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

Each job posting in Lever 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 update a job’s status by navigating to:
Job Dashboard → Select the role → Click the “OPEN” icon at the top right corner.

🟢 Open Jobs

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

Settings:

  • Job Posting: Job Posting is Open

  • Visibility: Listed to your external job site


🟡 Private Jobs

Candidate View:
The job is not visible on your public career site, but candidates with the direct link can still apply.

Settings:

  • Job Posting: Job Posting is Open

  • Visibility: Unlisted


🔴 Closed Jobs

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

Settings:

  • Job Posting: Job Posting is closed

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