lemonly research and original hiring data

lemonly publishes research with methodology and sources attached. Current reports: the Time-to-Hire Benchmarks 2026 – hiring takes 39–75 days depending on who measures it (SHRM median time-to-fill 39 days, Greenhouse 59.67, Ashby 52–75 by seniority and function), and lemonly finds the candidate a client ends up hiring in a median of 19 days from first candidate contact – and the Recruiting Pricing Transparency Index 2026 – of 28 recruiting services checked, only lemonly publishes full pricing on its own site and all 6 traditional agencies publish none. New reports are added as the dataset grows. Last updated September 8, 2026.