Your first hires probably came through people you knew. Now the network’s tapped out and you’re reading applications at midnight. I want to get you back to hiring people someone can vouch for. It starts with a 30-minute call.
Book a call with meNo resumes in your inbox. You pay only when you hire.
If you’re hiring right now
You post the role on Hacker News and LinkedIn, and the applications pour in. More of them are written by AI every month. Some of the people aren’t even real.
Every hour you spend screening is an hour you’re not building. And the person you actually need looks exactly like everyone else in the pile.
244
applications for the average job, more than double 2022.
746
applications per recruiter, up from 146 in 2022.
56%
fewer recruiters per company to read them. Which leaves more of it to you.
All three: Greenhouse Benchmark Report, March 2026.
More applicants hasn’t meant better hires. It’s meant more of your week gone.
What actually works
A referral is the one candidate you trust before the first call. Not because of the resume. Because someone you trust already did the vetting. The trouble is, you run out of them. So I do that vetting for every person I send you.
I’ve talked with every candidate myself, about what they want next. You only hear about people who are actually interested.
That’s our first call. I learn what your team needs solved and what it’s like to be on it, so I’m matching to your team, not a job description.
When candidates share references, I talk to them before you ever meet.
Mine. I’ve been the engineering manager on your side of this. I’d rather send you no one than the wrong one.
How it works
Today
30 minutes
What your team needs solved, what it’s like to be on it, and who you’re really looking for. No pitch.
Today
After the call
A one-page write-up on each match: what you care about most, why they fit, and where they don’t. No names yet.
Coming next
When there’s a fit
They see your request and decide. You learn who they are only on their yes, so every first call is wanted.
What you’ll see
Each write-up starts from what you told me matters most, and shows how this person lines up against it. Where the fit is weaker, it says so.
You decide who you’d like to meet. They decide whether to say yes.
What you said matters most
Worth thinking about
Hasn’t worked in your industry. Has moved between three, and says that’s on purpose.
Why it’s different
| Compared on | Posting the role | An agency | Purpose & Co. |
|---|---|---|---|
| What lands with you | Hundreds of applications | A stack of resumes | A few people, with the evidence for each |
| What it’s based on | Keywords | The job description | What your team needs solved and how it works |
| Who’s talked to them | Nobody yet | A recruiter | Me, about what they want next |
| Your first call is with | Whoever got through the screen | Whoever the agency sent | Someone who already wants to meet you |
| What you pay | Your team’s time | A share of salary | Only when you hire |
Who’s behind this
I’ve been the engineering manager trying to fill a role from a stack of resumes that all looked the same.
Now I do the part I always wished someone would do for me: I get to know each candidate before you ever see them, and I only bring you people worth your time.
Hiring should respect our time and treat everyone like a human.
If you believe what I believe, book a call.
Questions
No. You won’t get a stack of resumes. You get a few people I’ve talked with myself, with the evidence for why each one fits. And I’ve sat on your side of the table as an engineering manager.
Nothing until you hire. Then it’s a flat fee by level, at introductory prices: $5,000 for entry or mid-level, $10,000 for senior or managers, $15,000 for staff, and custom pricing for director and above. If the person leaves within 90 days, you get it back.
We talk about the role, your team, and who you’re really looking for. No pitch.
Candidates decide who learns who they are. You see their name when they say yes to meeting you.
No, keep posting. I’m not replacing that. I bring you people I’ve already talked to, so you’re not starting from a pile.
No. It works alongside them. Bring them to the first call if you like.
Tell me about your role and your team. I think it’ll sharpen the picture of who you need, whether or not we work together.
Book a call with meLeave your email, and I’ll be in touch.
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