Job disappeared from Indeed before closing date

[SevenKingsMustDie]

I was recently made redundant from a job I had for over twenty years - unusual these days to work in one place for so long, and am finding myself a bit lost on how to find a new one!

I found a job I liked the look of on Indeed, had a really positive phone call with the employer and decided to apply.

The closing date was 28th Aug so I thought I had time and spent a few days working on my CV as it obviously needed updating! When I went on to send it off the job had gone and there was a message saying:

This job has expired on Indeed
Reasons could include: the employer is not accepting applications, is not actively hiring, or is reviewing applications

Lesson learnt - apply soon as you see a job you like the look of 😢

For those with more experience than me, is it worth contacting them directly and having another conversation, or just give it up as lost?!

this is what happens commonly in nhs

I would give them a call. It's unlikely they will accept it but you've got nothing to lose, particularly as you've already had a conversation with them

Usually means the job has either been pulled or they've had enough applications. Saying that I enquired about a job after the closing date- I've now been in that job 4 years as they didn't appoint from those selected for interview, and I met the whole person spec, so interviewed me after.

It can't hurt to contact them but the job market moves very quickly and this is common. If contacting directly doesn't help then chalk it up to experience and at least your CV is now up to date to quickly apply for the next role. Good luck OP

Thanks everyone - I will give them a call 🤞🏼

I remember reading all that stuff about how it's better to take your time and make a good application only to find in reality if you see an advert in the morning and wait until after work to make a good job of the form it will just get pulled. In reality it does seem like first come first served sometimes.

similar here. I had put aside the day before the deadline to apply and when I went to do it the job had been pulled. But I’ve been in the post for 2 years now.

Sometimes there has been a recruitment freeze, I once got through the interview successfully only to be told they were no longer allowed to recruit.

I hate that. When I was last job hunting, I was working full time so I would plan to do the long winded applications on a Sunday. At the time, I had no idea that the applications would be closed when the employer, NhS looking at you, thought they had enough. I actually think it discriminates against people who are working or maybe need to wait for a childcare break to find time.

Is it a large company? See if they have a recruitment advert or portal on their own website and whether the job is still live there

Indeed, and other job boards, "scrape" job adverts from large companies' own jobs pages - the recruiting company hasn't necessarily placed the advert on Indeed.

Although if there's an expiry notice on Indeed it might indicate the recruiting company is deliberately advertising on Indeed and have closed the ad early.

No harm in asking though.

Since you already spoke to them, I'd say there's no harm in calling them, and they will hopefully accept your application. As someone above said, Indeed pulls job vacancies from other sites, which is why adverts or details aren't always complete - although some employers will advertise directly on indeed. Adverts that are likely to generate a high volume of applications will usually say they will close the advert will close once they reach a certain amount - where I work does NOT say this and I recently had over 150 applications for an entry level admin role! Job markets are insane these days, now your CV is up to date, get a generic-y statement/cover letter sorted that you can do small tweaks to for any further applications, so you're ready to go as soon as any further vacancies come up you might want to go for.
But definitely give them a call - and good luck!