Private job referrals

Nobody reads the pile.

Mass applications meet software, not people. Here, one verified employee at the company you want to join reads your ask - and can open a private conversation. No commissions, no outcome promises.

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What you gain

Past the pile, into a conversation.

A verified employee inside the company picks your ask and opens a private conversation - so you arrive as a person, not one more application in the pile.

A new joiner shaking hands across a table

Why not just apply?

Mass applying vs a referral.

Where you land

Mass applying: One more application in a pile, screened by software before any person.

Referral: One ask, read by a verified employee inside the company.

Your effort

Mass applying: The same form, re-filled for every posting, hearing nothing back.

Referral: One thoughtful ask with your resume and a short note - not another form.

Your wait

Mass applying: 39-55 days average hiring time for job-board and career-site candidates.

Referral: About 29 days average hiring time for referred candidates.

Your odds

Mass applying: One of every applicant in the pile.

Referral: Referrals are about 7% of candidates and convert at nearly 40%.

The wait, to scale

39-55 days - job boards & career sites

About 29 days - referred candidates

Figures: Jobvite, “4 Reasons to Invest in Employee Referrals” - jobvite.com - Employer-side averages, not a promise for any one person.

A referral is an introduction, never a promise of an interview or a job.

How it goes

Three steps. No noise.

  1. Pick where you want in

    See the companies with verified employees inside, and the roles you can ask about.

  2. Ask with the cost up front

    You see the cost before you ask: 3 free credits every month; extra asks use credits. Every ask costs the same.

  3. A yes opens a conversation

    An accepted ask opens a private conversation. A referral is an introduction, never a promise of an interview or a job.

“A referral is an introduction, never a promise of an interview or a job.”

The honest deal — on every page, in every flow

Why you can trust it

Real insiders.
Real rules.

A real insider reads you

Every referrer proves their company email before they can see a single ask.

Private until it counts

Your name stays private until a referrer chooses to open the conversation.

Nothing spent while it waits

1 credit only when a verified employee can see your ask - back if you withdraw first.

For employees

Be the way in for someone good.

Review asks when it feels right and open a door you believe in. Referring is always free - and referrers are never paid, so every yes stays genuine.

Join as a referrer

Fair rules

What never changes

01

Referring is always free. Referrers are never paid - their help stays genuine.

02

Every ask costs the same: 1 credit when a verified employee can see it, nothing while it waits.

03

No outcome promises: a referral is an introduction, not an interview or a job.

04

Private by default: your name stays hidden until a referrer accepts.