How to find reposted jobs efficiently

If you run a staffing or recruiting agency, you know the truth: timing is everything. The difference between a prospect who ignores your email and one who books a call often comes down to whether they’re hiring — right now.

The problem? Most business development strategies rely on cold outreach, vague market signals, or guesswork.

And that’s why they fall flat. But there’s one signal that cuts through the noise — a clear, measurable indicator that a company is actively trying (and failing) to hire: reposted jobs.

In this article, we’ll walk you through exactly how to identify these offers in just a few clicks using Mantiks — without spending hours on manual research.

What Are Reposted Jobs — and Why They’re So Valuable

A “reposted job” is simply a job ad that a company publishes again after the initial posting. At first glance, it looks like any other listing. But here’s what it really means:

• ❌ They haven’t found the right candidate.
• 🕐 The hiring process is taking longer than expected.
• 🔥 They still have an urgent need to fill the role.

In other words, reposted jobs are one of the strongest buying signals you can find in the recruitment market.

Think about it: a company that reposts a job is not just hiring — it’s struggling to hire. And that’s exactly when your services are most relevant. Reaching out right after a repost dramatically increases the chances that your message lands, gets read, and converts into a conversation.

Turn Signals Into Sales Opportunities

This is where most agencies miss out. They scrape company data, buy outdated lists, or reach out randomly — all without knowing if the company is even hiring. Reposted jobs flip that model on its head: instead of chasing cold leads, you focus your outreach on the companies that are actively trying to solve a hiring problem right now.

And that’s where the business development magic happens:

• Your outreach becomes timely and relevant.
• Your positioning shifts from “just another recruiter” to “the solution they need.”
• And your close rates? They go up — fast.

How to Find Reposted Jobs Efficiently (Without Manual Work)

Spotting reposted jobs manually is almost impossible at scale. You’d have to monitor dozens of job boards, export listings, compare them over time, and log reposting patterns. That’s a full-time job in itself — and a terrible use of a recruiter’s time.

The smarter approach is to automate it.

With a platform like Mantiks, you can instantly filter job data to see only the ones that have been republished.

Instead of sifting through thousands of irrelevant listings, you focus your attention on the ones that matter — the ones that tell you “this company still hasn’t filled this role.”

Here’s how it works in practice 👇

1️⃣ Create your Mantiks account

First, sign up for a free Mantiks account.

It only takes 2 minutes to access all features, freely during 14 days.

2️⃣ Log in and open the search tool

Once logged in, you’ll land on the Home Page.
Click on "Search" to access the internal search engine.

3️⃣ Select your targeting criteria

Choose your target market.
Example: companies hiring sales representatives.

You can both include or exclude keywords in the job title or job description.

4️⃣ Activate the “Reposted Job Offers” filter

This is the key step: enable the dedicated filter to see only reposted job ads.

Mantiks only keeps job ads that have appeared multiple times with enough time between postings to be considered a new ad.

The deduplication and selection of reposted job offers are based on the following criteria:

• Job title
• Job location
• Job publication date
• Company name

5️⃣ Select your Buyer Personas

Knowing that a company has reposted a job is valuable. But knowing who to talk to about it is where the real business development opportunity begins.

One of the biggest mistakes agencies make is stopping at the company level — sending generic outreach to “HR@company.com” or cold messages on LinkedIn. The truth is, the difference between a deal won and a deal lost often comes down to finding and contacting the real decision-maker.

Mantiks takes this final (and crucial) step off your plate by automatically enriching each reposted job with the key contact details behind the role — including:

• 📧 Professional email addresses of hiring managers or HR leaders
• 📞 Direct phone numbers for follow-up calls
• 🔗 LinkedIn profiles to personalize your outreach

Mantiks automatically finds the right contact person for each job offer (email, phone, LinkedIn).

Select your Buyer Personas to refine your targeting.

Here, we select the person who published the job ad (the “published by” badge you can see above LinkedIn job offers), as well as the Sales Director.

Mantiks will automatically search for the different job titles (Head of Sales, Chief Sales Officer, etc.) to find the right person.

6️⃣ Launch the report

Click “Launch Report”:

• You’ll receive it directly by email
• Or activate a webhook to send it straight to your CRM or other tools

That's it, you report will be ready in just a few minutes inside your inbox 🚀

Best Practices to Turn Reposted Jobs Into Clients

Finding reposted jobs and decision-makers is only the first step. The real ROI comes when you turn those signals into paying clients. Here’s how the best-performing staffing and recruiting agencies do it:

1. Act Fast — Speed Wins Deals

Reposted jobs are time-sensitive. Every day you wait, the company is talking to competitors, interviewing candidates, or reviewing proposals.

2. Lead With Insight, Not a Sales Pitch

Generic outreach kills conversions. Don’t start with “We’re a recruitment agency and we can help.”

Instead, lead with proof that you understand their situation: mention the repost, the role, and the likely reason they’re struggling.

For example:

“I saw your Senior Data Engineer role has been reposted — which usually means the market is tight. We recently placed 3 similar profiles for companies in your space. Happy to share how we did it?”

3. Offer Immediate Value

When a company reposts a role, they don’t want to hear about a “long-term partnership” — they want help now.

Offer something tangible in your first message: a shortlist of candidates, a market map, or a salary benchmark.

4. Personalize Your Message to the Decision Maker

Thanks to enriched contact data, you know who you’re talking to — so personalize every message.

Address their specific role (e.g., HR Director vs. Head of Engineering), refer to the specific job title, and mention any relevant industry experience you have.

This transforms a cold email into a relevant, timely solution.

5. Follow Up Strategically

Most deals don’t close after one email.

A smart follow-up sequence — spaced over 2–3 weeks — referencing the same reposted job signal will keep you top of mind and increase conversions by up to 50%.

Conclusion

Reposted jobs are not just another data point — they’re the clearest sign a company is struggling to hire and needs help right now. If you’re still relying on cold lists or generic outreach, you’re wasting time on leads that aren’t ready to buy.

With reposted job data, you flip the script: you know who is hiring, when they’re most receptive, and what role they’re trying to fill. That gives you everything you need to start a relevant conversation and close more clients, faster.

For staffing and recruiting agencies, this isn’t optional anymore — it’s the most efficient way to build a BD pipeline that actually converts.

Stop guessing. Start targeting. And let reposted jobs become the engine behind your next wave of growth.

Mantiks is the #1 BD platform for recruitment professionals: turn hiring needs into business opportunities.