Everyone is writing about ghost jobs.Nobody is counting them.
A state attorney general has opened an investigation into a major job platform. Four states are drafting disclosure bills. There is still no official count of how many job postings are real.
So we started keeping one.
“We record what postings do. What it means is your call.”
Example from the record
AS DOCUMENTED IN ONGOING INQUIRIES INTO PHANTOM HIRING & LABOR FRICTION
The numbers that started the conversation.
Of corporate job postings examined remained open past 90 days with no interview activity. Posted, never progressing.
Of hiring managers surveyed admitted posting roles with no immediate intent to fill — to maintain brand presence, collect resumes, or test the market.
Official statistics on ghost job prevalence maintained by any government labor department — confirmed in writing to Congress by the Congressional Research Service in April 2025. We are building the record they do not have.
Get the full story before you apply.
Most job seekers are working blind. You can't tell a fresh opening from one that's been recycled for a year. We can.
Posting History
See exactly when a role was first posted, when it was updated, and how many times it's been reposted. If a job has been up for 90 days with no change to the description, you'll know that before you spend three hours on a cover letter.
What the record shows
Salary band removed after the first repost. Requirements shifted midway through. Role reappeared three weeks after going dark. We note exactly what changed and when. You draw your own conclusions.
Company Signals
See whether an employer is closing roles at a normal rate or accumulating open postings. Not a score. Not a grade. A count of what we've observed, with dates.
Coverage Rating
Every report tells you exactly how long we've been watching and how many postings we've seen close at this employer. You know the depth of the record before you rely on it.
Check any job in three steps.
No account required for a single check. Create a free account to save jobs, track applications, and get ghosting alerts.
Paste the job link
Any URL from Greenhouse, Lever, Indeed, Ashby, or Workday. Or check it right on the page with the Chrome extension.
We pull the record
Our system checks the posting against everything we've observed: when it first appeared, how many times it's been reposted, and what changed.
You get the facts
A dated report. The posting's full history. The employer's pattern. How long similar roles have taken to close. Then you decide.
“We record what postings do. What it means is your call.”
Example from the record
The job market is noisy.
We keep the receipts.
Real observations. Dated. Checkable. Free during beta.