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Rocket-Hire LLC review

Advisory firm

A small New Orleans hiring-assessment adviser, working since 2001, that audits hiring tools for bias under US rules: New York City's Local Law 144 and EEOC/OFCCP.

Relevant if you need a bias audit of an automated hiring tool and want the starting price upfront

Price Published
Indemnity cover Not published
How it uses AI Not published
Facts last checked

Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages.

Rocket-Hire scores

Six scores, each 1 to 5. The evidence for each is further down.

Help when things go wrong 2/5
Qualifications of the people who do the work 3/5
What it publishes about fees 4/5
Knowledge of your sector 3/5
Independence from what it sells 4/5
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 2/5

What Rocket-Hire offers, and what it publishes

Rocket-Hire publishes a price: its ETHICS-Hire Prism bias audit starts at $25,000. The audit checks automated hiring tools against US rules: New York City's Local Law 144 and EEOC/OFCCP. Its lead author, Dr Charles Handler, holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. LinkedIn lists the firm at 2 to 10 staff.

Rocket-Hire's seven success stories name no clients and give no figures, and none covers AI bias audits. It does not say whether it holds professional-indemnity insurance, how it uses AI itself, or where client and candidate data is processed. Its site does not mention NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001 or Colorado's AI Act in the US.

Rocket-Hire has focused on hiring assessment since 2001. It says it is a neutral adviser across roughly 400 assessment providers, not a seller of its own assessment software. We could not confirm its company registration. Louisiana's Secretary of State register requires a CAPTCHA, and OpenCorporates showed one on every attempt.

Strengths

  • Publishes a concrete, transparent starting fee ($25,000) for its bias-audit service, rather than a vague 'contact us.'
  • Two decades of continuous focus (since 2001) on hiring/talent-assessment methodology, led by a PhD-credentialed I/O psychologist.
  • Positions itself as an independent adviser across the wider assessment-vendor market rather than a reseller of its own software.

Things to check

  • Its AI-governance case studies are anonymised and unquantified, naming no real client for the bias-audit practice specifically.
  • The firm discloses no policy on its own AI use or where client/candidate data is processed, despite marketing 'AI Ethics Advising.'
  • Its AI-governance scope covers only NYC Local Law 144 and EEOC/OFCCP hiring-bias rules, not the fuller regime named in this candidate's brief.

Common questions

Does Rocket-Hire publish its fees?

Yes. Its ETHICS-Hire Prism bias audit starts at $25,000.

What does its AI bias audit cover?

Automated hiring tools, checked against US rules: New York City's Local Law 144 and EEOC/OFCCP. Its site does not mention NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001 or Colorado's AI Act in the US.

Does it have named case studies for AI bias audits?

No. Its seven published success stories are anonymous and give no figures, and none is about AI bias audits or hiring-algorithm compliance.

Can its company registration be confirmed?

Not by us. Louisiana's Secretary of State register requires a CAPTCHA, and OpenCorporates showed one on every attempt, so we could not confirm its status.

Evidence for each Rocket-Hire score

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Notes behind each thing to check

  • Its AI-governance case studies are anonymised and unquantified, naming no real client for the bias-audit practice specifically. (Confirmed on rocket-hire.com/success-stories/, whose entries describe clients only generically (e.g. 'Global Hospitality Company') with qualitative, non-metric results, and none address AI bias/ethics work.)
  • The firm discloses no policy on its own AI use or where client/candidate data is processed, despite marketing 'AI Ethics Advising.' (Its privacy policy (rocket-hire.com/privacy-policy/) contains only an IP-ownership statement and no AI-use, data-location, or subprocessor disclosure.)
  • Its AI-governance scope covers only NYC Local Law 144 and EEOC/OFCCP hiring-bias rules, not the fuller regime named in this candidate's brief. (The dedicated service page rocket-hire.com/ai-bias-audits/ names only LL144 and EEOC/OFCCP; NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and the Colorado AI Act are not mentioned anywhere on the site.)
Six criteria, each scored 1 to 5, with the evidence for each.
CriterionScoreEvidence
Help when things go wrong 2/5 No published enforcement-defence history, audit outcomes, or incident track record were found anywhere on the firm's own site.
Qualifications of the people who do the work 3/5 Lead author Dr Charles Handler discloses a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, but no other staff credentials are published.
What it publishes about fees 4/5 Publishes a concrete starting price of $25,000 for its ETHICS-Hire Prism bias-audit service, unusually transparent for this sector.
Knowledge of your sector 3/5 Twenty-plus years of continuous focus on hiring assessment, but no evidence of NIST AI RMF or ISO 42001 competence beyond hiring bias.
Independence from what it sells 4/5 Markets itself as a vendor-neutral adviser across roughly 400 assessment providers rather than selling its own assessment software.
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 2/5 No professional indemnity insurance, warranty, or contractual liability commitment is disclosed in any public material.

Sources for Rocket-Hire

  • Rocket-Hire offers AI bias audits for hiring tools under its own 'ETHICS-Hire Prism' framework, targeting NYC Local Law 144 and EEOC/OFCCP compliance. (ETHICS-Hire Prism bias-audit service) (rocket-hire.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rocket-Hire discloses a starting fee for its ETHICS-Hire Prism bias audits. ($25,000 starting fee) (rocket-hire.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rocket-Hire has operated as a talent-assessment advisory firm since 2001, headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Founded 2001; New Orleans, LA) (rocket-hire.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • The firm's own privacy policy identifies its legal name. (Rocket-Hire LLC) (rocket-hire.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • LinkedIn lists Rocket-Hire as a small company headquartered at 4537 North Robertson St, New Orleans, LA. (2-10 employees) (linkedin.com, checked 20 September 2026)

Regulated sectorsFirst DPO or AI policy

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