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Record publication, discovery and verification separately. If a source does not supply a date, keep it unknown.
Read the timestamp as a claim with a source
Job-posting dates can answer different questions. A publication timestamp describes when the source says the listing was posted. A discovery timestamp describes when your search system first observed it. A verification timestamp describes when a specific check happened. These dates can be close together, but they should not be silently substituted for one another.
Imagine a vacancy posted on Monday, discovered by your tool on Thursday and opened successfully on Friday. Calling it “posted just now” on Friday would distort its history. Keep the original source date when it is available and label later observations accurately. If the provider supplies only a date, do not invent minute-level precision.
Separate availability from recency
A recent timestamp does not establish that applications remain open. A page may still exist after the role closes, and a source may republish or update a listing. Look for an explicit closing message, deadline and employer requisition. A successful page request only confirms that something responded at the time of the check.
Likewise, a timeout or blocked request is not proof that a vacancy has closed. It means the check could not establish its current status. Use separate labels for open, closed and unknown, and retain the reason for a failed check. This distinction prevents a temporary source problem from being presented as a market conclusion.
Compare like with like in your search
When sorting opportunities, decide which date you care about. Newly published jobs and newly discovered jobs are different views. The second can still be useful, especially if you have just added a source or changed your target role. Label that view clearly so you can judge what is new to you.
Duplicates can make a market look busier than it is. Compare source identifiers, employer requisitions and canonical links before counting separate vacancies. Similar titles at the same company may still be different roles or locations, so do not merge them solely because the wording looks alike. Keep a short explanation of why records were linked.
- Check the original listing before applying.
- Keep source-provided dates separate from retrieval time.
- Treat unavailable timestamps as unknown.
- Record application status only after your own action.
Use freshness as one signal in a useful decision
A fresh job that cannot hire in your working country is not automatically a better target than an older suitable opening. Combine recency with eligibility, role fit and the quality of your evidence. Review a promising role carefully before committing time to a long application or technical exercise.
ResumeSkillMatch keeps publication, retrieval and liveness uncertainty separate. When a live source is not connected, an empty screen is not evidence that no jobs exist. Read the source-status message and use the employer page for the final application. This is a more useful search habit than trusting a universal “real time” label.
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