GoKawiilReport: 28% of company career-site job postings stay open past 90 days
A new analysis of postings pulled directly from applicant tracking system APIs found that 28% of jobs listed on employer career sites remain open for more than 90 days after publication. The data covers postings verified as live on employer sites, tracked at the board level every few hours rather than scraped or estimated. The report also tracks 'reposts' — listings that close and reappear within 30 days for the same role — but does not label any individual posting a 'ghost job'.
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Long-open listings can signal that employers are stockpiling resumes, slow-walking hiring decisions, or leaving postings up passively rather than actively recruiting, though the report itself stops short of drawing that conclusion. For job seekers, a high stale-posting rate suggests some fraction of visible openings may not represent near-term hiring, which could affect how they prioritize applications.
- 28% of career-site job postings remain open beyond 90 days, according to the report
- Data is sourced directly from applicant tracking system APIs, not scraped or estimated
- The report tracks 'reposts' but does not classify any listing as a ghost job
Source: unlisted.careers, 2026-09-23
Published there as: “28% of job postings on company career sites have been open over 90 days”
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