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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.

Written by Tali Rapaport

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  • Status: Unpublished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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