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🧭 Job Status in Greenhouse: Open, Private, and Closed Roles

Each job posting in Greenhouse has its own status, which determines how it appears to candidates and whether it’s accepting applications.

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Written by Kaily Vo
Updated over 4 months ago

You can view or make changes by navigating to:
Job Dashboard → Job Setup → Job Posts

🟢 Open (Live) Jobs

Candidate View:
The job is visible on your career site and open for applications.

Settings:

  • Status: Live

  • Job Board: Set to your external job board (e.g. company career site)


🟡 Private Jobs

Candidate View:
The job is hidden from your public career site, but candidates with a direct link can still apply.

Settings:

  • Status: Live

  • Job Board: Switched to a private or internal job board


🔴 Closed Jobs

Candidate View:
The job is no longer accepting applications and is not visible to candidates.

Settings:

  • Status: Unpublished

  • To close a job, click the green status button and select Unpublish


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