See which companies posted more jobs last week than they usually do, with the job count, their weekly average and the change rate.
Typical use case: Reach out the week a company’s job posts jump, while the roles are still open.
What is a surge in hiring signal?
Surge in hiring is a Lusha company signal that compares the number of jobs a company posted in the past week with its own historical weekly average. When the week runs above that average, the signal fires with both numbers and the change rate. It counts job posts, not employees: headcount increase shows people who already joined, and a hiring surge shows roles the company is trying to fill now.
What Lusha detects
Every week, Lusha counts a company’s new job posts and compares them with that company’s own average, not an industry benchmark. Small lifts fire too, so set a threshold that fits your play. A 7% week and a 116% week call for different outreach.
Example: Anthropic, three weekly readings
Sep 21, 2026: 116 new job posts vs a weekly average of 108 (+7%)
Sep 28, 2026: 234 new job posts vs a weekly average of 108 (+116%)
Oct 5, 2026: 153 new job posts vs a weekly average of 114 (+34%)
Pulled live via the Lusha connector, Nov 3, 2026.
Who uses it
- Sales — Reach accounts the week their job posts jump.
- Marketing — Add surging accounts to account-based campaigns while the roles are open.
- RevOps — Use the change rate as a lead scoring input or routing trigger.
Turn this signal into action
Time outreach to the surge
Pull the companies whose job posts jumped this week in the function you sell to, and reach out while the roles are still open. Find companies surging hiring into a target function →
Send surging accounts into ABM
Set a threshold, such as 50% above the weekly average, and route accounts that cross it into your account-based campaign the same week. Signals can be delivered by webhook. Prioritize outreach with buying intent signals →
Prioritize inbound leads
Check inbound leads against surge data and call back first the ones whose company is posting jobs above its average. Research an inbound lead before calling back →
Available data
- Signal date
- New job posts in the past week
- Historical weekly average
- Change rate (%)
Available in
API · MCP · Workspace (Enrichment).
Related signals
Headcount increase · Surge in hiring by department · Surge in hiring by location · New job post · Financial events news
