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Open until filled

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

phraseCommon term

In job interviews & careers, open until filled means: Accepting applications until an employer appoints someone rather than to a fixed closing date.

In Turkish: pozisyon dolana kadar başvuruya açık

How it is used

Appears in job ads; the vacancy may close once an appointment is made.

Example sentences

  1. The notice says “open until filled”, so I submitted my application today.

    An unspecified closing date does not mean that the vacancy will stay available.

  2. The vacancy marked “open until filled” disappeared after the team appointed a technician.

    The appointment itself brings the application period to an end.

Common collocations

  • remain open until filled
  • vacancy open until filled
  • vacancyA job in a company or organisation that is available because nobody is doing it yet, so the employer is looking for someone to fill it.
  • closing dateThe last day on which an employer will accept applications for a job that has been advertised.

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