# Why Do Some Job Listings Appear as Confidential Company?

Category: Selection Process

URL: https://grhdf.empregare.com/en-us/ajuda/1525-why-do-some-job-listings-appear-as-confidential-company

Updated: 2026-11-05

The job listing shows **CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY**, with a lock icon instead of the logo, and the phrase **The company preferred not to show its name in this job listing.** The company exists: it just didn’t want to disclose its name now, for example, because it’s a strategic position or to avoid exposing a replacement.

## How it works

- You apply the same way, with **Apply**.
- The company’s page and contact do not appear, and Empregare support also cannot provide the name.
- Usually, you learn the company’s name in the next steps if you are called.

## Suspicious about the job?

Use **Report this job** at the bottom of the job listing page.