PyjamaHR now caps the number of live roles a company can keep open at any moment. The policy discourages spammy, “ghost” vacancies, keeps us compliant with job-board partners like LinkedIn and Indeed, and aligns with recruiter workload benchmarks and other leading ATS platforms. Below you’ll find the reasons for the cap, exactly how the pooled company-wide limit works, and answers to the most common questions.
Why we cap open roles
1. Protecting partner trust
LinkedIn allows only one free job at a time and enforces a strict 30-day rolling quota to “reduce job-posting abuse.”
Re-posting the same free job sooner than seven days triggers a block unless the job is promoted.
LinkedIn recently paused new ATS feeds until vendors pass a job-quality audit—underscoring how seriously boards treat spam.
ZipRecruiter guidelines require each job posting to represent a real and current opening, not a pipeline placeholder.
2. Cutting “ghost jobs” & scam ads
Surveys show 40 % of employers admit to posting openings that never get filled.
Business-press investigations echo the trend, warning that fake listings erode candidate trust.
Regulators world-wide are removing thousands of scam ads in coordinated crack-downs.
3. Setting recruiters up for success
The industry benchmark for sustainable workload is ≈30-40 active requisitions per recruiter; going far beyond that slows response times and hurts candidate experience.
4. Matching market norms
Other ATSs already gate job volume:
Platform | Plan | Live-job cap | Source |
Workable | Legacy Starter | 10 active jobs | |
Greenhouse | Application-limit rule | Admins can cap applies per post to avoid overload |
Limiting posts prevents the flood of generic ads that dilute employer brands, a risk highlighted by HR advisors and recruitment-marketing experts.
How the company-wide limit works
10 live jobs per recruiter is the baseline allowance.
The quota is pooled at the company level—three recruiters = 30 open jobs total.
A slot is taken the moment a job is published (internal or external).
Closing a job frees the slot instantly; drafts do not count.
Recruiters on your account | Company-wide live-job cap |
1 | 10 |
3 | 30 |
5 | 50 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the cap monthly?
No. It’s a real-time ceiling. Close a job today, open a new one today.If one recruiter posts a job, does it reduce another recruiter’s allowance?
Yes—the limit is company-level, not individual. A team with 28 open jobs can add only two more, regardless of who creates them.Can I pause rather than close a job?
Not yet. Closing removes the post from boards but keeps every candidate and note; reopen any time.