How hiARed works
Company Transparency Report
What the report shows
The Company Transparency Report shows how a company actually treats applicants on hiARed: whether it replies, how often it leaves people without an answer, whether it decides within the timeline it published, and whether its offers match the salary it advertised. It is free to read on every company page, and you do not need an account.
The five scored measures
- Response rate (25%): share of applications the company acted on within 7 days.
- Ghosting rate (25%): share of applications left with no update for 30 days, or for 21 days after a completed interview. Lower is better.
- Timeline accuracy (20%): share of decisions made within the selection timeline published on the job.
- Salary accuracy (20%): share of offers whose CTC falls inside the posted salary range.
- Employee rating (10%): average employee review score, scaled to 100.
The page also shows the typical time to first response and typical time to hire, for context.
When a score appears
A company gets a Transparency score (0 to 100) only after it has handled at least 10 applications on hiARed in the last 12 months. Below that, the page says "Building record" instead of guessing. Each measure shows how many applications it is based on, so you can judge how much to trust it.
How to use it before you apply
75 or more is a good record, 50 to 74 is fair, and under 50 means many applicants waited without an answer. Read the ghosting rate and the typical time to first response first: they tell you how long you may wait. Then check the company's open jobs, which show the salary and interview process up front. Browse jobs with salary shown or search company reviews in India.
Questions
How do I know if a company ghosts candidates?
Open the company on hiARed and read its Transparency Report. The ghosting rate is the share of applications left with no update for 30 days, or for 21 days after a completed interview, counted from real activity on hiARed.
Can a company edit or pay to change its score?
No. hiARed computes every number from hiring activity on the platform. Companies cannot edit, buy or hide it, and paying for a plan never changes a score or a job's ranking.
Why does a company show "Building record"?
It has handled fewer than 10 applications on hiARed in the last 12 months, so there is not yet enough data for a fair score.
Is the report free?
Yes. Anyone can read Transparency Reports on company pages without signing in. Job seekers never pay on hiARed.
The full formulas are in how hiARed scores work.