layiq
/la·yiq/adjective
worthy; deserving; fitting; suitable.
A role, opportunity, or path that merits attention, time, and pursuit.
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Free job search tools
Two questions come up before you apply: is this job still open, and will the employer's software read your résumé? Each tool shows you the evidence behind its answer. Both are free, with no account.
Ghost Job Checker
Paste a job link to check whether the posting is still available, how old it is, and what to look at before applying.
- Whether the employer's hiring system still returns the posting
- The posting date at the source, and how old that makes it
- Whether the wording reads like one specific role or a general application
- Where the Apply link goes
ATS Résumé Checker
Choose a PDF or DOCX and see the plain text a straightforward parser takes from it, which fields it can find, and what to change.
- The text a parser reads, in the order it finds it
- Which fields it finds: name, contact details, jobs, dates, skills
- Checks for columns, tables, text boxes, images and header-only details, each with evidence and a fix
- Paste a job posting to see which of its terms your résumé uses
Read the guides
Straight answers to the questions that come up while you look for work, each with the sources behind it.
- How to spot a ghost job
A ghost job is a listing with no real intent to hire. Run five checks before you apply: source, real age, details, where Apply goes, and hiring now.
- How to tell if a job posting is still open, step by step
A six-step method for one posting: start at the Apply link, find the employer's own page, read its dates, then ask. Covers Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby.
- Does an ATS reject your résumé?
Applicant tracking systems mostly store, parse and search résumés. Here's what they do, where automatic rejections come from, and what breaks parsing.
- ATS-friendly résumé: what to change and what to skip
What an applicant tracking system does with your résumé, which formatting changes are documented, what advice to ignore, and how to check your file privately.
- How to read a salary range in a job posting
What a posted salary range tells you and leaves out: base versus total pay, hourly versus annual, vague or very wide ranges, and where the law requires pay.
- How to tell if a remote job is really remote
Remote can mean anywhere, one state, one time zone or partly in an office. How to read the location rules, why states matter and what to ask a recruiter.
- How to use AI in your job search (without sounding like AI)
Use AI to read postings, draft and practice, then edit with your own facts and voice. Tailor a résumé truthfully, protect your data and avoid common mistakes.
- The Complete Guide to AI Job Interviews: How to Prepare, Perform, and Succeed
Prepare for an AI job interview: find out what the AI evaluates, build true stories, rehearse in the real format, answer fully, and know your rights after.
- What is an AI interview? How AI job interviews actually work
An AI interview is one where software asks the questions, scores your answers, or both. See the 3 kinds, what gets judged, who decides and 5 questions to ask.
- How to prepare for an AI interview: a step-by-step plan
How to prepare for an AI interview step by step, from invitation to last hour: what to ask, how to request accommodations, which stories to build, what to test.
- How to answer AI interview questions (with examples)
How to answer questions in an interview run or scored by AI: lead with your point, answer every part, say what you did. The 5-step shape, follow-ups, examples.
- AI interview mistakes to avoid, and what to do instead
Half answers, vague “we” stories, rambling past the timer and secret AI help: the AI interview mistakes that cost candidates, and what to do instead.
- What happens after an AI interview? Scores, silence and your rights
Often AI scores or summarizes your answers, then a person decides. Silence is common. How to follow up, ask for feedback and request your data where laws allow.
- HireVue interview: what to expect, how it is scored and how to prepare
What a HireVue interview is, how the on-demand and live formats work, what HireVue says it scores, how to prepare and practice, and your rights and accommodations.
- Job sites without sponsored listings: how to tell who paid to be seen
What sponsored and promoted job listings are, how Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and Glassdoor describe them, how to spot paid placement and what to look for.
- Does a job site sell your data? How to read a privacy policy
How to read a job site's privacy policy for sale, sharing and targeted advertising, what four state laws let you opt out of, and where your résumé can travel.
- How to tell if a job posting, recruiter or offer is a scam
Verify a job posting, recruiter or offer yourself: find the job on the employer’s own site, know the red flags, and report it to the FTC and FBI.
Data
LAYIQ's own measurements of the job postings it lists, with the method and the limits of each.
- How old are open jobs on LAYIQ?
How long ago employers posted the open jobs LAYIQ lists, by age band, with the median, the share that list pay, the method, the limits and a free CSV.
- Which states require pay ranges, and who posts them
Pay range posting laws confirmed on official pages as of October 13, 2026, and the share of current LAYIQ postings that state pay in each state with 200 or more.