Throwaway account for obvious reasons. I recently had to participate in a fake search to get a colleague a green card. Some regulation (State law? Federal?) requires we run another search to... make sure they're really the best person for the job they already have? I'm not sure of the rationale. But we have to post the position and then explain that yes, they are the best applicant for the job.
I definitely want my colleague to get permanent residency, don't get me wrong, and I was happy to do it for them. But I feel sorry for the other people who applied to the job; they put together a cover letter, contacted their references, and are checking their email hopefully (especially in this job market), all for a fake job.
Anyone else experienced this? I feel like this system could be vastly improved.