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Our Story

We are buildingthe hiring marketplace that pays for results

We started Recruiting Rewards because hiring took too long and cost too much. Today it is a platform where companies post roles, specialist recruiters take them on, and the reward is paid the day the candidate starts the job.

The Recruiting Rewards founding team: Daniel Swenson, Sofia Huhtanen and Ashkan Badie
Our story

Hiring was slow, opaque and expensive.
So we rebuilt how it gets paid for.

01The problem

Companies waste time filtering the wrong candidates.

Candidates apply into black holes.

And great talent is never even reached.

02The turning point

Hiring doesn't scale through more applications.
It scales through better incentives and better access.

03The solution

We built a platform where multiple recruiters work on the same role.

Companies get better candidates, faster.
Recruiters get rewarded for results.
Candidates get a more human experience.

04The vision

Companies access a network of specialized recruiters working in parallel. Not just active candidates, but passive, high-performing talent.

Recruiters get access to:

  • Live hiring projects
  • Performance-based rewards
  • Sourcing and headhunting tools
  • ATS and candidate CRM
  • A recruiter profile to build their brand

All in one platform.

05What we built

Aligned incentives

Companies pay only when the candidate starts the job. Recruiters are paid out of that same reward. Nobody invoices for time spent.

Open network

Every approved recruiter sees every open assignment. Several can work the same role, and the one who delivers the hire is the one who is paid.

Recruiter workspace

One place for independent recruiters to run assignments: pipeline, sourcing tools, client messages and a public recruiter profile.

2024
Founded
Faster time-to-hire
30-45%
Lower recruitment cost

The people behind the platform

Ashkan, founder of Recruiting Rewards

Ashkan Badie

CEO
Daniel Swenson, CTO at Recruiting Rewards

Daniel Swenson

CTO
Sofia Huhtanen, Customer Success Manager at Recruiting Rewards

Sofia Huhtanen

Customer Success Manager

Let's get started

Post the role today. Specialist recruiters on Recruiting Rewards take it on, and you pay first when the candidate starts the job.