When a vacancy closes, the website should know
By ScopeSite Digital Studios ·
Valid job markup doesn’t give Google a deadline. Crawling, indexing and display still run to the search engine’s schedule.
Eligibility is the honest word
Correct markup on a genuine vacancy page supports eligibility for job results. We check it against Google’s JobPosting requirements, which is a sensible job with a result we can actually inspect.
The markup describes the employer, not automatically you
Describe the actual hiring organisation and visible role facts. Never invent pay or an application route. JobPosting belongs on a single vacancy page; confidential employers follow Google’s documented rules.
Expiry is the part everyone underestimates
Closed roles must stop accepting applications. If a vacancy expires while someone is applying, give them a clear explanation and recovery route.
That is exactly what the jobs engine demodemonstrates: close a role and check both the board and an application already open.
Where the code example belongs
You will notice the demo shows the machine view as an escaped code example for a made-up .exampleagency. Fictional vacancies remain outside search, without live JobPosting markup.
Keep the page, role status and schema aligned. Google still decides when to display it.