Job Posting Rules
Just Jobs
ZipRecruiter is a platform dedicated to provide Job Postings for paid positions and should not be used to post:
Multi-level marketing opportunities
Unpaid internships or any other unpaid roles
Any arrangement that does not represent an employment opportunity
Casting calls, auditions for modeling, acting and/or talent management services
Survey collections, opinion participants, focus groups, etc.
Franchise/business opportunities
Job Transparency
We expect job posters on our platform to have transparent and accurate information within their advertisements, and through their entire candidate onboarding process, including, but not limited to, the job poster’s obligations to ensure that:
All elements of job content and communication with candidates accurately reflect the opportunity offered
Each Job Posting represents a real and current job opening
Job content uses industry standard language so that candidates qualified for the opportunity would understand the responsibilities, qualifications, and compensation
Additional Rules
Keep in mind these requirements for every Job Posting available on ZipRecruiter:
Job seekers should never be required to register or create an account in order to view the job description
Job posters should never require the job seeker to pay any fees directly to the employer
Job posters should never include content, or links to content, that is illegal, offensive, obscene, threatening, exploitative, violent, or inappropriate for any other reason
Job posters should never include any personal information in the job description or as part of the instructions for submitting the application
Job posters should never promote or advertise products or services
Job posters should never include keywords irrelevant to the job in the job title or job description
Job posters should never require the job seeker to submit a photo or video as part of the application
Job posters should ensure that all job content is authorized for posting on ZipRecruiter by the appropriate trademark or copyright owner
Job Poster’s Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the job poster to make sure that the content of its Job Posting does not violate applicable laws. At a minimum, the job poster must ensure that all of its Job Postings:
Comply with applicable local, state, federal and international laws, including but not limited to laws relating to anti-discrimination, labor and employment, equal employment opportunity and employment eligibility requirements, posting salary ranges, data privacy, data access and use, defamation, consumer protection, and intellectual property and laws requiring that Job Postings appear in a certain language other than English
Not contain any job requirement or criterion that discriminates on the basis of race, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law
Not prohibit applications from persons with criminal convictions, criminal records, and/or felonies, unless such criterion is a legally permissible and legitimate requirement of the job, or is required by law
Not require citizenship of any particular country or lawful permanent residence in a country as a condition of employment, unless otherwise required in order to comply with applicable law, legal order, or government contract
Not include any screening requirement or criterion where such requirement or criterion is not an actual, legitimate, and lawful requirement of the job
Not contain content, or links to content, that exploits people in a sexual, violent, or other manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 16
Not contain a role located in any country subject to sanctions imposed by the governments of the United States or the United Kingdom
Additional Criteria to Avoid
Putting recruiter’s phone numbers in the job description
Including misleading info
Very high salary
Asking the client to please redirect to another career page
Posting the job ridiculously far from the office
Discrimination
Unnecessary requirements
Requesting money to complete the application
Lying about salary