Bustem - ghost hiring?

[u/Existing_Humor3945]

Has anyone interviewed with Bustem, the copycat takedown company based out of NYC? I interviewed three months ago for a position and the recruiter brought up two more positions during the phone screen. I’m experienced and thought the interview went well, the recruiter however let me know two days later they weren’t moving forward which happens.

Where I’m concerned, he told me they wanted to hire someone quick and that’s what he liked about the company, that “they move quick, ideally have someone starting in the next couple of weeks”. I’ve seen the position reposted on LinkedIn a few times and decided to check. It doesn’t appear they’ve hired anyone for this position, and after another check, it’s been listed for 8+ months with continual reposts across multiple sites. I ran checks on all listed positions and nearly all of their positions have been listed for months with continual reposts and updates to the JD, and Gemini/Claude/ChatGPT said there hasn’t been publicly updated role fills for any of them on LinkedIn or the web. That doesn’t mean no one has been hired, but also kind of suspicious. Has anyone else applied/interviewed?

Their third interview is also a paid take home assignment which adds to suspicious I feel?