Spotlight

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Spotlight ranks joint 26th of 51 in Australian retail, with a Visibility score of 5.1 out of 100. This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier score to compare. AI recommends it most for leadership and work-life balance. Woolworths Group leads the ranking, 77.0 points ahead of Spotlight. It also appears in 1 other Australian ranking, placing joint 25th in apparel.

Data updated:

Visibility5.1Joint 26th of 51 in Australian retail, 2.6 points behind Woolworths Online
Sentiment Does AI speak well of Spotlight?Relevance Does it reach the people Spotlight hires?

Rank by job function

Overall in Australian retail: joint 26th

Spotlight is outside the top 10 for every job function in Australian retail. Open a job to see who else AI recommends.

  1. Merchandising15%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksWoolworths GroupColesKmart
  2. Technology & Engineering8%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksWoolworths GroupColesJB Hi-Fi
  3. Supply Chain5%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksWoolworths GroupColesWesfarmers
  4. E-commerce & Digital3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksMyerJB Hi-FiWoolworths Group
  5. Store Operations3%Outside top 10
    AI's top picksColesWoolworths GroupKmart

Score: the share of AI answers that name Spotlight when candidates in that job ask about employers.

What candidates ask about

Spotlight is not AI's top pick in Australian retail for any topic yet. AI does not recommend Spotlight at all for pay, innovation, purpose, hiring process, career growth, culture, inclusion, interviews, onboarding and job security.

TopicDoes AI recommend Spotlight?Who AI recommends most
PayNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColes
InnovationNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColes
LeadershipYesWoolworths GroupColesJB Hi-Fi+2 more
PurposeNot mentionedKmartBunningsWesfarmers+2 more
Hiring processNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColesJB Hi-Fi+1 more
Career growthNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColesJB Hi-Fi+2 more
CultureNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColesKmart+4 more
Work-life balanceYesWoolworths GroupJB Hi-FiKmart+2 more
InclusionNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColesBunnings
InterviewsNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColesJB Hi-Fi+1 more
OnboardingNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColes
Job securityNot mentionedWoolworths GroupColesALDI
Who AI recommends most: the employers in Australian retail named by the most AIs for that topic.See exactly what AI says about Spotlight on each topic

Take control of how AI presents Spotlight

Visibility is only the start. PerceptionX shows how AI describes Spotlight next to its rivals, the themes and sources behind it, and exactly what to change to win the candidates you want.

Top five in Australian retail

  1. 1Woolworths Group82.1
  2. 2Coles79.5
  3. 3JB Hi-Fi56.4
  4. 4Kmart53.8
  5. 4Myer53.8
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Employers near Spotlight in Australian retail

  1. 26Coles Express5.1
  2. 26IKEA5.1
  3. 26Lovisa5.1
  4. 26Universal Store5.1
  5. 26Woolworths Digital5.1

Spotlight in other Australian rankings

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Questions about Spotlight

What is Spotlight's reputation as an employer, according to AI?

It is joint 26th of 51 retail employers in Australia. AI recommends it most for leadership and work-life balance.

What does Spotlight's Visibility score mean?

It is how often AI recommends Spotlight when job seekers ask about retail employers in Australia, out of 100. A higher score means candidates are more likely to hear about Spotlight when they ask AI where to work.

How does Spotlight compare to its competitors?

Woolworths Group and Coles are recommended more often overall.

Why are Sentiment and Relevance locked?

They are part of the full picture. This page shows how often AI recommends Spotlight. Sentiment shows how positively AI describes it, and Relevance shows whether AI recommends it to the people Spotlight wants to hire.

How can Spotlight improve its score?

AI learns about employers from what is written about them: careers pages, reviews, press and what employees share. PerceptionX shows which topics and sources are holding an employer back, and what to change first.

How often is Spotlight's data updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Does Spotlight need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear here?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.

What does the full picture include?

Visibility is one of several metrics. Customers also see Sentiment (how positively AI describes them) and Relevance (whether AI recommends them to the people they hire), the themes AI links them with, the sources AI relies on, custom reports built around their own countries, roles and rivals, and specific recommendations for improving how candidates see them.