--- title: "Workday 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/workday last_updated: 2026-09-10 --- [NewSearch millions of jobs from your AI agent with MCP→](/blog/jobspipe-mcp-server) # Workday ghost jobs: what the sightings say. 94.1% of scored active Workday postings carry at least one ghost-job warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. Here is the full picture for Workday: score bands, the reasons behind them, reposts, age and how quickly postings close. 94.1% Score 25 or higher all boards 17.8% 47.1% Reposted after a 10+ day gap all boards 8.0% 58.9% Older than 30 days all boards 28.6% \- Median days live when closed closures cluster at the 30-day expiry ## How Workday scores Workday tenants belong to large employers that run evergreen requisitions and re-list roles continuously, which is why Workday carries the largest 50-74 share of any board here. High reposted and long-open shares on Workday are a property of how enterprise talent teams use the system, not of employer intent. | Ghost score band | Workday | All boards | | --- | --- | --- | | 0-24: looks live | 5.9% | 82.3% | | 25-49: one warning sign | 54.2% | 16.4% | | 50-74: several warning signs | 39.7% | 1.3% | | 75-100: almost certainly stale | <0.5% | <0.5% | - Posted by a mass poster (500+ open roles)94.9% - No salary stated80.3% - Posted date far behind first sighting63.2% - Reposted (seen again after a gap of 10+ days)56.1% - Open for 45 days or more<0.5% - Thin description (under 400 characters)<0.5% Reasons attached to the ghost score on Workday, share of scored active postings. A posting can carry several. ## How long Workday postings stay up Workday 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 Workday 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](/ghost-jobs/greenhouse). The cross-board comparison is on [How long do job postings stay up?](/job-posting-lifespan) ## Check a Workday posting Paste the Workday job URL. The answer comes from the JobsPipe index, not from Workday. Works with LinkedIn, Indeed, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable, SmartRecruiters and Workday URLs. Reads the JobsPipe index, never the board. ## Exclude Workday 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": ["workday"], "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 Workday 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":["workday"],"max_ghost_score":24,"status":"active","limit":25}' ``` ## FAQ How common are ghost jobs on Workday? 94.1% of scored active Workday postings carry at least one warning sign, against 17.8% across all ten boards JobsPipe collects. 47.1% of active Workday postings were seen again after a gap of ten days or more, and 58.9% were first sighted more than 30 days ago. Why does Workday score the way it does? Workday tenants belong to large employers that run evergreen requisitions and re-list roles continuously, which is why Workday carries the largest 50-74 share of any board here. High reposted and long-open shares on Workday are a property of how enterprise talent teams use the system, not of employer intent. How do I check whether a Workday job is still open? Paste the Workday 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 Workday ghost jobs from an API feed? Send max\_ghost\_score 24 with status active and source\_or \["workday"\] 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) - [Greenhouse](/ghost-jobs/greenhouse) - [Paylocity](/ghost-jobs/paylocity) - [Lever](/ghost-jobs/lever) - [Y Combinator](/ghost-jobs/ycombinator) - [All boards](/ghost-jobs) --- Canonical URL: https://jobspipe.dev/ghost-jobs/workday --- 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