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Series B fintech cut time-to-fill 22%
Replacing PDFs and process-explainer calls with portals saved every recruiter ~4 hours per role.
Make candidates happy.
Every great hire starts before the offer. CandidHQ gives every candidate a portal of their own. Branded to your company. Tailored to their role. Transparent about every step. Candidates who feel looked after pass more interviews and accept more offers. Recruiters make more hires with less effort.
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From a recruiter who's run hiring at growth-stage tech for fifteen years. The product I wished I'd had every time we lost someone good to silence.
The cost of a bad first impression
Silence loses more candidates than competitors ever will.
Growing teams want a candidate experience worth the name. Most have an info pack that ages out a few months after it's written. CandidHQ replaces it with a portal of its own for every candidate. Bespoke, transparent, current.
1 in 5
candidates drop out of interview processes that feel unclear or impersonal.
LinkedIn Talent Solutions, 2024$9,000+
average cost per hire for tech and fintech roles. Bad candidate experience makes that money disappear faster.
SHRM 2025 + industry benchmarksSee it like a candidate
The product is the pitch. Open a real portal and feel what your candidates will feel.
One link. The whole role explained. Stages, prep, team, package, next steps. No PDFs. No deck.
Open the example portalWatch in two minutes
Three short videos. The whole product, the whole story.
How it works
The candidate experience layer your ATS doesn't have.
CandidHQ sits next to your existing ATS. You keep your pipeline tracking. You add a candidate-facing experience that actually feels like 2026.
Brand
Branded portals that feel like your company
Pull your colours, logo and benefits once. Every portal you create after that picks them up automatically. Custom hero, custom typography, your voice.
AI build
From job description to portal in 90 seconds
Paste a JD. We sanitise it, draft the role context, suggest the stages, and write the prep content. You review and edit. Generous AI included on every plan.
Signals
Engagement analytics that change the conversation
See which sections each candidate spent time in. Know when they re-read the benefits or the team. Walk into the next call already knowing what they care about.
Stay in the loop
Slack alerts the moment a candidate engages
Portal opened. Video watched. Benefits re-read. Bookmark added. Get the signal in Slack the same minute it happens, and respond while the moment is hot.
Outcomes
What happens when candidates actually understand the role.
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How a recruiter doubled offer-accept with engagement signals
Knowing which sections the candidate cared about let the recruiter lead with what mattered on the offer call.
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Closing the role-clarity gap lowered cost-per-hire 31%
Fewer dropouts at the screen-and-decide stage means fewer reopens, fewer re-sources, fewer wasted ATS seats.
Recruiters who use it
The kind of thing recruiters tell other recruiters.
Illustrative; real names land at launch.
“Our offer-accept rate went up 18% the quarter we rolled this out. We didn't change anything else.”
“I sent a portal to a candidate at 9pm. She replied at 9:47 with 'this is the most thoughtful thing a company has ever sent me.'”
“We stopped losing candidates between offer and start date. The portal kept them engaged through notice periods.”
“Honestly, I get a small kick of joy every time a candidate ticks something off their checklist. The dashboard is fun.”
“Our exec team asked who designed our careers experience. It was just CandidHQ with our brand pulled in.”
“Used to send a 14-page Notion doc to every offer-stage candidate. Now I send a link. Everyone's happier.”
Pricing
One price per job. Unlimited candidates.
Pay for the roles you're hiring for. Welcome as many candidates into each one as you like.
Starter
$149/ month
For solo recruiters and small TA teams just getting started.
5 active jobs
Need more? Upgrade anytime.
- Unlimited candidates
- AI portal builder included
- Slack alerts
- Engagement analytics
- Email + chat support
Team
Most popular$299/ month
For growing TA teams running multiple roles in parallel.
20 active jobs
Need more? Upgrade anytime.
- Everything in Starter
- Multiple recruiter seats
- Custom email templates
- Analytics share links
- Priority email support
Business
$499/ month
For scale-out recruiting teams with serious hiring volume.
50 active jobs
Need more? Talk to Luke about Enterprise.
- Everything in Team
- Higher AI rate limits
- Audit log export
- Onboarding workshop
- Priority Slack support
All plans include unlimited candidates, AI portal builder, Slack, and engagement analytics.
Cancel anytime. 30-day money-back on annual plans.
Need to pay by invoice or PO? Talk to LukeQuestions
Everything you're probably wondering.
Do I need to talk to sales to get started?
No. Pick a plan, enter your card, you're inside. The whole onboarding takes about 10 minutes. If you'd rather have a guided setup, Luke runs a 30-minute call where he sets your brand up live with you.
Will CandidHQ replace my ATS?
No. CandidHQ sits next to your ATS. You keep tracking pipeline in Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, Workable, wherever. CandidHQ is the candidate-facing layer your ATS doesn't have.
How fast can I launch my first portal?
Most recruiters get their first portal live in under 15 minutes. The AI build flow takes a job description and gives you a ready-to-edit portal in about 90 seconds. You publish when it feels right.
What about GDPR and data security?
Every portal is per-candidate and accessed via a single-use token. Data is encrypted at rest, GDPR-compliant by design, and we keep candidate data only as long as you keep the portal open. SOC2 in progress.
Can I pay by invoice or purchase order?
Yes, on annual plans. Book a 30-minute call with Luke and we'll send a Stripe invoice with Net 30 terms. Procurement-friendly without making you wait for sales cycles.
What happens if I close a role mid-month?
Closed jobs stop counting toward your active-job total the next billing cycle. You're never charged for a job you're no longer recruiting for.