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Engineering at Noon AI
David Witten
David leads engineering at Noon AI, an autonomous AI recruiting agent that sources, screens, and reaches out to qualified candidates. He writes about AI recruiting, talent acquisition technology, candidate sourcing, and the future of hiring. David specializes in AI/ML systems, full-stack engineering, and building scalable hiring infrastructure.
AI Recruiting
Candidate Sourcing
Hiring Automation
Talent Acquisition
Recruiting Technology
AI/ML
Articles by David
Research
How Many Applicants Per Job? 2026 Benchmarks
Greenhouse: 244 applications per job in 2025, up from 116 in 2022. Ashby: 291 applications per hire. The famous 250 figure dates to a 2015 Glassdoor post.
10 min read · 2026-10-10
Recruiting Metrics
Fake Job Applicant Statistics 2026: 78.9% Target Engineering
2026 survey of 1,000 recruiters, one flagged applicant each: 78.9% applied to engineering or data roles, median 7 risk signals, 58.7% shared a device.
9 min read · 2026-10-10
Research
Remote Job Statistics 2026: 8.4% of US Postings
Indeed: 8.4% of US job postings offered remote or hybrid work on 31 Aug 2026, up from 3.1% in Jan 2020. BLS: 21.9% of workers teleworked in Sep 2026.
10 min read · 2026-10-09
Recruiting Metrics
How Many Candidates Do Recruiters Contact a Week? 2026 Data
2026 survey of 1,000 recruiter-weeks: the median recruiter contacts 44 new candidates a week across 2 roles and gets 8 replies. Top 10% contact 238 or more.
7 min read · 2026-10-09
Research
Recruiter Salary 2026: BLS Median Pay Is $75,940
BLS OEWS: recruiters (HR specialists, 13-1071) earned a $75,940 median in May 2025, $81,990 mean. Bottom 10% under $47,180, top 10% over $128,720.
9 min read · 2026-10-08
Recruiting Metrics
Why Candidates Decline Recruiter Outreach: 2026 Survey Data
2026 survey of 1,000 recruiters, 1,000 candidate declines coded: 68% cite timing, 20% compensation, 15% location or remote. 18% ask to be contacted later.
7 min read · 2026-10-08
Research
Quits Rate by Industry 2026: Hospitality Leads at 3.3%
BLS JOLTS: the US quits rate was 1.9% in August 2026. Leisure and hospitality led at 3.3%, retail 3.0%; finance 1.0%, government 0.7%. Every industry.
11 min read · 2026-10-07
Recruiting Metrics
Salary in Recruiter Emails: Only 11% Share a Range (2026)
2026 survey of 1,000 recruiters: 11% of outreach emails state a salary range, 38% mention pay. Reply rate is flat (16.4% vs 16.7%) but replies come 4x faster.
8 min read · 2026-10-07
Research
JOLTS Job Openings vs Hires 2026: 1.36 Per Hire
BLS JOLTS: 7.08 million US job openings vs 5.19 million hires in August 2026, 1.36 openings per hire. By industry and employer size, plus per unemployed.
10 min read · 2026-10-06
Recruiting Tools
Checkr Pricing 2026: $29.99 to $94.99 per Report
Checkr publishes per-report pricing: Basic $29.99, Essential $59.99, Complete $94.99, Enterprise by quote. Court and DMV fees pass through at cost.
7 min read · 2026-10-05
Recruiting Metrics
Re-Engaging Past Candidates: Response Rate Statistics 2026
2026 survey of 1,000 recruiters: re-contacted candidates reply at 9.9% vs 16.9% first contact; 35% if they replied before, 5% if not. Best gap: 3-6 months.
7 min read · 2026-10-05
LinkedIn Recruiting
LinkedIn InMail Response Rate 2026: The 13% Floor
LinkedIn's one absolute InMail benchmark is a floor: Recruiter seats must keep a 13% response rate on 100+ InMails per 14 days. What raises and cuts it.
10 min read · 2026-10-04
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