Employer Response Scores

“No ghost listings” shouldn't be a slogan — it should be measurable. Response Scores track one simple thing: when real people apply to an employer, does anyone answer?

Where the data comes from

• Application outcomes reported through our partner platform JobEase — real applications whose results (reply, interview, offer, rejection, or silence) are tracked over time.
• Job seeker reports — the one-question “did they respond?” prompt on our job pages, from people who applied to that company before.

We never use fabricated, purchased, or scraped review data. Every data point traces to an application or a first-hand report. For the market-wide view of posting longevity and reposting, see The Ghost Job Report.

The thresholds (deliberately conservative)

Below these sample sizes, no badge is shown at all. A handful of reports can never create a label.

Fairness & limitations

• Scores are computed per company name as it appears on listings. Large employers with many divisions may respond differently by team.
• “No response” is only counted after a reasonable waiting period — an application from last week doesn't count against anyone.
• Scores update continuously as new outcomes arrive; a poster who starts responding will see their score recover.

Employers: respond to your score

If you believe your score misrepresents how you handle applicants, we want to hear from you — we'll review the underlying data and correct genuine errors. The fastest way to improve a score is also the simplest: reply to applicants, even with a no.

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