We collect perspectives from recruiters and professionals to understand how people find each other, make hiring decisions, and experience the process.
We publish what we learn openly.
Independent research · Anonymous participation · Open access
We combine broader survey data with in-depth conversations to understand how hiring works in practice, from the people making hiring decisions to the professionals navigating them.
How do small teams decide who is worth meeting, which signals do they trust, and what gets lost in the hiring process?
Online survey · 5–7 minutes · Results published anonymously
A closer look at how small teams actually find, evaluate and choose people, and where uncertainty enters the process.
One-to-one interviews · 3 of 10 completed · Findings published anonymously
How does the hiring process feel from the other side, from finding opportunities and applying to getting noticed, hearing back and deciding whether a company feels right?
Online survey · Coming soon
How many applications actually feel relevant, and how many result in a conversation?
Which signals give recruiters enough confidence to invite a candidate to interview?
What do CVs and LinkedIn profiles fail to reveal about people who later become great hires?
Where do small teams struggle most to know whether they're making the right decision?
We collect perspectives directly from recruiters and professionals through anonymous surveys and conversations.
We look for patterns across responses, interviews and different participant profiles.
We turn the findings into clear, accessible benchmarks.
The research is published freely. No paywall or report download gate.
Mutual Works Benchmarks is an independent research project exploring how people find each other, make hiring decisions, and experience the hiring process.
It is created by Mutual Works, a team working on a more human way for companies and professionals to find each other.
The research also helps inform what we build at Mutual Works, but participation is independent of the product. We publish what we learn, including findings that challenge our own assumptions.
If you've been involved in hiring for a small team, we'd like to hear how it actually works.
Participate in the studyAnonymous · 5–7 minutes · No account required