Proof

The numbers behind the function.

Every figure below traces to a named external source or to our own tracked engagements since January 2025. The stories are public and the citations link out.

The stories

Four roles that should not have closed the way they did.

For the HR head tired of wasted interview loops

“We were sold on the first profile.”

1 interview to a hire that joined in 28 days

Harbinger Group· HR Head, Harbinger Group Read the study →

For the founder who is the bottleneck on every hire

“You have helped us hire great people, they are doing so well.”

4 disciplines sales, clinical, AI, and marketing, through one function

iHealD· Founder, iHealD Read the study →

For the TA lead who fears being replaced or buried

“Your candidates get hired and we look good.”

18 months running, and the funnel is still improving

Appnomic· TA Lead, Appnomic Read the study →

For the leader who thinks this only works for engineers

27 days to a Director of Engineering offer

SuperProcure Read the study →

The function in numbers

What the system does, measured.

The benchmark beside each number is the world everyone else works in. Ratios hold for aligned engagements; distant ones drift, and we say so.

1 in 9 Accepted offers that ghost before joining

Indian employers report nearly 4 in 10 offers dropped. We lose 1 in 9.

Reference · nasscom community

About 37% of offered candidates drop the offer, and two-thirds of them do that just before or on the date of joining.

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2 per 100 Profiles reviewed that reach your shortlist

The industry rule of thumb is 8 to 12. We send 2, and the filtering never lands on your calendar.

Reference · 4 Corner Resources

If you have 100 applicants, shortlisting 8 to 12 of them is a feasible goal.

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2 days Median role opening to first shortlist

Agencies target 3 to 5 business days and often take weeks.

Our system · Continuity1 tracked engagements

Across 175 roles, the median time from role opening to first shortlist in client review is 2 days.

~3 Interviews your team sits in, per hire

Ashby puts technical roles at 17.6 interviews per hire across the whole process, up 52% since 2021. The rest of that load sits with the function, not with you.

Reference · Ashby talent-trends report