RecentlyPostedJobs vs LinkedIn
Why RecentlyPostedJobs is better than LinkedIn at finding newly posted software, data science and AI jobs.
The default place people look — and the noisiest place to tell a new posting from a bump.
| When you are looking | RecentlyPostedJobs | |
|---|---|---|
| Where jobs come from | Employer posts, Easy Apply, recruiter inventory | Official career portals only |
| What “new” means | Feed date, often a repost or boost | Employer first-published date, last 7 days |
| Same job posted again | Common; the card looks fresh | Blocked by requisition id |
| Where you apply | Often LinkedIn Easy Apply | Always the employer job page |
| Role mix | Every function LinkedIn sells ads against | Software, data science, and AI |
What LinkedIn is
LinkedIn is a network with a job tab. Employers post there, recruiters InMail, and Easy Apply captures applications on LinkedIn’s own forms. The feed is ranked for engagement. Dates on cards often reflect a repost or an algorithm bump, not the day the requisition opened on the career site.
Why that is a weaker way to find new jobs
Finding a job on LinkedIn is mixed with finding a connection, a course, and a promoted listing. “Posted 1 day ago” is frequently a recycle of a requisition that has been open for weeks. That makes it a weak tool if your goal is to see software roles at the moment they first appear on the employer’s hiring system.
Why RecentlyPostedJobs is better
- We read the employer career portal, not LinkedIn’s job graph, so a recruiter bump does not reset the clock.
- Original posted dates come from the ATS first-published or created timestamp when the employer provides one.
- There is no Easy Apply inbox. You apply where the hiring team actually reads applications.
- No account, no social graph, and no promoted-job auction in the recent feed.
- You do not need InMail, Easy Apply, or a network to see this week’s first-seen software roles.
- A recruiter cannot buy the top of our list. Recency is an employer timestamp, not an ad slot.
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