How long should a job stay open before it counts as hard to fill?

In TheirStack, a job still open after 60 days is a good cutoff for hard to fill, since 85% of jobs close by then and the median job closes in about 25 days. Keep jobs we first found 60 or more days ago that haven't closed.

What does it mean when a company reposts a job?

A reposted job usually means the company didn't find the right person the first time, so the hiring need is still unresolved. It can also follow a new budget cycle or a change in requirements, and in each case the company still needs someone.

Can I see how long a job has been open in TheirStack?

TheirStack shows, for every job, the date it went live at the source and the date we found it, so you can count how long it has been open. Once the job disappears from its source, we add the date we confirmed it closed.

Who sells to companies with hard-to-fill roles?

Recruiters and staffing agencies get the most from hard-to-fill roles, because the company has already tried to hire on its own. Vendors whose product reduces the need for a scarce skill, such as automation or outsourcing, can pitch the same accounts on getting the work done without the hire.

Hard-to-fill role

Reposted, long-running, or repeatedly refreshed jobs.

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Siemens· open 75 days

Senior SAP S/4HANA Consultant

Lead our SAP S/4HANA rollout across finance and supply chain.

SAP S/4HANA detected

Hard-to-fill role

Siemens still needs this skill

Shell· open 90 days

Process Safety Engineer

Own process safety studies for our refinery operations.

process safety detected

Hard-to-fill role

Shell is still searching for this role

Toyota· open 64 days

Embedded Software Engineer

Develop battery management software for our next vehicles.

battery management software detected

Hard-to-fill role

Toyota has a hard-to-find skill to staff

Stripe is hiring your buyer's owner · 2h agoRole-based hiring
BYD needs the help this week · 1h agoHiring urgency
Shopify is scaling its support team · 3h agoDepartment scaling
Walmart has a new finance leader starting · closed yesterdayNew decision-maker hired
Shopify needs this again · 4h agoPast-customer reactivation
BYD is building a new site · 2h agoLocation expansion
Lovable is entering Germany · 4h agoMarket entry
Stripe is entering a new market · 5h agoCompetitor expansion
Google is moving hiring into AI · this quarterHiring slowdown or pivot

Why it works

A role that stays open for weeks, or keeps being reposted, shows a gap the company can't close on its own. The work still has to get done, so it is open to recruiters, contractors, outsourcing or a tool that takes over part of the job. The longer the role stays open, the more the gap costs them.

How to act on it

Sell recruiting, outsourcing, automation, or enablement around the bottleneck.

Hard-to-fill role: integrations with AI assistants, automations and CRMs

TheirStack works with the AI assistants, automation tools and CRMs you already use: ask Claude or ChatGPT through the MCP server, send new matches to Clay, n8n, Make or Zapier by webhook, and create leads in Salesforce or HubSpot.

AI assistants
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client to search jobs, companies and tech stacks through the TheirStack MCP server.
MCP server
https://api.theirstack.com/mcp
Read the MCP docs
Automations
TheirStack sends every new matching company by webhook as soon as it finds it, to your automation platform or through it into your CRM and sales tools.
Automation platforms
CRMs and sales tools
Run this signal from your own code
```
curl -X POST https://api.theirstack.com/v1/jobs/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "job_title_or": ["SAP"],
    "is_closed": false,
    "discovered_at_min_age_days": 60,
    "posted_at_max_age_days": 180
  }'
```
Read the API docs Read the webhooks docs

Use cases

Outbound
Find companies whose hiring shows they need you
Reach companies when their hiring shows they need what you sell: the roles they post, how many, how urgently, and whether they get filled.
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Related signals

Role-based hiring
Hiring the role that owns, uses, or feels the pain your product solves.
ExampleFirst Head of RevOps role posted
Your buyer's problem gets an owner
Hiring urgency
Recent postings for relevant roles.
Example4 Data Engineer roles posted in the last 7 days
The need is active right now
Department scaling
Many open roles in one function, team, or location.
Example12 open support roles, up from 2 last quarter
The support team is scaling fast

Learn how

Guide
How to Find Reposted Jobs
Learn how to find reposted job listings and use them as strong hiring signals for sales prospecting, recruiting, and competitive intelligence.

Some roles stay open for months.

Find the companies reposting the same job again and again, and offer the help that gets the work done.

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Hard-to-fill role

Why it works

How to act on it

Hard-to-fill role: integrations with AI assistants, automations and CRMs

AI assistants

MCP server

Automations

Automation platforms

CRMs and sales tools

Use cases

Find companies whose hiring shows they need you

Related signals

Role-based hiring

Hiring urgency

Department scaling

Learn how

How to Find Reposted Jobs

Some roles stay open for months.

Frequently asked questions

How long should a job stay open before it counts as hard to fill?

How long should a job stay open before it counts as hard to fill?

What does it mean when a company reposts a job?

What does it mean when a company reposts a job?

Can I see how long a job has been open in TheirStack?

Can I see how long a job has been open in TheirStack?

Who sells to companies with hard-to-fill roles?

Who sells to companies with hard-to-fill roles?