clipperfury

If you could make one change to the rules/format of Um, Actually what would it be?

Do you have any preliminary data on how many recruiters are actually using your service?

It sounds like they're having to do all the legwork already by searching through your system, trying to vet candidates, and then on top of that have to pay a minimum of $60 (or potentially much more) to even have a conversation to let them know a job exists.

It'd be different if the charge were for making an offer as things would have progressed to the point where it is worth spending a small amount of money to try to close a deal with a high commission for the recruiter.

But given the volume recruiters throw jobs at people, I can't fathom any of them using this with any frequency. Particularly given many people who are on job sites aren't actively looking and are just there "in case."

But they're still paying for the labor for almost everything you just listed even if they use your site: job board postings (as I doubt anyone is going to use any single system exclusively), spending time searching through your system, interviewing, etc.

So I am guessing the major value proposition you have is that you are claiming the candidates on your system are people who are at least willing to listen if a job offer comes their way?

Similar to hired.com which focuses on candidates that are ready to give notice as soon as a job they like is offered?

I am not trying to give you a hard time. I'm just trying to understand your pitch (both as someone who has hired a hundred or so engineers, as well as having had hundreds of jobs thrown at me by recruiters to see if I am interested) beyond "Get paid to take a phone call."