The Howdy Glossary

Lever is a recruiting platform that helps hiring professionals streamline tasks like posting job listings, scheduling interviews, and tracking applicant progress. It also fosters team collaboration through centralized communication and feedback on candidates. The platform's capabilities include candidate sourcing, compliance with interview best practices, and detailed reporting on recruitment activities. Lever was co-founded in 2012 by Sarah Nahm, Nate Smith, and Randal Truong, with Nahm serving as the CEO.

Lever distinguishes itself from competitors like Greenhouse, Workday Recruiting, JazzHR, Jobvite, and iCIMS by emphasizing team collaboration through a single platform for communication and feedback on candidates. It incorporates tools for efficient scheduling of interviews and quick candidate sourcing while ensuring adherence to interview best practices through its compliance features. Additionally, Lever's user-friendly interface offers comprehensive reporting capabilities that aid in data-driven decision-making.

The platform caters to various industries and organization sizes—from small businesses to large corporations—by providing an intuitive interface suitable for recruiters, HR professionals, hiring managers, and other team members involved in the hiring process. Lever’s focus on improving the recruitment experience ensures organizations can make informed decisions efficiently while maintaining high standards of professionalism throughout their hiring activities.