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Ghost Job Report

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1278 Ghost Jobs Flagged
33610 Total Jobs
4% Ghost Rate
7+ Detection Signals

How We Detect Ghost Jobs

STALE

Stale Posting

Job has been active for more than 90 days without being filled. Real roles typically fill faster.

REPOST

Suspicious Reposting

Same job title and description reposted multiple times — often a sign of permanent pipeline collection.

NO_SALARY

No Salary Info

Missing salary range is correlated with ghost jobs. Real employers are increasingly transparent.

THIN_DESC

Very Thin Description

Less than 200 words of job description. Real roles have detailed requirements.

NO_APPLY

Missing Apply Link

No direct application URL — redirects to generic "submit your resume" pages.

GENERIC_EMAIL

Generic Contact

Gmail/Yahoo contact emails instead of company domain — low legitimacy signal.

UNVERIFIED_SRC

Unverified Source

Sourced from sites known for scraping or aggregating without verification.

Signal Breakdown

Signal Reason Jobs Avg Points
thin_content description 0 chars 1242 1
stale_75d posted 20655d ago 945 3
repost_pair 2 near-identical postings of this role 687 1
repost_cluster 3 near-identical postings of this role 146 2
relisted seen active 22d 105 1
repost_cluster 4 near-identical postings of this role 65 2
relisted seen active 34d 59 1
relisted seen active 35d 53 1
evergreen_language talent-pool / always-hiring language 45 2
stale_30d posted 42d ago 40 1
repost_cluster 31 near-identical postings of this role 31 2
repost_cluster 6 near-identical postings of this role 29 2
repost_cluster 5 near-identical postings of this role 27 2
relisted seen active 33d 24 1
relisted seen active 28d 24 1
relisted seen active 27d 22 1
repost_cluster 20 near-identical postings of this role 20 2
relisted seen active 30d 18 1
repost_cluster 7 near-identical postings of this role 18 2
liveness_expired listing URL no longer live 17 3
stale_30d posted 41d ago 14 1
repost_cluster 8 near-identical postings of this role 14 2
repost_cluster 18 near-identical postings of this role 13 2
relisted seen active 23d 12 1
relisted seen active 25d 12 1
relisted seen active 31d 10 1
relisted seen active 32d 10 1
relisted seen active 29d 9 1
relisted seen active 26d 9 1
relisted seen active 21d 8 1
stale_45d posted 49d ago 8 2
stale_75d posted 104d ago 7 3
stale_75d posted 82d ago 7 3
relisted seen active 24d 7 1
stale_75d posted 117d ago 6 3
stale_30d posted 40d ago 5 1
repost_cluster 12 near-identical postings of this role 5 2
stale_75d posted 101d ago 5 3
stale_75d posted 83d ago 5 3
stale_75d posted 96d ago 5 3
stale_75d posted 112d ago 5 3
stale_45d posted 70d ago 5 2
stale_75d posted 90d ago 4 3
repost_cluster 14 near-identical postings of this role 4 2
stale_45d posted 47d ago 4 2
stale_45d posted 60d ago 4 2
stale_75d posted 76d ago 4 3
stale_30d posted 39d ago 4 1
stale_75d posted 211d ago 4 3
stale_75d posted 80d ago 4 3
stale_75d posted 111d ago 4 3
stale_75d posted 89d ago 4 3
stale_30d posted 34d ago 4 1
stale_45d posted 67d ago 4 2
stale_75d posted 162d ago 4 3
stale_75d posted 130d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 200d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 126d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 123d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 116d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 519d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 97d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 150d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 105d ago 3 3
stale_30d posted 38d ago 3 1
stale_75d posted 329d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 195d ago 3 3
stale_75d posted 138d ago 2 3
thin_content description 62 chars 2 1
stale_75d posted 197d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 178d ago 2 3
stale_30d posted 36d ago 2 1
stale_75d posted 120d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 81d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 143d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 129d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 298d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 199d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 208d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 79d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 520d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 109d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 183d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 119d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 781d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 118d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 179d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 94d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 180d ago 2 3
repost_cluster 21 near-identical postings of this role 2 2
stale_75d posted 98d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 384d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 110d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 171d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 207d ago 2 3
stale_30d posted 33d ago 2 1
stale_75d posted 187d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 452d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 108d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 173d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 206d ago 2 3
stale_75d posted 651d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 265d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 565d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 547d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 803d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 154d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 151d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 215d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 472d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 158d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 921d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 210d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 370d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 103d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 363d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 383d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 172d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 390d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 131d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 125d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 238d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 152d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 77d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 99d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 161d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 1313d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 533d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 602d ago 1 3
repost_cluster 10 near-identical postings of this role 1 2
stale_75d posted 320d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 192d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 165d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 194d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 314d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 241d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 196d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 133d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 325d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 1410d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 214d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 304d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 532d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 348d ago 1 3
relisted seen active 36d 1 1
stale_75d posted 522d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 92d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 326d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 85d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 91d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 357d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 124d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 389d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 216d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 167d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 277d ago 1 3
stale_45d posted 45d ago 1 2
stale_45d posted 55d ago 1 2
stale_75d posted 351d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 1531d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 312d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 163d ago 1 3
thin_content description 209 chars 1 1
stale_75d posted 341d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 174d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 495d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 404d ago 1 3
relisted seen active 39d 1 1
stale_75d posted 139d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 102d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 554d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 319d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 534d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 188d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 328d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 300d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 490d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 338d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 703d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 346d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 405d ago 1 3
thin_content description 349 chars 1 1
stale_75d posted 571d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 159d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 743d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 308d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 484d ago 1 3
stale_45d posted 50d ago 1 2
stale_75d posted 186d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 754d ago 1 3
stale_45d posted 57d ago 1 2
stale_75d posted 175d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 397d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 193d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 881d ago 1 3
relisted seen active 38d 1 1
stale_45d posted 59d ago 1 2
stale_75d posted 285d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 145d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 868d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 75d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 209d ago 1 3
stale_45d posted 69d ago 1 2
stale_75d posted 281d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 153d ago 1 3
relisted seen active 37d 1 1
stale_30d posted 32d ago 1 1
stale_75d posted 524d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 1063d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 369d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 1047d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 1106d ago 1 3
stale_75d posted 262d ago 1 3

Industry Context

Ghost jobs are a well-documented problem in online job markets. Studies estimate that 20–30% of listings on major job boards may not represent real, active hiring needs. Common reasons include:

  • Pipeline building: Companies collect resumes for future roles that may never open.
  • Market research: Testing the labor market without intention to hire immediately.
  • Compliance: Posting publicly to satisfy internal or legal requirements after an internal hire.
  • Evergreen postings: Keeping a permanent listing up to always have a candidate pipeline.

remoty.work's ghost job detection is why job seekers trust us. Every listing is checked. When we find high ghost-risk signals, we flag the job rather than hiding it — because transparency is better than censorship.

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