Nox Journal
Original analysis of our 400,000+ live job listing dataset.
The Cover Letter Paradox: Do Tailored Letters Actually Get Better Results?
A field experiment of 7,287 applications found tailored cover letters get 53% more callbacks. Most applicants still send generic ones.
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What Your ATS Choice Says About Your Company
Greenhouse, Ashby, Workday, SmartRecruiters: ATS choice reveals stage, culture, and hiring philosophy. Data from 401K+ listings.
The Geography of Hiring: Where 13,000 Companies Are Actually Recruiting
Analysis of 401K+ job listings shows where companies actually hire. The US holds 46%, and the remote gap is wider than expected.
Software Engineer Is Still King: The 20 Most-Posted Roles in 2026
Software engineer accounts for 14.3% of 400K+ job listings -- more than the next six categories combined. Here are the top 20.
The Ghost Job Problem: What Our Data Shows About Stale Listings
Cross-referencing 400K+ listings with freshness data reveals nearly 1 in 3 openings never results in a hire. Here is the evidence.
Which ATS Do Companies Actually Use? Data from 13,000+ Employers
We mapped 13,000+ companies to their ATS. Greenhouse leads at 45%, SmartRecruiters 27%, Ashby 12%, Workday 10%.
The Remote Work Lie: Only 10% of Job Listings Are Actually Remote
We tagged 400K+ job listings by work arrangement. Only 10.2% are remote, 9.4% hybrid. The rest are onsite or unlabeled.
We Analyzed 400,000 Job Listings. Only 6% Show the Salary.
Nox analyzed 400K+ job listings across 13,000 companies. Only 5.7% disclose salary ranges -- far below industry claims of 12%.