Free tool: Ghost Job Checker

Is this job still open?

Paste a job link. We ask the employer's own hiring system and tell you what it says. No sign-up, and no guessing.

Check a jobSpot a fake posting

Check a job posting

We check the posting on the employer's own hiring system, not on a job board's copy of it.

The link is checked and not saved. Greenhouse and Lever links are checked right here in your browser and never reach us. Workable and Ashby links go to our checker, which asks that job system directly and keeps nothing.

Links we can check

These job systems publish their open jobs, so we can ask them directly.

  • Greenhouseboards.greenhouse.io and job-boards.greenhouse.io job links
  • Leverjobs.lever.co job links
  • Workablejobs.workable.com and apply.workable.com job links
  • Ashbyjobs.ashbyhq.com job links

Not yet

LinkedIn, Indeed, Workday, ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor and most company career sites. For those links we tell you so, and show you how to check the job yourself in a few minutes.

What it does and doesn't do

It does

  • Ask the employer's hiring system if the posting is live right now.
  • Show the date the job was first posted, when that system shares it.
  • For Greenhouse and Lever, look for a second listing with the same title in the same place.
  • Answer with one of three plain labels: open on the employer's site, closed or removed, or can't check this link.

It doesn't

  • Guess. If the system gives no clear answer, it says so.
  • Decide if a job is a scam. An open posting can still be one, and a closed one may have been real.
  • Read LinkedIn, Indeed or job board copies.
  • Keep your link, ask for your email, or need an account.

How to spot a ghost job yourself

A ghost job is a posting for a role nobody is really hiring for right now: an old listing left up, or a job that was already filled. These are the checks we use:

  1. Find the same job on the company's own careers page. If it's not there, be careful.
  2. Check the posting date. A job up for months, or reposted again and again, is a warning sign.
  3. Search the job title plus the company name, and compare the dates you find.
  4. When in doubt, ask the recruiter if the role is still being filled before you spend an evening on a tailored application.

For scam warning signs and where to report one, read the guide: how to spot a fake job posting.

Want this done for you?

Every match is checked against the employer's posting before it reaches you, and when no full posting can be read, the job is held back. Free for 14 days.

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