Verify the posting timeline. Both Indeed Organic Jobs and Indeed Sponsored Jobs may take 3 to 5 business days to appear while Indeed’s Search Quality team reviews your job before publishing.

If visibility is inconsistent (for example, you have 3 live postings but only 2 display on Indeed), contact Indeed’s customer service and request a review/approval of the listing.

Check whether an Admin disabled the Indeed feed on your career site. If disabled, new jobs will not be sent to Indeed.

Ensure the job has a Location and Zip Code. Missing either will prevent the job from posting.

Confirm your Company Name matches the name used in the Job Description. Mismatches can block visibility.

Make sure your Job Title matches the Job Description. For example, do not post a catering job title with an HR representative description.

Ensure your Job Title and Job Description align with your Industry selection.

Review the Job Type field:

Check your business type. Indeed does not accept organic listings from staffing firms, recruiters, or multi‑level marketers. Some sponsored jobs from staffing firms may be accepted.

Ensure the job is formatted correctly so it passes through the ATS feed to Indeed. Necessary formatting items include Job Titles, Job Descriptions, and Additional Job Details collected during posting via the ATS. Refer to your “Format Job Descriptions” user guide for details.

Do not include the location in the Job Title. Indeed will reject titles with locations.

Remove tag lines or exclamatory phrases in the Job Title (e.g., “Work from Home for a fantastic wage!”). These are likely to be blocked.

Do not post career fairs or similar “spammy” listings as jobs. Indeed does not accept these as organic job postings.

For additional guidance, see: Indeed | My job is not shown on Indeed.

Free jobs posted directly on Indeed will be paused. You will need to sponsor those jobs to regain visibility in job seeker search results.

Employers or accounts may be subject to this policy, as determined by Indeed. Indeed reserves the right to require sponsorship for any reason.

Indeed makes no promises for organic visibility, even when guidelines are met.

Avoid job blasting. Indeed’s algorithm targets broadly, and attempts to game it can harm visibility.

Refresh jobs only if necessary, at roughly 30‑day intervals. This means creating a new job with a different title, description, and any other relevant updates.

Use precise location. If possible, send a street address; Indeed verifies addresses via an API. Not all jobs have precise locations (for example, some remote or transient roles). Transient roles without a precise location (e.g., repair technicians hired in a city without a company headquarters) will likely need sponsorship.

Include pay. Omitting pay may reduce or remove search visibility.

Avoid links in job questions unless necessary (for example, some compliance use cases may be allowed by Indeed’s algorithm). If possible, include surveys in follow‑up emails instead. When compliance requires links, communicate with your Indeed representative.

Exclude numbers and special characters from Job Titles. While not strictly prohibited, they do not help Indeed SEO, and similar titles without them typically perform better.

Be aware that such characters may trigger Trust & Safety review. During review, a job may be hidden; if not approved, it could be blocked, broader jobs could be blocked, or isolved Applicant Tracking’s overall feed score could be harmed, reducing visibility.

Avoid including background check or criminal history statements directly in the Job Description (e.g., “applicants must submit to a background check”). Job boards restrict visibility based on applicable laws, and these statements can reduce distribution.

Use the separate background check/drug testing/criminal conviction disclosure section in the job listing. Information in that section:

If jobs still do not appear consistently, contact Indeed’s customer service to request a review/approval.

Our Support Team can work with you to troubleshoot why your job may not be showing. We do not guarantee Indeed will display your job; we only guarantee we send it to Indeed.

For more information, review Indeed’s Posting Guidelines and contact Indeed Support directly.

Use the job visibility status within the ATS (available with the May 2025 integration update) to confirm whether a job is expected to appear on Indeed.

Re‑check the Job Title, Job Description, Job Type, Location, Zip Code, and Industry for accuracy and alignment.

If a job is transient or lacks a precise location, consider sponsoring the job to ensure visibility.

Keep pay ranges visible; excluding pay can reduce visibility.

Avoid tag lines, exclamation points, and locations in the Job Title.

Both organic and sponsored jobs may take 3 to 5 business days to appear while Indeed reviews the listing.

Listings may be under review or blocked due to formatting, field mismatches, or policy restrictions. You can contact Indeed’s customer service for a review.

Indeed does not accept organic listings from staffing firms, recruiters, or multi‑level marketers. Some sponsored jobs may be accepted.

Direct‑to‑Indeed jobs must be sponsored when you also aggregate from sources like a career site, data feed, or ATS.

No. Place that information in the dedicated background check/drug testing/criminal conviction disclosure section so it is not sent to Indeed.

It is best to avoid them. They do not help performance and may trigger Trust & Safety review.

Avoid links unless required for compliance. If needed, in many cases they are allowed by Indeed’s algorithm, but surveys are better sent via follow‑up emails.