The job posting checklist: what to verify before you apply

01 / Find the actual role behind the title

Read the responsibilities, required skills, seniority, and minimum experience together. Separate explicit requirements from preferred qualifications. Compare the work with examples you can demonstrate, rather than counting keywords alone.

02 / Identify where the work can be performed

Check the workplace arrangement first: remote, hybrid, onsite, or unstated. Then identify applicant country restrictions and required office attendance. A global company and a remote team can still have a narrowly located opening.

Record timezone overlap, travel, customer-facing hours, and any stated citizenship or clearance conditions. If the source gives conflicting statements, keep both and ask for clarification.

03 / Keep pay attached to its currency and period

A compensation number is incomplete without its currency and interval. Check whether the range is annual, monthly, or hourly, whether it is base pay, and whether location changes it. If compensation is absent, ask; do not infer a salary from a similar job title.

04 / Read sponsorship language literally

‘No sponsorship’, ‘must have authorization’, and ‘sponsorship available’ are different statements. Keep the quotation and its context. When nothing is stated, the answer is unresolved. A country match alone does not resolve authorization or sponsorship.

If needed, ask: ‘Is employer sponsorship available for this specific opening, and does the authorization requirement apply at the time of application or the start date?’ Confirm the answer with the employer.

05 / Verify the destination and the current opening

Open the source URL from the employer’s public careers page or its recruiting provider. Confirm that the role is still open and that the application destination matches the employer. Review any unexpected request before sharing personal information.

Save the source and the questions you asked. If the employer changes a requirement later, you will have the context needed to update your shortlist. CanIBeHired shows excerpts and unknowns to help this review; it does not decide who gets hired.