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on Ghost Jobs
See a Ghost Score badge on every job listing before you click Apply. Cross-referenced against 300K+ DOL PERM filings so you know when a company is posting for compliance, not hiring.
Built on 374,835 public DOL records
See It In Action
This is what Hire4Real.fyi looks like inside LinkedIn. Every card gets a Ghost Score inline, right where you're browsing.
GlobalSoft Solutions
Austin, TX · Full-time
Sr. Software Engineer
Posted 3 days ago
Signals detected
- PERM boilerplate detected
- PERM cross-reference match
- Salary matches DOL prevailing wage
NovaTech Corp
San Francisco, CA · Full-time
Backend Engineer, Payments
Posted 1 day ago
Signals detected
- Salary listed: $180K-$220K
- Active hiring signal
- No PERM indicators
Apex Staffing LLC
Remote · Full-time
Full Stack Engineer
Posted 127 days ago
Signals detected
- Posting age: 127 days
- No salary listed (CA pay transparency)
- Zero preferred qualifications
Real signals. Real government data. Not AI guesswork.
Published formula. Verifiable sources. Read the methodology →
Demo cards. Fictional employers for illustration only. Ghost Scores based on publicly available DOL data patterns.
Scan a Job for Free — See a Real Ghost ScoreThe Job Market Is Broken
Millions of job postings are fake. Here's what's actually happening.
Ghost Jobs Everywhere
Harvard Business School found up to 81% of employers keep job postings active even when not actively hiring. Candidates spend weeks applying to positions that will never be filled.
PERM Compliance Traps
Companies filing PERM labor certifications for green card sponsorships must post public job ads - but the role is already earmarked for a foreign worker. Over 300,000 such filings exist in DOL records.
Real Cost Per Job Search
The average job seeker spends 60+ hours tailoring resumes and writing cover letters for positions that were never meant for them. That's time you'll never get back.
Know Before You Apply
Install once. Browse normally. Every job gets a score automatically.
Paste Any Job Posting
Copy the job description from LinkedIn, Indeed, or any job board. Paste it into our scanner. No account required.
We Cross-Reference Everything
We check the posting against 374K+ DOL PERM filings, WARN Act layoff notices, prevailing wage data, and a multi-signal ghost detection engine — PERM cross-reference, repost frequency decay, WARN Act contradiction detection, and more.
See full methodology →Get a Ghost Score
Get an instant Ghost Score with full signal breakdown. Green means apply, red means skip. You only spend time where it counts.
The Data Speaks
Why We Built This
81%
of hiring managers admit to posting jobs they never intend to fill
Source: ResumeBuilder 2024 Survey
374,835
PERM labor certification filings we cross-reference from the U.S. Department of Labor
Source: DOL Public Disclosure
67,641
companies tracked and scored in our Ghost Factory database
Source: Hire4Real.fyi Analysis
Ghost Factory Hall of Shame
Who's Posting the Most Fake Jobs?
Companies ranked by Ghost Factory Score using public DOL records. Lower score = more suspicious.
| # | Company | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Phase Three Star LLC
Hospitality
|
21 |
| 2 |
Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC
Manufacturing
|
21 |
| 3 |
Lineage Logistics Services, LLC
Warehousing & Logistics
|
22 |
| 4 |
AWAD Holdings, Inc.
Hospitality
|
23 |
| 5 |
Homes for Independent Living of Wisconsin LLC
Healthcare
|
24 |
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Beta pricing - $9.99/mo introductory rate for 3 monthsFree
For casual job seekers
- 5 scans/day (2 without account)
- Ghost Score + verdict + action
- Top 3 detection signals per scan
- 1 employer match per scan
- Shame Board (top 50 companies)
- Top 500 company profiles
- Full methodology + published formula
Standard
For US-based job seekers
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- Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited scans
- All 30+ detection signals per scan
- All employer matches (compare scores)
- PERM filing cross-reference detail
- Full Shame Board (67K+ companies)
- All company profiles
- Full scan history
- Coming soon
- WARN Act contradiction detection
- WARN Act alerts
- Scan export (CSV/PDF)
- Chrome extension
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Sponsor Track
For sponsorship-required job seekers
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- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Sponsorship detection
- H-1B dependency scoring
- Coming soon
- OPT clock optimization
- Prevailing wage analysis
- GC backlog tracking
- Priority support
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Cyborg
Built for platforms & bots
Starting at $0.02/call. Volume discounts at 100K+ calls/mo.
- Ghost Score any job posting via API in milliseconds
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- Raw signal data — ghost probability, repost history, employer flags
- Dedicated API key, SLA, and integration support
hello@hire4real.fyi
Why we don't offer annual plans
Every other SaaS company wants to lock you in for a year. We don't. Here's why:
You shouldn't need us for 12 months. If our tool works, you'll find a real job in 1-3 months. You'll cancel. We'll be happy for you. That's the whole point.
"If you're still paying us after 6 months, it means the job market is broken — not you."
And we'll keep fighting to fix it until you don't need us anymore.
Beta pricing ($9.99 Standard / $29.99 Sponsor Track) locks in for 3 months — because that's how long a serious job search takes. After 3 months, it moves to regular pricing. By then, you should be employed. If not, we're still the cheapest insurance against wasting your time.
We don't lock you in for a year. We don't even lock you in for a month. Every paid plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If Hire4Real.fyi doesn't help you find real jobs faster, you get your money back. Period.
All paid plans include a 30-day money-back guarantee. Cancel anytime. No questions asked.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. PERM filings are public DOL records. The Department of Labor publishes bulk CSV exports of all H-1B and PERM labor certification applications. We parse and index these records so you can cross-reference job postings. There is nothing private or scraped about this data.
Our internal testing shows 85-95% precision on known ghost jobs (PERM filings with job descriptions). PERM boilerplate detection alone is 95-99% precise. The score combines 12 signals - higher confidence signals like PERM cross-reference carry more weight than softer signals like posting age.
Yes. The Chrome extension injects directly into LinkedIn job listing pages and reads the job description from the DOM. It also works on Indeed. The Ghost Score badge appears inline next to the job title within seconds.
PERM (Program Electronic Review Management) is a DOL process employers use to sponsor foreign workers for green cards. To file PERM, employers must post a public job ad - but they often have no intention of hiring from the US talent pool. These postings look real but the job is already spoken for. We cross-reference 300K+ PERM filings against live job postings.
Yes. Free users get 5 scans per day, the Ghost Score + verdict, top 3 detection signals, 1 employer match, and the top 50 of the Shame Board. No credit card required. Free forever — not a trial. Upgrade to Standard for unlimited scans, all signals, and full data.
LinkedIn and Indeed are supported in Phase 1. Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter, and direct company career pages are on the roadmap. The scoring engine works on any text - the extension just needs to extract it.
No. Hire4Real.fyi analyzes publicly available government records and job posting text you paste in. Companies cannot detect or track who uses the tool. Your job search stays completely private.
LinkedIn Premium costs $29.99/month and tells you you're a 'Top Applicant' — but doesn't tell you if the job is real. Hire4Real.fyi cross-references every posting against 300,000+ DOL PERM filings, WARN Act layoff notices, and 12 detection signals to score whether the job actually exists.
We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on all paid plans. Email refund@hire4real.fyi within 30 days of purchase and we'll refund you in full. No questions asked. We'd rather lose $14.99 than your trust.
You shouldn't need us for 12 months. If our tool works, you'll find a real job in 1-3 months. You'll cancel. We'll be happy for you. That's the whole point. We don't want to lock you in — we want to get you hired.
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