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Is Your Job Application
Being Ghosted?

Why? Not because of your skill or resume — but because of how you apply.

See below.

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  • H-1B sponsorship insight
  • Smarter job matching
  • Focused applications
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Employer market funnel showing millions of U.S. employers narrowing to H-1B employers and a smaller high-volume sponsor target group.

That's why you need to laser-focus your applications on that tiny fraction of companies.

How we got to 965

The 965 figure is an R2J analysis — not a number published by USCIS.

We used public USCIS H-1B employer data, looked across a five-year window, standardized employer records, and then applied a consistent high-volume sponsorship threshold.

01 · Source
USCIS H-1B employer records

USCIS provides employer-level H-1B petition data by fiscal year, including first decisions on initial and continuing employment.

02 · Five-year analysis
Aggregate employer activity

Instead of treating one year as the whole story, the original R2J analysis aggregated each employer's H-1B activity across five years to identify sustained sponsorship volume.

03 · R2J threshold
200+ H-1B petitions over five years

Companies meeting that R2J-defined threshold formed the high-volume sponsor group. The resulting analysis identified 965 companies.

Methodology note: the five-year USCIS dataset and the 200+ petition threshold are R2J's analytical methodology. This 965 figure reflects the original analysis and should be refreshed if the underlying dataset or methodology changes. USCIS publishes the underlying employer-level data; it does not publish an official list called “the 965 companies.” Employer names can vary across records, so normalization is part of the analysis. Sponsorship history is a historical signal, not a guarantee that an employer will sponsor a future role.
Sources: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and USCIS H-1B petition reports. DOL OFLC disclosure data is complementary and can provide LCA information such as job title, wage, and worksite.
Section 03 · Real product proof

Know the sponsorship signal before you apply.

R2J shows sponsorship evidence inside the job pool — and while you browse jobs anywhere on the web.

R2J Web App

Job card + sponsorship history

REAL PRODUCT
ResumeToJob job card showing match score, H-1B sponsor status and sponsorship history

Sponsorship history is visible directly on the job card, so the signal is part of the job-search decision.

R2J Browser Extension

Sponsor check while browsing

REAL PRODUCT
ResumeToJob browser extension showing a sponsor check and H-1B sponsorship trend

The extension lets you check an employer's sponsorship signal without leaving the site where you found the job.

Don't guess whether an employer sponsors. See the evidence first.

Section 04 · Focus

R2J keeps you focused.

Five ways to keep your attention on targeted companies instead of the entire job market.

01

Web App · Job Pool

See filtered opportunities from the broader H-1B sponsor universe.

02

Browser Extension

Check sponsorship while you browse LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, and other job sites.

03

Job Scout

Search the career sites of targeted sponsor companies for relevant roles.

04

Daily Email

Get a daily dose of targeted company career links to keep your search moving.

05

Telegram Alerts

Get notified when a new job matches your role and target criteria.

One goal: less noise, more targeted applications.

Section 05 · The R2J toolkit

Tools that keep your job search moving.

Scroll through the workflow. Each card stays with you long enough to understand what it does.

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