Is this Indeed listing real? What Indeed shows you — and what it hides
70.2%
of ghost-job signal weight is verifiable on Indeed before you apply
(rank 7 of 10 boards; the average is 76.2%)
The metadata signals on Indeed
| Signal | Visible? | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| No salary range listed | partial | Often shows an 'Indeed estimate' rather than an employer-provided range — an estimate tells you nothing about whether the role is budgeted. |
| Implausibly wide salary range | partial | Employer-provided ranges appear on some listings; estimates muddy the rest. |
| Posting older than 30 days | partial | Posting age caps at '30+ days ago', hiding whether a listing is 31 days or 8 months old. |
| Reposted again and again | no | Reposts get a fresh date with no label connecting them to the original. |
Always checkable: the text signals
These 7 flags live in the description text itself, so they're detectable on any board — paste the listing into the checker and they're scored instantly: Vague or stacked job title, Boilerplate, buzzword-heavy description, No named hiring manager or contact, 'Always hiring' / talent-pipeline language, Urgent hiring, zero specifics, No concrete details anywhere, Hidden or masked employer.
The Indeed-specific move
Pro tip: 'Posted 30+ days ago' is a floor, not an age — the listing could be from last quarter. Treat 30+ as 'age unknown, assume stale'.
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