Hiring managers have problems to solve. People are hungry to solve them. So why is hiring such a nightmare?

Because resumes and job posts flatten everyone into keywords. Purpose & Co. matches people with the problems they’re best at solving, starting with a conversation instead of a keyword filter.

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Early and small, on purpose. Remote roles only, for now.

What’s broken

Both sides are working from the wrong information

  • A resume is a list of titles

    It says where you’ve been, not the problems you’re best at or what you want to do next.

  • Filters reject on the wrong things

    Keyword matches and automated screens throw out people who could do the job, and tell nobody why.

  • Fit shows up last

    Whether someone suits the team often comes out in the final round, after weeks of screening on both sides.

How it works

One profile built from what people actually say

Candidates talk through the work they want and the work they’ve done. Hiring managers see that, not a resume. Nobody is introduced without saying yes.

If you’re looking

Open now, by invite

  1. Talk it throughabout 10 minutes

    Out loud, with an AI interviewer, about the work you want next. You pick the voice.

  2. See roles that fitright after

    Open remote roles that match what you said. A starting point, not a verdict.

  3. Build your one-pager10 to 15 minutes

    A second conversation about what you’ve actually done becomes a one-page profile in your own words. You check it.

  4. Get asked to meetComing next

    Hiring managers read a version with no name or employers, and ask to meet. You decide.

If you’re hiring

Early: starting with a small group of teams

  1. Tell us the problema short call with Sean

    What your team needs solved, and what it’s really like to work there. Not a job description.

  2. See people, not resumesComing next

    One-page profiles of people who’ve talked through the work they’re best at, matched to your problem.

  3. Ask to meetComing next

    They see your request and decide. Names and contact details are only shared on their yes.

We’re building this side with a small group of hiring managers. If that sounds like you, join the list.

Our promises

Truth is our product

If we can’t back something up, we don’t say it. Here’s what that means in practice.

  • It isn’t a job application

    Nothing about you goes to an employer unless you say yes to a specific introduction.

  • We never apply for you

    Nothing about you goes to an employer without your yes.

  • Your words, checked by you

    Your one-pager is written from what you said, and you check it before anyone sees it.

Sean Elliot

“I’m building Purpose & Co. with the first people through it, on both sides. It’s early, and some things will be rough. If you try it, tell me what doesn’t work.”

Sean Elliot, founder · sean@purposeandco.com

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We’re starting small

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