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Before you apply
7 toolsWork out whether a listing is real, realistic, and worth an evening of your time.
Checker · 15 sec
Job Authenticity Checker
Paste a posting and get a 0-100 authenticity score. Weighs ghost signals, JD complexity, source quality, freshness, and salary disclosure.
Use this toolChecker · 30 sec
Ghost Job Checker
Paste any job URL to find out whether the listing is still live. Catches stale LinkedIn posts and dead company pages in about 30 seconds.
Use this toolQuiz · 90 sec
Should I Apply? Quiz
Ten questions about a listing you are weighing up, answered in 90 seconds. Ends on a clear Apply, Maybe, or Pass verdict.
Use this toolAnalyzer · 10 sec
JD Complexity Score
Scores a job description as realistic, ambitious, overloaded, or unrealistic. Counts required skills and flags experience inflation.
Use this toolExtractor · 10 sec
JD Keyword Extractor
Pulls every hard skill, soft skill, action verb, and seniority signal out of a posting. Matches 350+ technologies and splits required from preferred.
Use this toolChecker · 10 sec
H-1B Sponsorship Checker
See whether a company has sponsored H-1B visas recently and for which roles. Covers 33,000+ employers from Department of Labor filings.
Use this toolTracker
Hiring Freeze Tracker
Check recent freeze signals for major employers. Tells you whether a company is actually hiring before you spend an evening on the application.
Use this toolPay and offers
3 toolsFind out what a role actually pays before you name a number.
Calculator
Salary Estimator
Enter a role and location to see percentile pay from p10 to p90. Built from postings that disclosed a range, not survey guesses.
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Salary Benchmarks
Percentile pay ranges for 50+ roles across US cities. Drawn from postings with disclosed salaries and refreshed monthly.
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Offer Comparison
Put two or more offers side by side across salary, benefits, commute, growth, and culture signals. Weight the factors that matter to you.
Use this toolRunning your search
4 toolsSet expectations, read the silence, and keep yourself in one piece.
Calculator · 2 min
Job Search Timeline
Estimates how long your search is likely to run based on role, seniority, industry, and the hours you put in each week.
Use this toolQuiz · 90 sec
Reposted or Ghosted?
The listing came back or the recruiter went quiet. Work out whether you are still in the running, and what to send next.
Use this toolCalculator
Resume Length Calculator
One page or two? Checks your length against your years of experience and returns a specific recommendation instead of a rule of thumb.
Use this toolQuiz · 3 min
Career Burnout Test
A two-minute assessment built on the Maslach Burnout Inventory dimensions. Shows where you land and what to do about it.
Use this toolHow These Tools Work Together
Used on their own each tool answers one narrow question. Run in order they filter a listing down from "this looks interesting" to a decision you can defend.
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Verify the listing is real
Run the posting through the Job Authenticity Checker. It scores ghost signals, posting age, and salary disclosure so you know whether anyone is actually hiring.
Job Authenticity Checker - 2
Check what it actually pays
If the listing clears, put the title and location into the Salary Estimator. Percentile data from p10 to p90 tells you whether the range is competitive before you negotiate.
Salary Estimator - 3
Score it against your profile
Real listing, fair pay, and now the question is fit. A free profile scores the job 0-100 across skills, experience, seniority, industry, and logistics, and shows every point you lost.
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Questions about the free tools
Do I need to create an account to use these tools?
No. Every tool on this page runs without a signup, a login, or an email address. Open one and start typing.
How is ShouldApply different from these free tools?
Each tool answers one question: is this listing real, what does it pay, am I burned out. A ShouldApply profile answers all of them at once and returns a single 0-100 fit score with skill gaps priced in points. The tools are the appetizer. The profile is the meal.
Are there limits on how many times I can use these?
None. Run them as often as you like, for free, with no monthly cap and nothing held back behind a paywall.
Want the full picture?
Score any job 0-100 with your free profile.
What the numbers are built on
The calculators here run on filing records and live postings rather than survey averages. The sponsorship checker cross-references 33,000+ employers against Department of Labor filings. The salary benchmarks aggregate postings that disclosed pay, refreshed monthly. The authenticity checker reads the same ghost signals the main scoring engine uses on the dashboard: posting age, vague requirements, missing salary, and repost patterns.
If one specific posting has you stuck, start with the Should I Apply quiz. If you are planning a search rather than judging a listing, the timeline calculator sets expectations for how long it runs. Deeper write-ups live on the blog and in the guides and resources.