The Inside Track is back. This year, we measured the Fortune 100.
The Inside Track 2026
135 careers websites. 58 of the most powerful companies in the world. One clear conclusion: performance is a platform decision, and the gap is measurable.
This Isn't Just A Race
It's a benchmark.
For the whole industry.
"In motorsport, the inside track is the fastest line through a corner. The team that finds it first wins. We built this benchmark to show exactly where it is."
Bryan Adams,Founder & Team Principal, Happydance
The Careers Site Grand Prix began as a competition. It's become something bigger: the definitive annual benchmark for careers website performance. In 2026, we expanded beyond our own customer base to measure 58 Fortune 100 companies, the most resourced employer brands in the world. The results show a gap that budget alone cannot explain.
Welcome to
2025 SEASON RESULTS: SEASON 1 //
After four fierce GPs, hundreds of optimizations, and drama from across the field, it’s finally time to crown our 2025 champions.
To every team that took part—thank you. This championship wasn’t just about speed. It was about showing up, tuning up, and raising the bar for candidate experience. Thank you for your collective commitment to performance that has turned this race into a movement.
See you next season.
Huge congratulations to the Mountain America Credit Union team—your tickets to Silverstone await!
Season 1 of the Happydance Annual Benchmark crowned Mountain America Credit Union as the world's top-performing careers website. In the 2026 study, MACU leads again, scoring 398 out of 400. The standard has not just been maintained. It has been raised.
STAY
ON-TRACK //
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