Hire more top performers faster with data-driven recruiting
Align your team around structured competencies with improved intake workflows. Surface the best candidates with automated reference checks and rich talent analytics. Hire the best, diverse talent.
Make the best hires
89% of mis-hires are due to a soft skills mismatch. Augment your hiring panels with Searchlight's scientific, gold-standard reference data. We match candidates with teams with the ideal behavioral profiles.
Hire faster
Searchlight shortens time-to-fill and cuts manual phone calls out of your process aligning hiring teams upfront and augmenting interviews with reference data. We give hiring managers the conviction to make the right decision, faster.
Reduce Bias
Counteract prestige bias with a more equitable hiring practice and objective reference data. Using Searchlight, 80% of our partners have hired more top performers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Culture-focused companies are using Searchlight to build exceptional teams
testimonials
Searchlight not only fixes the broken reference process, it educates my managers to make faster, data-driven decisions.”
Elizabeth Shober, VP Talent, Udemy
testimonials
Searchlight has been game-changing. I've discussed throughout my career how to best implement references but never found the right way til now. It's quick, easy, and very insightful.”
Harry Dannenbaum, Head of Recruiting, Coda
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Searchlight allows companies to invest in their employees' growth and see feedback that gives them an opportunity to help that person succeed."
Kim Enright, Recruiting Manager, Masterclass
Make the best hires
De-risk your hiring
Verified, normalized, third-party data
100% of our customers say that Searchlight reference data is higher quality than a typical reference call.
Gold standard questions based on organizational psychology
89% of bad hires is caused by soft skills mis-match. Searchlight leverages past performance data to ensure a team-skills match for every hire.
Hire people who will stay
Set new hires up for success from day one with advice from their prior managers on superpowers and coachable areas.
hire faster
Fill open roles 30% faster
Automate, streamline, and standardize your reference process
85% of Searchlight references are completed within 3 days. Click a button, receive references, no phone tag.
Identify top performers early
Searchlight analytics surface the most promising candidates for your unique team so you know where to focus.
Increase final round-to-close rates
Searchlight can insert earlier in your hiring process so that you can eliminate friction in those crucial closing stages.
Improve Diversity & Inclusion
Cut bias out of your process
Assess candidates beyond credentials and resume
Searchlight candidate composites provide a 3D picture of every candidate.
Use past performance to advocate for nontraditional backgrounds
Searchlight helps translate skills between roles so you can confidently make hires from underrepresented backgrounds.
Request demowhy hiring teams love searchlight
Full-service platform to augment your processes
ATS Integrations
Searchlight integrates with your ATS system for one-click initiation and one consolidated source of truth.
DATA & PRIVACY Compliant
Searchlight is compliant with all major data laws including GDPR and Cal Privacy Act.
Reporting & analytics
Stay on track with your recruiting goals with our reporting dashboards and predictive analytics.
automated workflow
Searchlight cuts delays out of your hiring process by automating away scheduling, emails, followups, and data consolidation.
Customized insights
Searchlight’s reference questions are tailored to team-specific recruiting goals and strategic priorities.
on-brand candidate and reference experiences
Searchlight's modern interface creates positive impressions with candidates and references alike to promote your employer brand.
candidate testimonials
What I loved about Searchlight was how supportive the whole process was. They helped advocate for the real me.
