SmartRecruiters ghost jobs: what the sightings say.
96.7% of scored active SmartRecruiters postings carry at least one ghost-job warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. Here is the full picture for SmartRecruiters: score bands, the reasons behind them, reposts, age and how quickly postings close.
How SmartRecruiters scores
SmartRecruiters is used by large employers with rolling requisitions, so more than half of its scored postings sit at 25 or above and the reposted share is among the highest here. Treat a high SmartRecruiters score as a sign of an evergreen requisition rather than a fake job.
| Ghost score band | SmartRecruiters | All boards |
|---|---|---|
| 0-24: looks live | 3.3% | 82.3% |
| 25-49: one warning sign | 56.6% | 16.4% |
| 50-74: several warning signs | 40.0% | 1.3% |
| 75-100: almost certainly stale | <0.5% | <0.5% |
- Posted by a mass poster (500+ open roles)96.3%
- No salary stated94.7%
- Posted date far behind first sighting60.7%
- Reposted (seen again after a gap of 10+ days)57.0%
- Thin description (under 400 characters)0.7%
- Open for 45 days or more<0.5%
How long SmartRecruiters postings stay up
SmartRecruiters listings sit until the employer closes them or the 30-day listing expiry runs out, and JobsPipe records the closure at the next check after that. Days live on SmartRecruiters therefore clusters at the 30-day mark (median unavailable), and - of closures happened within a week. For a board where removals are visible immediately, compare Greenhouse.
The cross-board comparison is on How long do job postings stay up?
Check a SmartRecruiters posting
Paste the SmartRecruiters job URL. The answer comes from the JobsPipe index, not from SmartRecruiters.
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Exclude SmartRecruiters 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": ["smartrecruiters"], "max_ghost_score": 24, "status": "active", "posted_at_max_age_days": 30, "limit": 25 }'FAQ
How common are ghost jobs on SmartRecruiters?
96.7% of scored active SmartRecruiters postings carry at least one warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. 52.6% of active SmartRecruiters postings were seen again after a gap of ten days or more, and 71.1% were first sighted more than 30 days ago.
Why does SmartRecruiters score the way it does?
SmartRecruiters is used by large employers with rolling requisitions, so more than half of its scored postings sit at 25 or above and the reposted share is among the highest here. Treat a high SmartRecruiters score as a sign of an evergreen requisition rather than a fake job.
How do I check whether a SmartRecruiters job is still open?
Paste the SmartRecruiters 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 SmartRecruiters ghost jobs from an API feed?
Send max_ghost_score 24 with status active and source_or ["smartrecruiters"] to the jobs search endpoint. Raise the score cap to 49 if a missing salary is acceptable.