Greenhouse Launches Dream Job To Fix Job Hunting and Boost Candidates' Chances Of Getting Hired

Dream Job helps recruiters identify talent and enables job seekers to stand out amidst an overload of AI applications

Over 323,000 candidates and more than 1,200 companies, including NPR, Everlane, Flexport, Guild, and Huntress, have signed up for the candidate portal MyGreenhouse

SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, has launched Dream Job to fix job hunting in the age of AI and mass applications, in which candidates face a soul-crushing job hunting experience. To help candidates stand out to recruiters, the feature allows them to designate one application each month as their "Dream Job." Over 323,000 candidates and hundreds of companies, including NPR, Everlane, Flexport, Guild and Huntress have already signed up for access to Dream Job.

With black-hole applications, dead-end hiring processes, ghosting, and a general lack of transparency, Greenhouse's 2025 Workforce and Hiring report found that two-thirds (66%) of job candidates say today's job market is either extremely or very competitive. At the same time, recruiters are overwhelmed with the number of applications per job, which has increased 102% since ChatGPT's release according to data from Greenhouse (average number of applications per job Q3 2022 compared to Q4 2024). Dream Job provides employers with a valuable signal to identify candidates who are genuinely interested, enabling them to focus on the most promising applications among the mass of applications received.

Candidates need more effective methods when applying. With nearly half (46%) of U.S. candidates abandoning job applications when forced to manually re-enter resume information, the MyGreenhouse candidate portal makes it extremely easy to update your information once. Further improving the experience, Dream Job makes their job search more strategic. It empowers candidates to signal real intent to work at a specific organization, which can positively influence hiring outcomes. Currently, more than 1,200 Greenhouse customers have enabled candidates to submit their Dream Job applications, with over 10,000 submissions received.

"Job hunting today is like playing a lottery: the odds of being seen are extremely low. It's never been easier to apply for a job, and at the same time, it's never been harder to get through the process. Dream Job allows candidates to show a position is their first choice—a role they'd decline every other offer for—helping employers identify high intent candidates," says Jon Stross, President and Co-Founder of Greenhouse. "Dream Job tips the scale in candidates' favor, making their job search more effective. While some candidates rely on their networks for referrals, Dream Job provides an advantage where intent—not personal connections—can influence who rises to the top. It gives candidates more agency in a brutally competitive market."

Dream Job changes the hiring experience for candidates in a hugely positive way. It will revolutionize what candidates come to expect from prospective employers and help employers stand apart from the crowd as they fight for top talent. Candidates are already having a positive experience:

"After flagging my Dream Job, HR reached out to me the next day, which was ridiculously quick. Then I had an offer by the end of the week. It was probably the fastest, smoothest, and most satisfying interview process I've had," says MyGreenhouse Dream Job user Martin Nguyen, who was recently hired at Ping Identity. "It's rare to find a HR platform that actually works seamlessly."

Job seekers can access the Dream Job feature for free by creating their own MyGreenhouse account here. Organizations looking to learn more about Dream Job and the criteria to become a MyGreenhouse hiring employer, visit here.

About Greenhouse
Greenhouse is the leading hiring platform to help companies get measurably better at hiring.

With Greenhouse, organizations can ensure every hire is the right hire, taking candidates from talented prospects to top performers. Our industry-leading software brings a structured hiring approach to any company's process, helping to define the role, requirements and attributes a successful candidate should have before a job is posted, enabling internal alignment and confident decision-making. The result is more fair and equitable hiring practices combined with data-driven decisions.

We've helped over 7,500 companies across diverse industry verticals and scaling goals turn talent into a strategic advantage, so they can be ready to hire for what's next. Some of the smartest and most successful companies like HubSpot, Duolingo, Gong, J.D. Power and Scout24 use Greenhouse for data and guidance on the behaviors and capabilities they need to improve their overall hiring performance as they move up the Hiring Maturity curve.

Greenhouse has won numerous awards including Fortune Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine Best Workplace, Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, Crain's Best Places to Work NYC and Mogul's Top 100 Workplaces for Diverse Representation.

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