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How to tell when a job was posted

Updated November 13, 2026 · 1 minute read · By the Jobs.Dog team

Start at the employer's own posting

Many job sites copy postings from employers. The copy can carry the day it was copied, or the day it was last refreshed, so the same job can look two days old on one site and a month old on another. The employer's own careers page is the source.

Where to look for the date

• Under the job title, beside the location.
• At the very bottom of the posting.
• On the careers page's list of jobs, beside each title, even when the posting itself shows none.

When there is no date

Some employers show none. Two things still help:

• Search for the job title and employer together. Older copies on other sites show how long it has been around.
• Ask. A short note to the recruiter asking whether the role is still open is normal.

What a date does and does not tell you

An old date does not mean a job is closed, and a new one does not mean it is new. Employers repost. Treat the date as one sign, and check that the posting is still on the employer's page before you spend an evening on it.

How Jobs.Dog shows it

Each job in Jobs.Dog links to the employer's own posting and shows when it went up, so the check is one tap away. Jobs.Dog does not confirm that a job is still open.