Pause a job
Pausing temporarily stops a job without losing anything.
When to pause
- You have enough candidates to process
- Budget or headcount changed temporarily
- Hiring manager is unavailable
- Need to make significant changes
How to pause
- Go to your Dashboard
- Click the active job in the sidebar
- Click the Pause button (or find in job menu)
- Confirm you want to pause
What happens when paused
- Matching stops: No new developers see your job
- Candidates preserved: Existing briefs remain for review
- Intros continue: Already-made introductions still work
- No charges: You do not pay for paused jobs
How long can jobs be paused?
Indefinitely. There is no limit on pause duration.
Resume a paused job
Resuming makes a paused job active again.
How to resume
- Find the paused job in your sidebar (under "Paused")
- Click to open it
- Click Resume
- Job becomes active immediately
What happens when resumed
- Matching restarts: Developers can see your job again
- Same listing: Your job appears exactly as before
- Billing resumes: You pay for active jobs
Do I need to re-submit for review?
Usually not. If your job was previously approved and you made no major changes, it resumes without review.
If you made significant edits while paused, it may go through review again.
Close a job
Closing permanently ends a job.
When to close
- Position has been filled
- Role is no longer needed
- Job was created by mistake
- Organization changed direction
How to close
- Go to the job in your dashboard
- Access job settings or menu
- Select Close Job
- Confirm the closure
What happens when closed
- Permanent: Cannot be easily reopened
- History preserved: Candidate history remains viewable
- No new activity: No matching, no new candidates
- No charges: Closed jobs are not billed
Can I reopen a closed job?
Not directly. If you need to hire for the same role again:
- Create a new job
- Import from the same URL
- Or contact support for special cases
Choosing: pause vs. close
| Scenario | Action |
|---|---|
| Temporary break, will resume | Pause |
| Role filled, done hiring | Close |
| Budget cut, might resume | Pause |
| Job created by mistake | Close |
| Significant role change | Close and create new |
| Need to edit extensively | Pause, edit, resume |
Impact on billing
| Job state | Billed? |
|---|---|
| Draft | No |
| In review | After approval |
| Active | Yes |
| Paused | No |
| Closed | No |
You only pay for active jobs that are live and matching.
Impact on candidates
Paused jobs
- Candidates already in review stay there
- You can still review and approve them
- New candidates do not appear
Closed jobs
- No new candidates
- Existing intro conversations continue
- History remains for reference
Troubleshooting
Cannot pause job?
- Make sure the job is currently active
- Check you have permission (if team account)
- Refresh and try again
Paused job not resuming?
- Check your payment status
- Verify you have available plan slots
- Contact support if issues persist
Accidentally closed a job?
- Contact support immediately
- We may be able to help recover it
- Create a new job as backup plan