GEO AUDIT  ·  BRAND-ONLY

Lever.

A look at how Lever is described, positioned, and quoted inside Google's AI Overviews, the AI answer box at the top of search results, and where the brand shows up versus goes missing.

Sitelever.co
Where we lookedGoogle AI Overviews, US
Questions tested39 brand, category, and competitor queries
PreparedJune 29, 2026  ·  by AUQ
AI Visibility Score
36
out of 100. Low band. Lever is cited in 5 of 37 AI answers. It shows up on Lever. It is absent on Recruiting Crm, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.
Verified AI Overview citations
5
Lever's brand is cited in 5 of the 37 AI-answer queries we tested.
AI answer trigger rate
95%
Google's AI answer box fires on 37 of 39 tracked queries.
Citation rate when AI answers
14%
Share of AI-answer queries where the brand is actually quoted.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Lever scores 36 of 100 for AI Overview visibility. The work is closing the citation and identity gaps.

Lever is cited in 5 of 37 AI answers. It shows up on Lever. It is absent on Recruiting Crm, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.

AI answers fire on 95% of tracked queries, yet Lever is quoted in only 14% of them. When it does appear, it sits as a listed provider, rarely the lead source.

AI Visibility Score
36
Low band
BarelyLowCompetitiveDominant
What's in the score
  • How often AI answers appear95 / 100
  • Inclusion in category answers43 / 100
  • Quality of placement when cited50 / 100
  • How AI describes the brand83 / 100
  • Topic coverage breadth17 / 100
  • Your pages being quoted14 / 100
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CONTENT AND ENTITY COVERAGE

The topics that matter to the brand, and where it shows up in AI answers today.

See the full query-by-query breakdown →

TopicPresence in AI answersBuyer intent
LeverOwnedcomparison
Applicant Tracking SystemPartialpositioning
Recruiting CrmInvisiblepositioning
Talent AcquisitionInvisiblepositioning
Candidate SourcingInvisiblepositioning
RecruitingInvisiblepositioning
Buyer-journey coverage

Problem Aware. overview queries: Lever appears on 1 of 6 themes.

Solution Aware. Owned on Lever; absent on Recruiting Crm, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.

Alternatives. 11 themes name the brand without citing it; 21 queries answer without it at all.

AI OVERVIEW PERFORMANCE

Where the brand shows up in Google's AI, and the high-value queries it is missing.

See all queries we tested →

Tracked keywords
39
Brand, category, and comparison queries analyzed.
AI answers fired
37
95% of tracked queries trigger an AI Overview.
Times brand cited
5
14% citation rate when AI answers.
Total brand mentions
16
Across all observed AI responses.
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QUERIES WE TESTED

Every query we ran against Google's AI Overview, and what we found.

39 queries across branded, positioning, and comparison intent. "Cited" means Lever's own domain is a source in the AI answer. "Named, not cited" means the brand is mentioned but is not the source. "Absent" means the AI answered without it.

QueryTypeLever in the AI answerTop sources cited
best applicant tracking systemPositioningNamed, not citedtheundercoverrecruiter.com, youtube.com
applicant tracking system vendorsPositioningNamed, not citedbullhorn.com, theundercoverrecruiter.com, peopleforce.io
applicant tracking system solutionsPositioningAbsentsap.com, youtube.com, paylocity.com
applicant tracking system softwarePositioningNamed, not citedsap.com, zoho.com, vendordirectory.shrm.org
applicant tracking system platformPositioningAbsentsap.com, reddit.com, oracle.com
top applicant tracking system providersPositioningCitedtheundercoverrecruiter.com, forbes.com, g2.com
applicant tracking system comparisonPositioningNamed, not citedyoutube.com, jugglehire.com, zoho.com
best recruiting crmPositioningAbsentreddit.com, leonar.app, automindz-solutions.com
recruiting crm vendorsPositioningAbsentrecruitcrm.io, myshortlister.com, business.com
recruiting crm solutionsPositioningNo AI answer
recruiting crm softwarePositioningAbsentrecruitcrm.io, zoho.com, recruiterflow.com
recruiting crm platformPositioningAbsentrecruitcrm.io, zoho.com, recruiterflow.com
top recruiting crm providersPositioningAbsentrecruiterflow.com, loxo.co, recruitcrm.io
recruiting crm comparisonPositioningAbsentautomindz-solutions.com, leonar.app, metaview.ai
best talent acquisitionPositioningAbsentgreenhouse.com, scionstaffing.com, frazerjones.com
talent acquisition vendorsPositioningCitedkornferry.com, talentmsh.com, gartner.com
talent acquisition solutionsPositioningAbsentpuzzlehr.com, adp.com, actual-talent.com
talent acquisition softwarePositioningNamed, not citedgartner.com, mitratech.com, hirevue.com
talent acquisition platformPositioningAbsentgartner.com, ezrarecruiting.com, greenhouse.com
top talent acquisition providersPositioningAbsentmanagementconsulted.com, gogloby.com, talentmsh.com
talent acquisition comparisonPositioningNamed, not citedbusiness.linkedin.com, youtube.com, greenhouse.com
best candidate sourcingPositioningAbsentgem.com, metaview.ai, pin.com
candidate sourcing vendorsPositioningNamed, not citedrentasourcer.com, pin.com, fetcher.ai
candidate sourcing solutionsPositioningAbsentgem.com, greenhouse.com, meainfo.org
candidate sourcing softwarePositioningNamed, not citedrecruiterflow.com, loxo.co, metaview.ai
candidate sourcing platformPositioningNamed, not citedgem.com, youtube.com, hireez.com
top candidate sourcing providersPositioningAbsentpin.com, juicebox.ai, gem.com
candidate sourcing comparisonPositioningAbsentpin.com, metaview.ai, peppereffect.com
best recruitingPositioningNamed, not citedbettsrecruiting.com, goodwinrecruiting.com, reddit.com
recruiting vendorsPositioningAbsentgoodwinrecruiting.com, roberthalf.com, scionstaffingseattle.com
recruiting solutionsPositioningNo AI answer
recruiting softwarePositioningAbsentrecruitcrm.io, recruiterflow.com, jazzhr.com
recruiting platformPositioningAbsentnoxx.ai, socialtalent.com, workable.com
top recruiting providersPositioningAbsentkore1.com, tekinspirations.com, staffingindustry.com
recruiting comparisonPositioningAbsenttribexyz.com, creativealignments.com, youtube.com
alternatives to LeverComparisonNamed, not citedreddit.com, facebook.com, cyclingnews.com
Lever vs GreenhouseComparisonCitedlever.co, g2.com, peoplepilot.io
Lever vs AshbyComparisonCitedashbyhq.com, lever.co, linkedin.com
Lever vs WorkableComparisonCitedlever.co, biometrictalent.com, get.workable.com
THREE FINDINGS THAT MATTER
01

