How to find old job postings

What are old job postings?

Old job postings are job listings that have been closed, filled, or expired. These positions are no longer available on most job boards, but they remain part of a company's recruitment history.

You may also hear these called "deleted" or "taken down" job postings — they're the same thing. When a company fills a role, pauses hiring, or lets a listing expire, the job board removes the posting. Once it's gone, it's gone — unless a service captured it before removal.

While most job boards remove expired listings after 30-90 days, TheirStack stores all historical job data dating back to 2021, giving you access to years of recruitment history for any company.

Why do job postings get deleted or taken down?

Job listings disappear from job boards for several reasons:

• Position was filled: Once a company hires for a role, they close the listing.
• Hiring was paused or budget was cut: Companies sometimes pull postings when priorities shift, even if the role wasn't filled.
• Posting expired: Most job boards auto-remove listings after 30-90 days of inactivity.
• Company restructured: Reorgs, mergers, or layoffs can cause entire batches of postings to be taken down overnight.
• Platform policy: LinkedIn, Indeed, and other job boards automatically remove inactive or outdated postings to keep search results fresh.

Regardless of the reason, if you need to access a posting that's already been removed, you need a tool that captured the listing before it disappeared.

Find old job postings of a company

To find historical job postings from any company, use TheirStack's company lookup feature. Search for a company by name or domain, then view all jobs they've ever posted—including expired ones.

Learn more: Company Lookup

How to find old job postings on LinkedIn

The LinkedIn limitation

LinkedIn's public job search only shows active listings. If you're a recruiter, you can see your own closed postings in Recruiter, but there's no way to browse another company's expired or deleted LinkedIn job listings. Once a LinkedIn job posting is taken down, it's effectively gone for everyone else.

How TheirStack captures LinkedIn job postings

TheirStack continuously scrapes LinkedIn and 320k+ other job data sources, storing every posting permanently — even after the original listing is removed. To find old LinkedIn jobs, simply search for the company in TheirStack and filter by source or date range. All the details (title, description, location, date posted) are preserved exactly as they appeared in the original listing.

Why access old job postings?

Historical job data is valuable for:

• Identifying hiring patterns: Spot when and how often companies hire for certain roles to predict future hiring needs.
• Tracking company evolution: See how a company's structure, priorities, and technology stack have changed over time.
• Mapping technology adoption: Chart which tools, platforms, and programming languages are gaining or losing traction across industries.
• Sales prospecting: Find companies that were recently expanding or investing in new areas—strong signals for B2B outreach.
• Competitive intelligence: Understand which companies have hired for specific skills or roles to inform your business strategy.
• Recovering a deleted job you were interested in: If a posting you were tracking was taken down, TheirStack lets you confirm role details, prepare for interviews, or find similar roles.

Data coverage

TheirStack maintains historical job data from:

• Time range: 2021 to present
• Sources: 320k job boards, ATS platforms, and company career pages
• Countries: 195 countries worldwide
• Total jobs: 174M active listings, with millions more in the archive

Even if a job posting has been deleted from LinkedIn, taken down from Indeed, or removed from any other job board, it remains permanently accessible in TheirStack.