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Rethinking Hiring

The Job Market’s Trust Problem—

and Why It’s Costing Everyone

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You wouldn’t use Airbnb without host reviews. You wouldn’t get in an Uber without driver ratings. You wouldn’t trust Fandango if the movies only sometimes played.

And yet, millions of job seekers apply to roles every day with zero visibility into whether the job is real, respectful, or even still open.

That’s not just frustrating. That’s a massive economic failure.

We’ve built reputation systems into every major online marketplace: Amazon, Yelp, Uber, Airbnb. These platforms became trusted because users could see what to expect before they committed.

But hiring? Still a black box.

The Hidden Cost of a Market Without Trust

The talent industry is now worth over $100 billion—but what is that money buying us?

  • Ghost jobs that waste job seeker time

  • Resume spam that frustrates employers

  • Talent shortages that aren’t always real—just misaligned

Because there’s no accountability, job boards optimize for engagement, not outcomes.

And if engagement is the only metric, the system will reward:

  • Clicks

  • Applications

  • Activity

Not:

  • Matches

  • Transparency

  • Efficiency

A New Platform for a New Kind of Hiring

At The Job Applicant Perspective, we’re flipping the model. We built the first job board with anonymous, crowdsourced reviews of hiring experiences.

It’s like Rotten Tomatoes—but for job postings.

  • Job seekers get clarity.

  • Employers get signal.

  • Small businesses finally get to compete based on how they treat people—not just brand recognition.

It’s the first job platform since the newspaper era to treat trust as infrastructure.

Because when you bring trust into a system, you don’t just get better experiences. You get better economics:

  • Shorter time-to-hire

  • Lower turnover

  • Higher retention

  • Real matches—not volume

Help Us Build It

We're early, but growing. Each review adds clarity to a system that desperately needs it.

So if you've applied to a job, interviewed, or been ghosted—take 30 seconds to share your experience.

You're not just venting. You're shaping a smarter, more human job market.

👉 www.thejobapplicantperspective.com

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