Job alerts from your dream companies, straight from their career pages (no code)
Half of the 2,878 tech company job boards we track posted no new job in the week to October 21. The other half posted 6,510. That's the case for job alerts built on companies, not on keywords. Pick 20 companies you'd love to work for and expect about 40 new jobs a week across all roles. If you're an engineer, about 11 of them are yours: two a working day, few enough to read over morning coffee.…
During the week ending October 21, 51% of tech company career pages showed no new job listings, while the remaining 49% posted a total of 6,510 positions. For job alerts that are based on individual companies rather than keywords, selecting 20 dream companies typically results in about 40 new job postings each week, across all roles.
Engineers can expect around 11 new relevant postings per week, spread across various roles. The challenge lies in checking these 20+ career pages every morning to stay informed about new postings. This can be simplified by monitoring a curated list of 20 to 30 companies instead of 5-10. When a new job link is received, it indicates the hiring platform in use, such as Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, or SmartRecruiters.
The term "new" refers to the first time an alert sees the job, not when it was published this week. Job alerts can be set up manually, through page change alerts, a custom script, or a ready-made monitoring service. A typical week sees the highest number of new postings on Tuesdays, with only 108 new jobs posted on Sundays. The process involves creating a list of 20-30 companies, identifying their job boards (which include Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and SmartRecruiters), determining what constitutes a new job (one that hasn't been seen before), and choosing a checking method (manual, website change alerts, custom script, or a third-party monitor).
The recommended approach is to start small by creating a list, learning the job board structures, and setting up alerts to receive only new and closed job postings.
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