Staffing agencies are the highest-volume gatekeepers in hiring — and the most common source of “the recruiter just disappeared” stories. This index tracks 26 major agencies by what applicants actually report: who replies, who ghosts, and how long it takes. It currently reflects 3,085 applicant reports and grows with every new one.
Agencies with real applicant reports, worst ghost rate first. Percentages come only from reported outcomes — never estimates.
These agencies have a provisional Seen Grade from public hiring signals, but no applicant reports yet — so no ghost percentage is shown. One report starts their real record.
We have nothing on these agencies yet — and we won't invent a number. If you've applied through one, your report is the first data point.
The share of applicants who reported never hearing back from an agency after applying or interviewing — no rejection, no update, just silence. Seen computes it from real applicant outcome reports, not agency marketing.
Staffing agencies run high-volume pipelines, where candidates commonly report going silent after an initial screen. This index exists so those patterns are visible per agency instead of anecdotal — each agency’s row shows exactly how much reported data sits behind it.
No. They are aggregated community signals from applicant reports and public hiring data, with confidence labels where data is thin. Agencies with no reports show no numbers at all — Seen never fabricates a rate.
Seen Grades aggregate applicant reports and public hiring signals into a 0–100 score. They are community signals, not verified facts, and update hourly as new reports arrive. Percentages appear only where applicants have actually reported outcomes.