A ghost job is a job listing that may not represent a real, active hiring need. Companies post ghost jobs to collect resumes for future pipelines, gauge market interest, satisfy internal policies, or maintain a permanent recruitment presence. remoty.work flags ghost jobs using AI analysis of 7+ signals. Currently 4,551 out of 66,390 listings are flagged.

How does remoty.work detect ghost jobs?

remoty uses AI to analyze signals: posting duration (>90 days is a strong signal), reposting frequency (same job reposted multiple times), missing salary or hiring timeline info, use of generic email addresses, sourcing from known resume-collection sites, and inconsistent company hiring patterns. Each signal contributes points toward a ghost score.

How many ghost jobs are on remoty.work?

4,551 out of 66,390 listings (7%) are flagged as potential ghost jobs. This rate is lower than industry averages (estimated 20–30% on major boards) because remoty actively filters and flags these listings.

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4,551 listings flagged
66,390 openings checked
7% flag rate — below the 20–30% commonly estimated for major boards

Risk breakdown

4,315 high risk
236 medium risk

How we detect them

Posting duration — a listing still open past 90 days is a strong signal on its own.
Repost cycles — the same role closed and relisted again and again.
Missing salary or hiring-timeline information.
Generic contact addresses instead of a named hiring contact.
Sourcing from channels known for resume collection rather than hiring.
Company hiring patterns that do not match the volume of roles posted.

Each signal contributes points toward a ghost score. We publish the flag rather than deleting the listing — the detection is a judgement call, and you should be able to see it and disagree.

Currently flagged

C

Program Control Analyst

ManTech United States $62k - $104k/yr

⚑ Ghost-job signals: medium risk.

18h ago
D

General Application (United States)

Forter Anywhere in the World

⚑ Ghost-job signals: medium risk.

1d ago
D

Staff AI Engineer (Data & Intelligence function)

Acquia, Inc. USA

⚑ Ghost-job signals: medium risk.

2d ago
D

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - Turkey

ElevenLabs Turkey

⚑ Ghost-job signals: this role was posted 21× in 77 days.

4d ago
D

Enterprise Solutions Engineer - Greece

ElevenLabs Europe · European Union · Greece

⚑ Ghost-job signals: this role was posted 10× in 77 days.

4d ago
D

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - Mexico

ElevenLabs Mexico

⚑ Ghost-job signals: this role was posted 21× in 77 days.

4d ago
D

Enterprise Solutions Engineer - Colombia

ElevenLabs Colombia

⚑ Ghost-job signals: this role was posted 10× in 77 days.

4d ago
D

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - Argentina

ElevenLabs Argentina

⚑ Ghost-job signals: this role was posted 21× in 77 days.

4d ago
D

Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - United Kingdom

ElevenLabs London · United Kingdom

⚑ Ghost-job signals: this role was posted 21× in 77 days.

4d ago
F

Threat Detection Analyst (Japanese Speaking)

Fastly Japan

⚑ Ghost-job signals: medium risk.

1w ago
F

Operations Support (INTERNAL OPENING)

Expedock Philippines

⚑ Ghost-job signals: medium risk.

3w ago
D

Threat Detection Analyst (Japanese & English speaking)

Fastly APAC

⚑ Ghost-job signals: medium risk.

3w ago

Showing 12 of 4,551 flagged listings.

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