How to tell if a job posting is still open

To check whether a job is still open, open the company's own application link, not a copy on a job board. If that page is gone, or the hiring system sends you to a not-found page, the job is closed or no longer listed. A page that can't be read gives an unknown answer, and unknown is not the same as closed.

A result is a check at one moment. A job that is listed today can close tomorrow, and no check can tell you whether an open job will be filled.

Why isn't a job board's copy enough?

A job board copies listings and refreshes them, so the board's version can differ from the company's own posting. A board can show a newer date after an edit or a repost. It can also show a job as current when the company has taken its own posting down.

Start from the company's apply link. Many listings have an apply option that goes to the company's own site. If the board only offers an apply button inside the board, look for the company's careers page and search for the title there.

The Job Age Checker does not read LinkedIn or Indeed links. Paste the company's own apply link instead.

How do you check a posting by hand?

  1. Open the company's apply link. Don't use the job board's page for this step.
  2. If the job description loads, the job was listed when you looked. That is one check, not a guarantee that it will stay open.
  3. If you see a not-found page, or the address sends you to a list of jobs or to the company's home page, the job has most likely closed. First check the company name in the address. A mistyped name can give the same result.
  4. Search the company's careers page for the title. A role that is on a board but not on the company's page deserves a second look.
  5. Write down the date you checked. Your own note is the only record of when the result was true.

Can the checker read it for you?

Paste the company's apply link into the Job Age Checker. The checker reads the status from the hiring system where it can, and it reads a posting's own structured data when the page has it. The status line reads one of three things:

  • Active as of the time of the check: the job was listed when the checker looked.
  • Closed or no longer listed: the hiring system no longer lists the job, or its page is gone.
  • Posting date unknown: the checker couldn't tell. It doesn't guess.

For the posting date, read how to tell when a job was actually posted. This page covers status only.

How does each hiring system answer?

The answer depends on the hiring system. These notes describe what the checker reads from each one.

  • Greenhouse gives the same 404 for a missing job and a missing company board. The checker reports both as "Closed or no longer listed", so if you think the job is still open, check the company name in the link. Greenhouse also publishes an updated date, shown as "Last updated". See Greenhouse job posting dates.
  • Lever gives the same 404 for a missing company board and a missing job, reported as "Closed or no longer listed". Live Lever data has no updated date. See Lever job posting dates.
  • Ashby: a missing job reads "Closed or no longer listed", while a missing company board reads "Posting date unknown". See Ashby job posting dates.
  • SmartRecruiters gives the same 404 for a missing company and a missing job, reported as "Closed or no longer listed". See SmartRecruiters job posting dates.
  • Workday: live Workday data has no end date, so a Workday result can't show a closing date. See Workday job posting dates.
  • Workable, Recruitee, BambooHR and Teamtailor: a removed job reads "Closed or no longer listed". Recruitee also publishes an updated date. See the Workable, Recruitee, BambooHR and Teamtailor pages.
  • JazzHR and Breezy HR: a removed job reads "Closed or no longer listed". A link with a wrong company name reads "Posting date unknown" instead. See the JazzHR and Breezy HR pages.
  • Rippling and Dayforce give the same 404 for a missing company board and a missing job, reported as "Closed or no longer listed". Dayforce also publishes an expiry date when the employer sets one. Once that date has passed, the checker reports the job as closed.
  • Jobvite, Paylocity and Homerun send a missing job to a not-found page. The checker recognises those pages and reports "Closed or no longer listed".
  • UKG Pro Recruiting keeps a closed job's page up and marks the job closed in the page's data. The checker reports it as closed and still shows the job's dates. UKG also publishes an updated date, which is the last time a recruiter saved the job.
  • Taleo Business Edition answers a removed job with a "Job Not Available" page that has no structured job data. The checker can't tell that page apart from an open job that has no structured data, so it reports "Posting date unknown", not closed.

What does "Closed or no longer listed" mean?

When the checker looked, the hiring system no longer listed the job, or the job's page was gone. The checker does not say why. The job may have been filled, cancelled or moved. The link may also be wrong. Check the company name in the link and the company's careers page before you decide.

Don't read this result as a verdict on the company. It describes one listing at one moment.

What does "Posting date unknown" mean?

The checker couldn't tell whether the job is listed. Unknown is not closed. It usually means the hiring system didn't say, or the page had no structured job data the checker can read.

Check the company's own careers page by hand, using the steps above. If the company's page shows the job, use that as your answer.

What should you do next?

  • If the result is closed: don't spend time on a long application for that listing. Check whether the company has a similar role on its own careers page.
  • If the result is active: the job was listed when you checked. Check the original posting date before you decide how much effort to spend. For what a posting can and can't tell you, read ghost jobs: what they are and what you can check.
  • If the result is unknown: check the company's own page by hand. An unknown result is a reason to look, not a reason to assume.

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FAQ

Is this job still open?

A check shows whether the posting was listed when you looked. It can't show whether the job will be filled, or whether the employer still wants to hire. Check again before you put effort into a long application.

If a job is still listed, does that mean they're still hiring?

Not necessarily. A listing can stay up after plans change. A listing that is active tells you the posting existed when you looked, and nothing more.

Why does the job board show the job, but the checker says closed?

A job board can keep a copy of a listing or refresh its date. The checker reads the company's hiring system where it can, so the company's own result is the closer source.

Why won't the checker take my LinkedIn or Indeed link?

The checker does not read LinkedIn or Indeed links. Find the apply link that goes to the company's own site or hiring system, and paste that instead.

Can a job be closed even if its page still loads?

Yes. Some career sites keep a closed job's page up. UKG Pro Recruiting marks the job closed in the page's data, and the checker reads that. On other sites, a page that loads but has no structured job data reads as "Posting date unknown", not as open.

Does the checker show when a job closes?

No. Most hiring systems don't publish a closing date. Some publish an expiry date that the software sets automatically, and some publish one only when the employer sets it. The checker reports a job as closed once a listed expiry date has passed.

Will the checker tell me if a job was reposted?

No. The checker reads the dates and status that the hiring system gives it. It doesn't compare listings to see whether a job was reposted. A repost can show up on a board as a newer date. Check the company's own page for the original date.

Sources

Quotes checked on 2026-10-09. The per-system notes describe Cursu's checker, not an independent source.