Employer Transparency Read: Scores Across US Companies

The modern job search is often a black box, but data brings clarity to how employers handle candidate pipelines. Currently, there are 28 US employers graded on the transparency ledger. Across this group, the average transparency score stands at 57.4 out of 100. Over the past seven days, zero anonymous candidate reports were filed, and zero cases were opened directly with Dep.

An average score of 57.4 across 28 US employers indicates a hiring landscape where most employers cluster around a middle-of-the-road baseline. For candidates, understanding where specific companies fall relative to this benchmark provides crucial context during an active job search. With zero candidate reports filed and zero open cases in the past seven days, these ledger figures provide a clear baseline snapshot of evaluated candidate experiences.

Highest Graded Employers

Among all graded employers, Amplitude leads the list with the highest transparency score, coming in at 72 out of 100. This score places Amplitude significantly above the 57.4 overall average for graded US employers.

The remaining top-performing employers on the ledger sit closely around the overall average score:

• Amplitude: score 72
• Figma: score 57
• Asana: score 57
• Rocketship: score 57
• Epsilon3: score 57
• Lyft: score 57

While Amplitude sets the upper mark in this dataset, companies such as Figma, Asana, Rocketship, Epsilon3, and Lyft each hold a transparency score of 57. For these employers, ghost rates and median response times are currently listed as n/a, but their overall scores position them in the top group on the ledger relative to lower-scoring peers.

Lowest Graded Employers

At the lower end of the ledger, Yieldmo records the lowest transparency score among all 28 evaluated employers, sitting at 52 out of 100. This is 5.4 points below the overall average score of 57.4.

Directly above Yieldmo, several employers share a uniform transparency score of 57 out of 100. These companies include Inductivehealth, Goalbookapp 2, Relativity, Betr, and Stripe.

As with the higher group, specific metrics like ghost rates and median response days are listed as n/a for these lower-graded employers. The cluster of companies at the 57 mark across both lists—including names like Stripe, Betr, Relativity, Inductivehealth, and Goalbookapp 2 on the lower end—reflects a tight concentration of employer scores across the ledger.

ATS Platforms and Industry Metrics

Candidate experiences are heavily shaped by the Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that manage intake. In our database, several recruiting and career platforms are tracked, including Smartrecruiters, Livecareer, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, Recruitee, and Workablehr.

All six of these entities—Smartrecruiters, Livecareer, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter, Recruitee, and Workablehr—use Greenhouse as their ATS platform. Each currently holds an unverified status with an unrated transparency score out of 100. Across these entries, tracked applications stand at 0 and ghosted applications stand at 0. Their evaluated pillars show Responsiveness at 56, Reliability at 55, and Sentiment at 50. Livecareer and Ziprecruiter also record an Activity pillar score of 48.

Context for Job Seekers

When evaluating potential employers, candidates should pay close attention to overall transparency scores. An employer scoring 72 like Amplitude demonstrates higher transparency than the baseline, while an employer scoring 52 like Yieldmo falls below the 57.4 ledger average.

Knowing these numbers helps job seekers calibrate their expectations before investing time in lengthy application processes. Evaluating company scores relative to the average offers candidates an objective tool in navigating today's hiring landscape.

Check the Live Transparency Ledger at https://jobcop.app/ledger and file a report at https://jobcop.app/patrol.