Skip This Job — Ghost Job Detector

About

Stop wasting time applying to ghost jobs.

Research shows 25-50% of job listings on major boards like LinkedIn and Indeed may be ghost jobs — postings with no active hiring process. They exist because of internal fills, budget freezes, or companies building candidate pipelines they never plan to use. You apply, you wait, you never hear back.

Skip This Job detects these listings before you waste your time.

HOW IT WORKS

Browse jobs on LinkedIn or Indeed like you normally do. The extension automatically reads the listing and scores it for ghost risk using real signals — not guesswork.

A score overlay appears on every listing showing Low Risk, Moderate Risk, High Risk, or Ghost Alert, along with the specific signals that triggered it.

WHAT WE CHECK

- Posting age — Jobs open 30+ days get flagged. 60+ days is a serious red flag.
- Repost detection — LinkedIn labels reposted listings. We catch it.
- Applicant saturation — 500+ applicants on a stale listing tells a story.
- Salary transparency — No salary listed correlates with lower-quality postings.
- Employer responsiveness — Does the employer actually respond to applicants?
- Staffing agency detection — Third-party recruiters posting on behalf of unnamed companies.
- Description quality — Vague buzzword-filled descriptions vs. specific role requirements.
- Seniority mismatch — "Entry level" jobs requiring 10 years of experience.
- Engagement signals — Is the employer actively reviewing applications or has the process stalled?

EMPLOYER DATA

For thousands of employers, we show historical data from tracked job postings — how often they repost the same role, community ghost reports from other users, and Glassdoor ratings when available. The extension combines your listing's real-time signals (40%) with the employer's historical track record (60%) for a comprehensive ghost risk score.

COMMUNITY POWERED

Applied and never heard back? Flag it. Got an interview? Report it. Your anonymous reports help other job seekers avoid dead-end listings. No account needed, no personal data collected.

SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

Not every reposted listing is a ghost job. The scoring engine applies modifiers for high-turnover roles (barista, warehouse associate, CNA), high-turnover industries (food service, retail, healthcare), and large companies with expected high posting volume. A Starbucks barista listing won't trigger a false alarm.

PRIVACY FIRST

- No account required
- No personal data collected
- No browsing history tracked
- No login credentials accessed
- Anonymous browser ID for reports only
- Full privacy policy at skipthisjob.com/privacy

Free forever. Built by job seekers tired of applying to jobs that don't exist.

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