{
  "registry_version": "2026.08.2",
  "data": {
    "title": "Materially similar role reposted shortly after rejection",
    "status": "active",
    "evidence_ids": [
      "EVD-004"
    ],
    "content": "# Materially similar role reposted shortly after rejection\n\nCandidate observes the same or near-identical job listing reposted or refreshed on job boards within 1–8 weeks of rejection.\n\n### Diagnostic Non-Inferences\n- Does not establish that the role was a \"fake\" or \"ghost\" posting.\n- Does not establish that the prior interview feedback was fraudulent.",
    "id": "A-004",
    "type": "artifact",
    "summary": "Candidate observes the same or near-identical job listing reposted or refreshed on job boards within 1–8 weeks of rejection.",
    "stages": [
      "sourcing",
      "screening",
      "technical"
    ],
    "evidence_level": "supported",
    "probes": [
      {
        "id": "PROBE-A-004-1",
        "action": "Check job listing requisition ID or ask recruiter whether the posting is an automated ATS refresh or a distinct headcount opening.",
        "expected_signal": "Distinguishes between automated job board bot refreshes and genuine recurring hiring demand.",
        "cost": "low"
      }
    ],
    "specimens": [
      {
        "kind": "posting",
        "label": "The two postings, side by side",
        "context": "rejection on 14 March, repost seen on 2 April",
        "lines": [
          {
            "text": "14 Mar — Senior Backend Engineer · Payments · Remote (EU) · 5+ years · Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka · req #4471",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "text": "2 Apr — Senior Backend Engineer · Payments · Remote (EU) · 5+ years · Go, PostgreSQL, Kafka · req #4471",
            "tell": true
          },
          {
            "text": "Body text identical except for the posted date. Same requisition number, same team, same band.",
            "tell": false
          }
        ],
        "reading": "The requisition number is the thing to record. A refreshed listing and a genuinely new headcount look identical on the board and are different facts underneath."
      },
      {
        "kind": "chat",
        "label": "Asking the recruiter directly",
        "lines": [
          {
            "speaker": "Candidate",
            "at": "2 Apr",
            "text": "I saw req #4471 posted again this week. Is this a second opening on the team, or the same one refreshed?",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "speaker": "Recruiter",
            "at": "3 Apr",
            "text": "Good catch — the board auto-refreshes listings after 30 days so they stay visible. Same requisition, still open.",
            "tell": true
          }
        ],
        "reading": "One question separated an automated refresh from a real second opening. This is the cheapest probe in the whole registry."
      }
    ],
    "non_inferences": [
      "Does not establish that the role was a \"fake\" or \"ghost\" posting.",
      "Does not establish that the prior interview feedback was fraudulent."
    ]
  }
}