The first hiring platform where both sides choose each other, before anyone applies.
No more ghosting. No more black holes. No more 500 resumes fighting for one job. TrueHire brings mutual interest, radical transparency, and actual human conversations back to recruiting.
The Problem
Both candidates and companies are losing. It's not a talent shortage. It's a signal problem.
You apply and hear nothing. 75% of resumes never reach a human. ATS systems filter you out before anyone reads a word.
You get ghosted after interviews. 61% of candidates are ghosted after investing hours in a company's process. No explanation. No closure.
You can't tell what's real. 40% of companies have posted fake job listings: collecting data, "always hiring" theater, or roles already filled internally.
Your applications disappear into the void. The average posting receives 242 applications. Your carefully crafted message is one of hundreds no one will read.
Volume is not signal. You're getting 242 applications per role. Your recruiter is 1 person reviewing 500. Most of it is AI-generated spam.
Bad hires are catastrophic. The real cost of a bad hire isn't 30% of salary. It's $50,000–$150,000+ when you count lost productivity, team morale, and replacement costs.
Candidates are gaming the system. 38% of candidates mass-apply to dozens of roles at once. 31% use AI to do it. You're reading polished text that has nothing to do with the actual person.
Ghost jobs damage your brand. If you post roles you're not actively filling, candidates notice. Trust is the first casualty, and it bleeds into your real hiring too.
61%
of candidates ghosted after interviews
242
average applications per job posting
40%
of companies have posted fake job listings
$150K+
true cost of a bad hire
The Solution
TrueHire isn't another job board. It's a matching system built on mutual respect. You only connect when there's genuine interest from both sides.
Candidates share what they're actually looking for: role, salary, location, values, work style. Companies post roles with real salary ranges, real requirements, and a hard application cap. No vague listings.
Both sides swipe through profiles. When a candidate swipes up on a company AND the company swipes up on the candidate, that's a match. No one can apply unless both parties say yes first.
✓ Eliminates ghost jobs and mass applyingAfter matching, candidates can schedule a 15–30 minute Coffee Chat with someone at the company, a real conversation before anyone fills out a form. Then apply through a focused, capped application process that recruiters actually read.
✓ Recruiters review every applicationEvery company profile shows their real ghosting score, response rate, and hiring urgency, calculated from actual behavior on the platform. Every candidate profile shows their response reliability. No hiding from your track record.
✓ Ghosting score visible to all candidatesPlatform Features
Five features built around one idea: hiring should require earned access, not spray-and-pray.
Traditional job boards let anyone apply to anything at any time. The result? Hundreds of spray-and-pray applications, overwhelmed recruiters, and candidates who never hear back. TrueHire inverts this: you swipe up to express interest. The other party swipes up too. Only then does a match unlock. It's the same principle that made dating apps work, but applied to hiring, where the stakes are real.
Companies never receive applications from candidates who aren't interested in them
Candidates never waste time applying to jobs that aren't interested in them
Both sides know the interest is real before any effort is invested
We build AI-powered infrastructure for climate tech. Our team ships fast, cares deeply about craft, and believes the best work happens when people feel genuinely seen.
Response Rate
How consistently this company replies to candidates after matching or applying.
Ghosting Score
Candidates ghosted after interviewing. Lower is better.
Coffee Chat Reliability
How often this team shows up for scheduled coffee chats.
Click any metric to learn how it's calculated
Company Transparency
Response Rate
How consistently this company replies to candidates after matching or applying.
Ghosting Score
Candidates ghosted after interviewing. Lower is better.
Coffee Chat Reliability
How often this team shows up for scheduled coffee chats.
All scores calculated from real behavior on the platform
Click any metric to learn how it's calculated
Every company profile publicly displays their ghosting score, calculated from how often they go silent after reaching the interview stage. Their response rate. Their actual hiring urgency. This isn't self-reported. It's pulled from real behavior. Candidates can make informed decisions before investing their time. Companies that treat candidates well are rewarded with visibility. Companies that ghost are accountable.
And yes, candidates have transparency tags too. Response reliability, interview readiness, and engagement scores. Accountability goes both ways.
Each role on TrueHire has a hard cap, often 25 applicants, sometimes fewer. When that cap is reached, the role closes to new applications. This isn't artificial scarcity. It's a commitment from the company: every person in that list will be reviewed by a human. No more "applied into the void." You know your application was seen.
✓ Recruiter reviews all 25 applications
25
max applicants per role
100%
of applications reviewed by a human
Leads the data-pipeline team. Previously shipped infra at Stripe and Airbnb.
"Career growth in infra, switching from FAANG to startups, work-life balance."
Once you've matched with a company, you can request a Coffee Chat, a low-stakes 15–30 minute conversation with someone who actually works there. Ask real questions. Get real answers. Find out if you actually want to apply before doing the work. It's the informational interview, reborn and built into the platform. Companies that offer Coffee Chats attract better candidates. Candidates who do them arrive more prepared. Everyone wins.
Before you apply to any role, TrueHire shows you a Fit Score, an alignment percentage based on role match, salary overlap, experience level, location, work style preferences, and company values. It breaks down by category. If you're 40% aligned on salary but 95% aligned on everything else, you know exactly what conversation to have first.
Fit Meter works for companies too. Candidates are sorted by fit score in the recruiter view.
Frontend Engineer aligns closely with your listed target roles.
Offered range fully overlaps your target compensation.
Your 5 years meets the 4+ year requirement.
Strong alignment on transparency and craft values.
Whether you're searching or hiring. TrueHire works for you.
For Candidates
TrueHire gives you back something the job market took away: your time, your dignity, and a fair shot. You only apply to companies that already know you exist and already want you there.
For Companies
TrueHire doesn't give you more applicants. It gives you the right ones. Pre-qualified by mutual interest, capped at a manageable number, and sorted by how well they actually fit the role.
Sources: LinkedIn Workforce Report 2025 · Greenhouse Recruiting Benchmarks · SHRM Cost-Per-Hire Study
TrueHire is free to join. No resume required. No spray-and-pray. Just real matches, real conversations, and real hires.
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