid wasta; especially in jordan
on February 4, 2009 at 1:22 pm Jano wrote:
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