One flag is ticked. Should I skip the posting?

Not on its own. Plenty of genuine postings are written badly or omit salary for policy reasons. Treat one flag as a reason to look closer, not a reason to walk away.

What should I do if I get four or more flags?

Verify the company independently before applying: check their website, LinkedIn presence, and whether current employees list it. If you already applied, be cautious about what personal information you share next.

Does a missing salary always mean something is wrong?

No. Many legitimate employers, especially in India, still do not publish salary ranges. It only becomes a stronger signal when it is combined with several of the other flags here.

Job posting red flag checker

No single line in a job posting proves it is a bad opening. What matters is how many warning signs are stacking up together, because genuine roles occasionally have one odd detail and scams or low-quality postings tend to have several at once.

Read the posting once, then work through this list and tick only what is actually there. Guessing defeats the point.

What you see in this posting

The title is vague or inflated ("Ninja", "Rockstar", "Growth Hacker")Often hides a role that is actually junior, or one listing covering three unrelated jobs at once.No salary or range is mentioned anywhereA posting that avoids the number at every stage, including the call, often means the number is worse than the market rate.Says "urgent hiring" or "immediate joiner only" repeatedlyCan mean real urgency, but is also the exact language used to rush candidates past normal checks.The responsibilities read as one generic paragraph, not a real listA description that could be pasted onto any role usually means nobody who does the job wrote it.Applications go to a personal Gmail or Yahoo address, not a company domainLegitimate employers recruit from their own domain in almost every case.Mentions any fee, deposit or "registration charge" to apply or get shortlistedNo legitimate employer in India charges a candidate to apply, interview, or be selected.The company name is withheld, or you cannot find it online at allA posting with no findable company page, address, or employee presence is unusually hard to verify for a real business.The pay is far above the market rate for the stated experienceA number that looks too good for the role is one of the strongest single signals across scam and low-quality listings alike.The entire process happens over WhatsApp or Telegram, with no company emailGenuine hiring leaves a trail: a company email thread, a calendar invite, a named video platform.

Nothing flagged

0 of 9 flags

Nothing here rules out a real posting, but keep checking as the process continues.

Flags ticked: 0
Flags clear: 9

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How this is worked out

Each ticked box adds one point. There is no single disqualifying flag, because any one of these can have an innocent explanation on its own.
The read gets more serious as flags stack, since real scam and low-effort postings tend to combine several of these rather than showing just one.

What this does not cover

This scores what is written in the posting, not the company as a whole. A real company can still write a bad posting, and a fake one can write a convincing one.
It does not verify anything for you: no lookup, no company database, no call to any registry. You still have to check the company yourself.
A clean score is not a guarantee. Continue watching for these same patterns through the interview and offer stages.

Questions people ask

One flag is ticked. Should I skip the posting?: Not on its own. Plenty of genuine postings are written badly or omit salary for policy reasons. Treat one flag as a reason to look closer, not a reason to walk away.
What should I do if I get four or more flags?: Verify the company independently before applying: check their website, LinkedIn presence, and whether current employees list it. If you already applied, be cautious about what personal information you share next.
Does a missing salary always mean something is wrong?: No. Many legitimate employers, especially in India, still do not publish salary ranges. It only becomes a stronger signal when it is combined with several of the other flags here.

Where these figures come from

Rates and rules on this page were last checked against the source on 31 August 2026. Tax law changes; check the source before you rely on a number for a decision.

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