How a job board stays fresh without guessing
Adaptive re-check intervals, per-host rate limits, conditional requests, and why a posting leaves only after two misses and a positive check.
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How ghost jobs work, how job scams differ from them, and how this board measures both. As far as we know it is the first job board to score every posting it lists for ghost-job risk, and these pages are where that method is written down.
How to spot a ghost job: 8 checks before you apply
Eight checks for any job posting before you apply: days open, reposts, talent-pool wording, location, salary, and whether the employer still lists it.
How we score every posting for ghost-job risk
How the hiring signal works: five bands, the thresholds, why age is a floor, why a missing salary is not penalised, and what we refuse to score yet.
Job scam red flags: the 12 patterns we check for
The twelve patterns seen in confirmed job scams, the four that decide on their own, what to do if you were targeted, and why a scam is not a ghost job.
Nobody pays to rank: how this job board is different
No sponsored or promoted listings, no employer fees, and nobody can pay to change a score. Where the money comes from instead, and what that changes.
What is a ghost job? Definition and how to tell
A ghost job is a real posting nobody intends to fill. Why they exist, what the research says, and how we measure them from employers’ own boards.
Browse jobs scored for ghost-job risk →
Every posting, scored, free. Nothing is withheld from you.