When the Job Is Done—How To Delete a Job Posting on Indeed

Indeed is one of the best job boards out there—virtually all employers used it at least once. If you used all of the platform’s benefits and hired the right person, it’s time to close down a job posting on Indeed. 

In this article, we’ll show you how to delete a job posting on Indeed, as well as how to edit an existing job post if you want to make minor changes or adjust the budget of a sponsored post (from increasing it to switching back to a free listing).

How To Delete a Job Posting on Indeed—A Step-by-Step Guide

Indeed gives you the option to post job listings for free and doesn’t remove them after a certain period. Still, if you’ve hired someone for the position, don’t like the quality of applications you’re receiving, or put the hiring process on hold, it’s time to take the ad down.

To delete a job posting on Indeed, you need to:

• Visit the Indeed page for employers and sign in

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• Once logged in, visit the Jobs section or press the Back to Hiring button on your homepage (note that the button is available only if you have already added job postings)

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• Navigate to the job that you want to delete and change its status to Closed from the drop-down menu

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• Answer two questions about the reasons for closing and confirm the removal by pressing the Close this job button

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Selecting Closed as a job opening’s status will remove your job from search results and remove it from the job dashboard. If it is a sponsored post, it won’t accrue additional charges. 

You also have the option to choose Paused as a status. If you do this, your ad will be invisible to jobseekers, but it will remain on your job dashboard. You should pause your job ad if you’ve decided to put the vacancy on hold for the time being or if you’re receiving many applications and want to review them without fresh ones flying in. Close the job posting only when you hire someone or you no longer need a person for that position.

How To See a Closed Job Posting on Indeed

Once you remove a job posting from Indeed, it will become invisible to jobseekers and won’t show up in your dashboard, but it’s not deleted permanently. Indeed keeps it in its archives so you can access it later on and use it for future reference.

To see closed job postings, switch to the Closed Jobs tab within the job dashboard.

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There, you can see the details of the job posting and change its status to Paused or Open. You can’t edit the job once it’s closed—to do so, you need to change its status.

How To Edit a Job Posting on Indeed

If the reason you’re deleting your post is that you don’t like the look of it (i.e., you want to change some details) or to adjust the budget, you don’t have to delete the post and complete the whole process of placing a job ad from the start. You can edit any job posting on Indeed, regardless of its status. To do so, you need to be signed in and:

1. Visit the Jobs dashboard
2. Find the job you want to edit and press on the three dots on the right
3. Select Edit job

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Your browser will open a new page that will let you change every detail of your job posting, as shown in the table below:

Frequently Asked Questions

Check out the answers to some of the most frequent questions regarding job postings on Indeed.

How Much Does It Cost To Post a Job on Indeed?

You can post a job on Indeed for free. If you want to increase your post’s visibility and reach a greater audience, you can pay for a sponsored post.

You can set your own daily budget ranging from $5–$499. 

How Long Does It Take for My Job To Be Visible on Indeed?

Indeed has a review process before they start adding new job postings to the platform’s search results. The review process usually lasts from four to 24 hours.