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Know if a job posting is real — before you apply.
Ever applied to thirty jobs, heard nothing back, and wondered are job postings even real? HireClarity Data tracks postings across the web — how long they've been listed, how often they're reposted, everywhere they appear — and turns that into one clear confidence score.
Every posting we track gets a public confidence score — some are still gathering history and honestly show 'Insufficient data'. No sign-in needed. Sign in for 5 free checks a month, or go unlimited with HireClarity Data, $9/month. No trial.
Confidence score
Strong ghost signals
Likely a dead end
- Listed 403 days — first seen 14 months ago
- Taken down & reposted 6 times
- Appears on 9 job boards
Illustrative example — real scores are live now in the check tool.
The problem
Ghost jobs waste your applications — and quietly erode trust in the job market.
A ghost job is a posting that was never really going to be filled: listed for months, reposted until it looks fresh, spread across a dozen boards, or left up after the role was cancelled. Job seekers feel the cost first. Companies feel it too — eventually.
What they cost job seekers
- Hours spent tailoring applications that never get a reply — time you can't get back.
- The creeping feeling that "no one is actually hiring" — even when great companies are.
- Fifty similar postings, no way to tell them apart — so strong applications go to dead ends.
What they cost companies
- Candidates who've been burned once don't come back — and they talk.
- Postings that look stale or fake read as disorganization to investors and future hires.
- Hiring reputations take years to build — and one ghost-job story can dent them.
Nobody tracks this systematically at market scale — we do, and the data is free and public. Job seekers can spot a ghost job at a glance, and companies can keep their postings honest.
The solution
One score, built from continuous tracking.
A confidence score isn't a snapshot or a guess — it's the result of watching postings over time, across every board we track.
Every board we track
We track where a role appears across the ATS-hosted boards and career pages we monitor, from the day it's first listed — so one posting can't hide behind a dozen copies of itself.
Listing-age tracking
How long has this posting really been live? We measure from first appearance, so "just posted" can't mask a role that's been open for a year.
Take-down & re-list detection
The clearest ghost signal: postings taken down and reposted to look fresh. We detect that churn automatically, every time it happens.
A clear confidence score
Every posting we've watched long enough gets one number from 0 to 100 — high means "likely a real, active role", low means "apply elsewhere". Postings still gathering history honestly show 'Insufficient data' instead of a judgment. The reasons are always shown.
All of this is live in the check tool — paste any posting URL and see it for yourself.
For job seekers
Check any posting — or any company — before you apply.
Stop guessing which applications are worth your time. See the score, the reasons behind it, and the company's posting history — then decide in seconds.
- Open the check tool
Paste a link, get a score
One job posting URL is all you need. We read the full history behind it — not just what the page says today.
See why, not just a number
Listing age, relists, board spread — the score always comes with the reasons that produced it.
Watch your shortlist
Roles you care about: we alert you when a posting is reposted, removed, or finally expires.
Apply where it counts
Spend your hours on postings that are likely to end in a real offer — not on ghosts.
The check tool is live — try it with any posting URL. Watchlists and alerts are part of HireClarity Data — $9/month.
Confidence score
Looks real
Worth applying to
- Listed 9 days — fresh posting
- Never taken down or reposted
- On 2 boards — the company's own site plus one
Illustrative example — real scores are live now in the check tool.
For companies
Protect your hiring reputation — before it costs you.
Your postings are the first thing candidates — and investors — read about your hiring. We help you see them the way they do, so you can keep your posting health strong and fix small issues before they become reputation problems.
See how your postings look
Listing ages, repost patterns, and board spread across all your open roles — the way candidates and investors actually see them.
Catch stale roles early
Spot postings that linger or churn and clean them up — before they become a reputation problem.
Reputation protection, not finger-wagging
Everything we publish is public and framed to help — our job is to make you look good to candidates and investors, never to call you out. The $9 product adds unlimited checks, watchlists and alerts so your team can watch its own listings.
A healthier posting pattern
What a well-maintained hiring presence looks like — the goal, not the promise of instant perfection.
- Every open role listed on your site and one or two boards — not eight
- Postings refreshed when the role changes, never recycled to look new
- Closed roles removed within days, not left up for months
- Candidates can see a company that's serious about hiring
How it works
Three steps to know where you stand.
- 1
Paste a posting — or search a company
Drop in a job link or a company name. We pull the posting's history: when it first appeared, everywhere it's listed, every time it's been reposted.
- 2
Get your confidence score
One clear number from 0 to 100 — with the reasons shown, so you know exactly why a posting scores the way it does.
- 3
Apply with confidence — or move on
Know before you invest an hour. And when you're watching roles, we alert you the moment a posting changes.
The check tool is live — check any posting URL free 5 times a month with sign-in, then $9/month for unlimited. Cancel anytime.
Pricing
Public data is free. The service is $9.
All published data is free and public — every posting's confidence score and history. HireClarity Data ($9/month, the same product for everyone) adds unlimited checks, watchlists and alerts — for job seekers who don't want to waste time on ghost postings, and for companies that want to see how candidates experience their listings. No trial — cancel anytime, no questions asked. Scores populate as tracking history builds — postings are re-reviewed every few hours, and honest 'not enough data yet' states are part of the design.
Free
All published data is free and public.
$0/month
- Every posting's confidence score and history — public, no sign-in. Postings still gathering history honestly show 'Insufficient data'
- 5 posting checks a month with sign-in
- No card, no trial
HireClarity Data
One product for everyone — $9/month, same specs.
$9/month
- Unlimited posting checks — paste any URL, get a confidence score and why
- Watchlists and alerts on stale, relisted, or vanished postings
- “Worth your time?” recommendation on every posting
- For companies: see how candidates experience your listings and protect your reputation
Prices are locked: Free is public data + 5 checks a month; HireClarity Data is $9/month for everyone — unlimited checks, watchlists and alerts.
FAQ
What is a ghost job? (FAQ)
Do all postings have a score yet?
Scores populate as tracking history builds — a posting needs at least a few days of observations before the score moves off neutral. Postings we've just started watching honestly show 'Insufficient data'. Every tracked posting is re-reviewed every few hours, so scores firm up automatically as we watch.
What is a ghost job?
A job posting that was never realistically going to be filled — listed for months, reposted to look fresh, spread across many boards, or left up after the role was cancelled.
How can I tell if a job posting is fake?
Look for postings that stay up for months, reappear after being taken down, or appear in identical form on many boards. HireClarity Data measures exactly those signals and turns them into one score.
Why do job postings stay up for months?
Roles can stay open for many reasons — a slow pipeline, an evergreen talent pool, or a posting left running after hiring paused. The posting itself rarely explains which; its history does.
Are reposted job listings a bad sign?
Not always — a role can be reposted because it changed. But frequent take-down-and-relist cycles are one of the clearest ghost-job signals, because they make an old posting look new.
How much does HireClarity Data cost?
Free: all published data is free and public — every posting's confidence score and history — plus 5 checks a month with sign-in. HireClarity Data: $9/month for everyone — unlimited checks, watchlists and alerts. No trial.
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