The goal with HireHand is to help startups and small businesses hire people for skilled positions. It is difficult as a business owner to hire for jobs that you yourself are unfamiliar with the required skills. You search around and put all sorts of buzzwords in the job description, and you end up with a pile of resumes that have an equal amount of buzzwords and acronyms. Cut through that pile with HireHand. We can screen the candidates through phone interviews/online meetings and then present you with a much smaller pool of well qualified candidates. You are then able to concentrate on hiring a person that fits with your company and don't have to worry about whether the he or she has the skills to perform.
Is the screening process automated through some algorithm or it is manual? Just wondering because that is the toughest problem to crack.
The screening process is manual. We are starting with a few specific skillsets (i.e. web development) and have screeners with matching skills. After the screeners have reviewed resumes and/or portfolios, they will conduct phone or video interviews to continue filtering out applicants that do not meet the required skills for the position.
How is this better/different than using a recruiting service?
HireHand is different is several ways. First, instead of taking the traditional recruiter compensation approach of a percentage of salary, HireHand charges a small fee based on the number of candidates we screen. It is in our best interest to find the best candidates so you will save time and money, and as a result we want you to use HireHand again and tell other business owners. We are also different in that we aren't stockpiling resumes to throw at 15 positions. You post the job and pass along applicants. We are able to charge much less than recruiters, because the first step of the hiring process is still your responsibility. However, HireHand's screeners have industry experience and specific skills to effectively identify which candidates match your needs.