How old is this job posting?
Don't trust a job board's "posted 2 days ago". Boards can show a newer date after a listing is edited or reposted. Paste the company's apply link into the checker below instead. It reads the date from the company's hiring system, or from the posting's own data, and says "Posting date unknown" when there isn't one.
How to use it
- Copy the company's apply link. Open the job on the board and click through to the company's application page. Copy that address, not the LinkedIn or Indeed one.
- Paste it into the box and press Check. You don't need an account.
- Read the card. It shows the title and company, when the job was originally posted, and whether it's still listed. It also says where the date came from. A last-updated date appears only when the source gives one.
FAQ
When was this job posted?
Paste the company's apply link above. The card shows "Originally posted" with a date and an age, like "23 days ago". It also names the source, so you know whether the date came from the company's hiring system or from the page itself.
How old is this job posting, and how far can I trust the date?
It depends on where the date came from. A date from the hiring system is usually the most reliable. A date read from the page's structured data is only as good as what the employer's site says. The card always tells you the source.
Is this job still open?
The card shows either "Active as of" with the time of the check, or "Closed or no longer listed". That is the status when you checked. The job could still close afterward.
Why does the job board show a newer date than the checker?
An edit or a repost can reset the date on a job board, so a listing that has been open for weeks can still say "posted 2 days ago". The company's hiring system usually keeps the original date and publishes it.
Why won't the checker take my LinkedIn or Indeed link?
It doesn't read LinkedIn or Indeed links. If you paste one, it asks for the company's apply link instead and gives you a one-line how-to.
What does "Posting date unknown" mean?
The checker fetched the page but couldn't find a posting date, and it tells you so. It never guesses a date, and it never marks a page like that as closed.
Does it show when a job was last updated?
Only when the source provides one, and in practice that means Greenhouse and Recruitee today. The other hiring systems we read give you the original posting date and no last-updated date.
Does it show a closing date, or tell me if a job was reposted?
No to both. None of the hiring systems we read gives a closing date set by the employer, and the checker doesn't detect reposts. JazzHR pages carry an automatic listing expiry, which the checker uses only to tell whether the listing has ended. It reports the dates and whether the listing is still up.
Can this tell me if a job is a ghost job?
No. It shows when the job was posted and whether it's still listed, and you have to judge the rest. A job that has been up for months can be a real role that's hard to fill. A brand-new listing can be one nobody plans to fill. Dates can't show what a company intends.