52 million people use LinkedIn every week in search of new job opportunities. It’s a hub for both job seekers and recruiters, with the average recruiter having 500+ connections, highlighting their influence in the job market.

However, despite LinkedIn’s vast reach, recruiters are still finding it difficult to refer people. Their DMs are filled with thousands of resumes and while they want to help everyone, they often find themselves constrained by their company affiliations.

Enter Paraform, the game-changing platform that is leveling the playing field and democratizing recruitment, making it accessible to a wider audience.

What is Paraform?

Paraform is a recruiting marketplace that turns anyone (literally anyone) into a recruiter, unleashing the potential of a vast and untapped network of talent scouts.

The platform allows tech startups to post bounties for open roles, offering rewards to those who successfully refer qualified candidates.

While the majority of Paraform's current users are professional recruiters, the platform can be used by anyone to refer people to jobs. It is the perfect way to start a side hustle, earning an income for every successful referral made.

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Product Features

Onboarding Process

Paraform simplifies onboarding for users looking to kickstart their recruiting journey, particularly those interested in freelance recruiting.

After registering, recruiters gain immediate access to browse roles that align with their interests. They can easily filter roles based on criteria such as reward size, approval rates, role type, bounty range, and sponsorship availability.

Once a role is approved, Paraform's dashboard provides recruiters with a clear overview of their active roles, including the associated bounty for each, and the potential rewards they can earn if their referral is selected.

Recruitment

When recruiters select a role, they can read up all the information to make informed referrals within their network.

Paraform excels at offering context for each company's recruiting needs, including specifics like required years of experience, salary details, benefits, and remote work policies, all thoroughly outlined in the role's description.

For some roles, however, you don’t necessarily need to complete the whole recruiting process to get paid. For example, with Sybill all you need to do is submit someone as a referral and get paid $5 for it.

If they and/or anyone else you referred pass the interview round, you get $50, and the remaining $5000 is sent through when your candidate is hired.

Furthermore, Paraform also gives recruiters insights into the role, what they can expect from the company they are recruiting for, and how they can capitalize on the opportunity.

For example, the images above reference the type of candidates the company is looking for and the experience that comes with their backgrounds.

Paraform’s Chrome Extension

Paraform has a Chrome extension that allows recruiters to source job seekers in their network and save them for that role. The extension can automatically create a cold introduction email by extracting information from a candidate's profile and the specific role you're recruiting for on Paraform.

Assessing Candidates

Here’s how the feature works:

1. Find a role from a company on Paraform.

2. Upload a resume that you got from a friend/family/network.

3. Wait 30 seconds.

4. You will find the results for your candidate based on the scraped data from the resume.

5. You can then proceed to recruit your candidate for that role.

My Paraform Experience

Firstly, the platform's unique bounty system got me hooked. It incentivized me to refer qualified candidates and get paid. This meant that I could finally leverage my network and recommend friends for roles they were well-suited for. The bounties also made the entire process more exciting.

Secondly, Paraform's streamlined interface simplified platform navigation. I effortlessly browsed job listings, using filters like approval rates, and role type, which saved time and helped me focus on roles aligned with my network's skills and interests.

The Paraform Chrome Extension was another invaluable tool. It generated personalized introduction emails using the candidate's profile and the specific role I was recruiting for on Paraform.

This feature not only saved me the hassle of composing cold messages but also ensured that my outreach was professional and well-targeted.

Why Paraform? Why Now?

Today, traditional recruiting methods often fall short of efficiently connecting candidates with the right opportunities.

Paraform is the first-ever freelance recruiting marketplace, making it a timely solution in today’s ever-evolving dynamics of the job market.

Paraform disrupts the status quo by democratizing recruitment, allowing anyone to become a recruiter and refer candidates for job openings.

Lastly, for recruiters who have lost their jobs, Paraform empowers them by giving them the opportunity to become freelance recruiters and get back on their feet. Paraform allows them to continue their career and leverage their network to connect candidates with job opportunities.

This makes it a vital player in today's world of work.