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title: Use cases
description: Discover how businesses use job data for lead generation, market intelligence, competitor tracking, and platform growth across recruiting, consulting, and SaaS industries
url: https://theirstack.com/en/docs/data/job/use-cases
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| Use case | Description | Guide | Who is for | Case study |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Target companies with active job openings | Use fresh job postings as a real-time signal of hiring urgency, then prioritize outreach based on the roles, locations, and seniority levels a company is trying to fill. | [Targeting companies with active job openings](/en/docs/guides/how-to-outreach-on-autopilot-to-companies-actively-hiring) | Recruiting agencies, staffing firms, sales agencies | [6nomads](/en/blog/6nomads-leverages-theirstack-to-find-fast-growing-companies-with-big-hiring-needs)  
[Microverse](/en/blog/microverser-uses-theirstack-to-find-companies-hiring-junior-engineers) |
| Find companies struggling to fill roles | Track reposted roles, long-open vacancies, and spikes in similar job ads to spot teams that are under-resourced—then offer interim staffing, managed recruiting, or outsourcing to close the gap. | [How to find reposted jobs](/en/docs/guides/how-to-find-reposted-jobs) | Consulting firms, staffing partners, RPOs |  |
| Monitor past customers that are hiring again | [Monitor job postings](/en/docs/guides/how-to-monitor-competitor-hiring) from current and past customers to spot reactivation moments, new needs, and upsell opportunities—then reach out while timing is right. | [Monitoring open jobs from current and past customers](/en/docs/guides/monitoring-open-jobs-from-current-and-past-customers) | Recruiting agencies, SaaS customer success & sales |  |
| Identify companies with problems your software solves | Spot companies hiring for manual, time-consuming tasks your product can automate, then reach out when the need is most urgent. | [How to identify companies with problems your software solves](/en/docs/guides/how-to-identify-companies-with-problems-your-software-solves) | B2B SaaS, agencies, consultancies |  |
| Spotting your competitors’ next moves | Use hiring signals to see where competitors are expanding (locations, teams, initiatives) months before it’s visible publicly, so you can plan and act early. | [How to spot your competitors’ next moves](/en/docs/guides/how-to-spot-your-competitors-next-moves) | Strategy & ops, sales leadership, market intel teams |  |
| Expand your job board with fresh listings | Backfill your job board with relevant listings to grow inventory, improve SEO, and keep users coming back. | [What is backfilling](/en/blog/backfill-job-board) | [Implementation guide](/en/docs/guides/backfill-job-board) | Job boards, marketplaces, media sites |  |
| Convert competitors' paying advertisers into your customers | Find employers who pay to sponsor or promote listings on rival job boards but not on yours. They've already bought into paid job distribution — pitch them your own inventory as a conquest play. | [How to find promoted jobs](/en/docs/guides/how-to-find-promoted-jobs) | Job boards, recruitment marketplaces |  |
| Target employers who've pre-qualified themselves as paying for hires | Find companies sponsoring job listings — they've proved willingness to spend on hiring outcomes. Sell them contingency recruiting, retained search, or HR tooling into a pre-qualified budget. | [How to find promoted jobs](/en/docs/guides/how-to-find-promoted-jobs) | Recruitment agencies, RPOs, HR tech vendors |  |
| Match job seekers with relevant job opportunities | Send targeted job recommendations to students and clients using filters like location, role, and keywords. |  | Academies, bootcamps, career services |  |
| Power sales intelligence platforms with [job data](/en/docs/data/job) & technographics | Add job-based intent signals and [technographic enrichment](/en/docs/app/company-enrichment) into your product so users can build lists, enrich accounts, and trigger workflows from hiring and stack changes. | [Integration guide for sales intelligence software](/en/docs/guides/sales-software-integration-guide) | Sales intelligence platforms, GTM tools, data providers |  |
| Source candidates with hidden niche technology experience | Map which companies in your target geography use a specific platform, then cross-reference with LinkedIn Recruiter by job title to surface candidates whose hands-on expertise never made it onto their profile. | [How to find hidden candidates with niche technology experience](/en/docs/guides/how-to-find-hidden-candidates-niche-technology) | Recruiting agencies, staffing firms, executive search |  |