The brand is missing from 86% of AI-answer queries

Lever is cited in 5 of the 37 AI answers we triggered.

02

AI misreads the category

Lever presents as applicant tracking system, recruiting CRM, talent acquisition, candidate sourcing, recruiting. AI Overviews cite it on Lever and it is absent on Recruiting Crm, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.

TOP THREE MOVES
01

Win presence on Recruiting Crm

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 60 days

02

Convert named-not-cited queries into citations

Impact medium · effort low · 0 to 30 days

03

Earn placement in the third-party listicles AI cites

Impact high · effort medium · 30 to 90 days

IDENTITY IN AI OVERVIEWS

How the brand describes itself, and how Google's AI describes it.

What the brand says about itself

Applicant Tracking System

Lever | Modern Recruiting Software & ATS Sign In Solutions Compare Resources Company Request Demo Pricing AI-Powered Hiring Platform Hiring That Doesn't Hijack Your Week Every stage of hiring has its own hurdles. Lever clears them,lever.co, 2026

Differentiators it leads with: Applicant Tracking System, Recruiting CRM, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.

What Google's AI says

Recognized in AI answers for Lever

Cited as a provider on Lever queries.
Appears alongside youtube.com, reddit.com, theundercoverrecruiter.com.
The core gap
Lever presents as applicant tracking system, recruiting CRM, talent acquisition, candidate sourcing, recruiting. AI Overviews cite it on Lever and it is absent on Recruiting Crm, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.
Words AI uses for the brand
Lever
The brand's own pillars that AI omits
Recruiting CrmTalent AcquisitionCandidate SourcingCited source on vendor and comparison queries
WHERE GOOGLE'S AI GETS ITS ANSWERS

The sources Google's AI cites in this category, and what it tells you about earning citations.

Domain AI citesPagesContext
youtube.com23Cited on 23 of the queries we tested.
reddit.com18Cited on 18 of the queries we tested.
theundercoverrecruiter.com11Cited on 11 of the queries we tested.
juicebox.ai11Cited on 11 of the queries we tested.
recruitcrm.io10Cited on 10 of the queries we tested.
gem.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
recruiterflow.com8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
metaview.ai8Cited on 8 of the queries we tested.
zoho.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
greenhouse.com7Cited on 7 of the queries we tested.
Reading
Independent listicles, communities, and rival explainers win the citations Lever is missing. Earning AI citation on the invisible themes means placement on those third-party pages, not only owning its own glossary.
AI-REVEALED PEERS

The competitive set drawn by Google's AI itself. Observed, not chosen.

See which queries each peer won →

Brands and domains Google's AI cites in place of Lever on the queries where it is absent. Observed, not chosen.

PeerHow AI frames it
youtube.comCited on 23 of the tested queries.
reddit.comCited on 18 of the tested queries.
theundercoverrecruiter.comCited on 11 of the tested queries.
juicebox.aiCited on 11 of the tested queries.
recruitcrm.ioCited on 10 of the tested queries.
gem.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
recruiterflow.comCited on 8 of the tested queries.
metaview.aiCited on 8 of the tested queries.
Key observation
youtube.com is the most-cited source across the queries Lever is missing.
90-DAY ROADMAP

Three sprints from first wins to compounding category presence.

Month 1  ·  Days 1 to 30
  • Publish solution and comparison pages for Recruiting Crm, Talent Acquisition, Candidate Sourcing.
  • Build linkable comparison assets so AI Overviews can cite the brand's own domain.
Month 2  ·  Days 31 to 60
  • Earn placement in third-party best-of listicles and review sites the AI cites.
  • Seed community and review presence where AI Overviews pull trust signals.
Month 3  ·  Days 61 to 90
  • Expand owned comparison content across decision-stage queries.
  • Re-audit to confirm invisible themes move to cited and track citation share.