Employ Inc. – 2026 Talent Acquisition Vendor Assessment
The Hackett Group® Report

See What Great Hiring Tech Looks Like

The Hackett Group® did the research—and they’re sharing what separates great tech from the rest. See how JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite stack up and what to look for in your next hiring platform.

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There’s no shortage of hiring technology out there. But figuring out which solutions can actually deliver real value for today’s TA teams? That’s easier said than done.

The Hackett Group® 2026 Talent Acquisition Vendor Assessment takes some of the guesswork out of the equation. They looked at leading talent acquisition platforms across everything from capabilities and innovation to customer experience and business value.

See what they found, what leading TA teams are prioritizing in their tech, and how JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite measure up.

“Our assessment recognizes vendors that pair meaningful innovation with a clear focus on measurable customer outcomes. Employ’s portfolio continues to deliver strategic value for customers across a diverse range of markets, and its ongoing innovation reflects a commitment to evolving to meet the needs of today’s hiring teams.”

— Amanda Newfield, Associate Principal, Global HR Executive Applied Intelligence Practice Leader at The Hackett Group®​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‍​​​​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‍‌​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌​​​​​​‍​​​​‍​‌‍​‌​​​‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌​​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌​​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‍​​​​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​​‌‌​‌‌​‍‌​‌​‍‌​​‍‌‍​‌​​​​​​‍​​​​‍​‌‍​‌​​​‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌​​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌​‌‌​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌​‍​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌​​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Recognized For

The Hackett Group 2026 Top Performer badge — Qualified Applicant Improvement

JazzHR

The Hackett Group 2026 Top Performer badge — Pace of Innovation

JazzHR

The Hackett Group 2026 Top Performer badge — Global Client Management

Jobvite

The Hackett Group 2026 Top Performer badge — Analytics

Jobvite

The Hackett Group 2026 Top Performer badge — AI & Emerging Technologies

Lever

The Hackett Group 2026 Top Performer badge — Candidate Assessment

Lever

A sneak peek

What’s Inside

See how JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite performed in the areas that matter to hiring teams, and what those results could mean for yours.

76%

improvement in qualified applicants — JazzHR

4/5

Leading score in AI & Emerging Technologies — Lever

74%

customer business requirements met — Jobvite

Inside the report

How to Use This Report to Your Advantage

1

See How Top Platforms Compare

Get an independent look at today’s hiring technology and see what separates leading platforms from the rest.

2

Go Beyond a Features List

Features are only part of the story. Dig into the capabilities, experience, innovation, and value that can make a real difference for your hiring team.

3

Find the Right Fit

Every hiring team is different. See where JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite shine and which platform could be the best fit for the way you hire.

4

Take a Fresh Look at Your Tech

Already have hiring technology in place? Use the findings to see how your current tools measure up and where there may be opportunities to do more.

5

Make Your Next Decision Easier

Whether you’re actively looking for a new platform or just exploring what’s out there, use the report to see what deserves a spot on your shortlist.

Ready to See What Great Hiring Tech Looks Like?

The right technology should do more than check boxes. Explore The Hackett Group®’s findings and discover how JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite can help your team hire smarter, faster, and with more confidence.