--- title: "Greenhouse ghost jobs: what the sightings say." description: "[NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server)" canonical: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/greenhouse last_updated: 2026-09-10 --- [NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server) # Greenhouse ghost jobs: what the sightings say. 36.8% of scored active Greenhouse postings carry at least one ghost-job warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. Here is the full picture for Greenhouse: score bands, the reasons behind them, reposts, age and how quickly postings close. 36.8% Score 25 or higher all boards 17.8% 2.3% Reposted after a 10+ day gap all boards 8.0% 8.5% Older than 30 days all boards 28.6% 14 Median days live when closed removals detected continuously ## How Greenhouse scores Greenhouse boards are read straight from the employer's public job board feed, so a removal shows up at the next crawl. Greenhouse postings skew toward the 25-49 band because company boards often omit salary, but they close quickly: the median Greenhouse posting is gone within about two weeks of first sighting. | Ghost score band | Greenhouse | All boards | | --- | --- | --- | | 0-24: looks live | 63.2% | 82.3% | | 25-49: one warning sign | 36.5% | 16.4% | | 50-74: several warning signs | <0.5% | 1.3% | | 75-100: almost certainly stale | <0.5% | <0.5% | - Posted date far behind first sighting63.8% - No salary stated55.1% - Posted by a mass poster (500+ open roles)43.1% - Reposted (seen again after a gap of 10+ days)1.1% - Open for 45 days or more<0.5% - Thin description (under 400 characters)<0.5% Reasons attached to the ghost score on Greenhouse, share of scored active postings. A posting can carry several. ## How long Greenhouse postings stay up Greenhouse removals are detected from the board feed at every crawl, so days live is a real measure here. Among Greenhouse postings that closed in the last 60 days, the median was live for 14 days and three in four were gone within 36 days; 20.5% closed within a week and 68.1% within 30 days. - Still open 14 days after first sighting35.0% - Still open 30 days after first sighting27.1% Share of Greenhouse postings first sighted 14 and 30 days ago that are still open. The cross-board comparison is on [How long do job postings stay up?](/job-posting-lifespan) ## Check a Greenhouse posting Paste the Greenhouse job URL. The answer comes from the JobsPipe index, not from Greenhouse. Works with LinkedIn, Indeed, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, SmartRecruiters and Workday URLs. Reads the JobsPipe index, never the board. ## Exclude Greenhouse ghost jobs from a feed ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "source_or": ["greenhouse"], "max_ghost_score": 24, "status": "active", "posted_at_max_age_days": 30, "limit": 25 }' ``` How this was measured Measured from active postings on the ten collected boards; score bands and reasons cover the postings that carry a ghost score (seen at least twice or older than 14 days), age and repost shares use the crawl sighting log, which starts between 21 June and 23 July 2026 depending on the board. Generated 2026-09-09. Shares only: JobsPipe publishes percentages, not counts. Score bands and reasons cover Greenhouse postings that carry a ghost score (last scoring run 2026-08-29). Reposted means three or more sightings with a gap of ten days or more; age is measured from the first sighting in the crawl log. ``` curl -X POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/jobs/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $JOBSPIPE_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"source_or":["greenhouse"],"max_ghost_score":24,"status":"active","limit":25}' ``` ## FAQ How common are ghost jobs on Greenhouse? 36.8% of scored active Greenhouse postings carry at least one warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. 2.3% of active Greenhouse postings were seen again after a gap of ten days or more, and 8.5% were first sighted more than 30 days ago. Why does Greenhouse score the way it does? Greenhouse boards are read straight from the employer's public job board feed, so a removal shows up at the next crawl. Greenhouse postings skew toward the 25-49 band because company boards often omit salary, but they close quickly: the median Greenhouse posting is gone within about two weeks of first sighting. How do I check whether a Greenhouse job is still open? Paste the Greenhouse posting URL into the checker on this page. JobsPipe returns the first and last sighting, the status, and the ghost score with its reasons. How do I exclude Greenhouse ghost jobs from an API feed? Send max\_ghost\_score 24 with status active and source\_or \["greenhouse"\] to the jobs search endpoint. Raise the score cap to 49 if a missing salary is acceptable. ### Other boards - [Indeed](/ghost-jobs/indeed) - [Workable](/ghost-jobs/workable) - [Ashby](/ghost-jobs/ashby) - [SmartRecruiters](/ghost-jobs/smartrecruiters) - [LinkedIn](/ghost-jobs/linkedin) - [Paylocity](/ghost-jobs/paylocity) - [Lever](/ghost-jobs/lever) - [Y Combinator](/ghost-jobs/ycombinator) - [Workday](/ghost-jobs/workday) - [All boards](/ghost-jobs) --- Canonical URL: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/greenhouse --- AI agents: the full machine-readable index of this site is https://jobspipe.dev/llms.txt?src=md-twin - API quickstart, no-key sandbox (POST https://api.jobspipe.dev/v1/sandbox/jobs/search), MCP server, pricing. Free key: https://jobspipe.dev/signup