Hard-to-fill role

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.

Connect your agent

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
  }'

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.

  See the use case →

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.