How to evaluate a reverse recruiting service

What a legitimate service looks like

• A named business and a named person who does the work
• Scope written down: what's included, what isn't, and where the boundaries sit
• Pricing stated publicly, with any success fee explained in plain terms
• Month-to-month or clearly bounded commitments, with cancellation terms you can read
• A privacy policy that says how your resume and personal data are used
• Applications built only from information you provided and approved
• Explicit refusal to guarantee interviews, offers, salaries or employment

Misleading promises to watch for

Some claims aren't outright fraud but still can't survive contact with how hiring works. Any of these should slow you down:

• “Guaranteed interviews” or “guaranteed placement”
• “Access to the hidden job market” or unlisted roles
• Named-drop employer “partnerships” the provider won't substantiate
• Application counts presented as if they were results
• Success rates, placement percentages or testimonials with no verifiable source
• “We'll get your resume past the ATS” framed as a mechanical certainty

Outright scam warning signs

• No identifiable company, address or named operator anywhere
• Requests for payment by wire transfer, crypto or gift card
• Requests for your Social Security number, bank details or passwords up front
• Pressure tactics: expiring discounts, same-day decisions, refusal to send terms
• Willingness to add experience, education or certifications you don't have
• Offers to sit interviews or complete technical assessments as you
• Job “offers” that arrive without any interview and ask for equipment payments

If you encounter a job-search or employment scam in the United States, you can report it to the Federal Trade Commission.

A checklist to use before paying

Ask for these in writing

• Who is the named operator, and who specifically works on my search?
• What is in scope and out of scope?
• What is the total price, including any success fee and how it's calculated?
• How and when can I cancel, and what happens to fees already paid?
• How is my resume and personal data stored, used and shared?
• How are applications completed, and how are questions only I can answer handled?
• Do you claim relationships with employers? Which ones, and can you show it?
• Is anything guaranteed?

If a provider won't put these in writing before payment, that's your answer. Pay by a method with recourse.

Where we draw our own lines

We're not going to call ourselves the best or most trusted option — that's exactly the kind of claim this page argues against. Instead, here is factually what we do and don't do, so you can hold us to it:

• A human reverse recruiter is assigned to your search; it isn't a bot.
• We use only the resume, history and answers you provide and approve.
• We never invent experience, education, certifications, clearances or accomplishments.
• We never impersonate you in employer conversations or interviews.
• We never secretly complete coding tests, technical assessments or personality tests.
• We claim no employer partnerships and no access to hidden listings.
• We publish our pricing, both payment structures are month-to-month, and you can cancel a future renewal.
• We don't publish testimonials, customer counts or success rates, because we won't invent them.
• We guarantee no interviews, offers, salaries, employment or timelines.

The service itself is described on how it works, the boundaries again on our FAQ, and the terms on our terms of service.

Frequently asked questions