How Hirevate's Job Freshness Score Works

The freshness score helps sort public listings using source recency, apply URL availability, location completeness, and role relevance.

It does not prove that a role was created today, that the employer has reviewed no candidates, or that an interview is more likely.

A timestamp alone can be misleading because some feeds refresh existing records. A usable destination, complete source data, and a coherent role record make recency more useful.

Hirevate refreshes source records and expires stale jobs according to its sync policy. The destination hiring page remains the final authority.

Use freshness to order a shortlist, then verify role fit and source validity. A lower-scored role that strongly matches your experience can still be more valuable than a newer but irrelevant one.

The current calculation starts at 40 points. A source timestamp can add 40 points for one day or less, 30 for up to three days, 20 for up to seven days, or 10 for up to fourteen days. A stated location adds 10 points, and an available source or apply URL adds 10 points. The total is capped at 100.

The calculation is sector-neutral: a software title receives no advantage over healthcare, operations, finance, education, or any other role. The score also does not use employer popularity, salary, applicant counts, or personal eligibility. Those factors require separate judgment.