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HireTalent.ph 2.0
A full platform rebuild. Faster, cleaner, and now live in two regions — with a native mobile app on the way.
- Brand new design and a much faster experience across every page
- One platform, two regions — Philippines at hiretalent.ph and Latin America at hiretalent.lat, each with local pricing and language touches
- Redesigned talent profiles with richer portfolios, work history, and media samples
- Smarter search that understands what you mean, not just the keywords you type
- Native iOS and Android app arriving soon — all the essentials, on your phone
- Dark mode, mobile-friendly everywhere, and a refreshed dashboard for both talent and employers
Smarter hiring, clearer offers
Tools that help employers find the right person faster, and talent get real feedback and fair treatment.
- Employers get a ranked applicant shortlist with a clear rubric for each candidate
- Talent can formally accept or decline a job offer, right in the platform
- Portfolio showcase on talent profiles — images, links, and project descriptions
- When talent are passed on, they now get specific, categorized feedback (no more generic "no thanks")
- New Fair Salary Commitment page — our public pledge around fair pay and no free trial labor
- Resume upload on your profile plus a privacy toggle to hide your photo from public listings
Better messaging and faster matching
Conversations you can actually keep up with, and search that pulls up the right people.
- Email notifications when you get a new message so nothing gets missed
- Smarter talent search powered by AI — understands context, not just keywords
- "Remember me" at login so you stay signed in on your own devices
- New hub for skills, tools, and industries with real-world project examples, FAQs, and related roles
Expansion into Latin America
hiretalent.lat launched, bringing the same AI-proficient hiring experience to nine LATAM countries.
- New site at hiretalent.lat with region-specific pricing and branding
- Nine Latin American countries supported out of the gate
- Fast international payments powered by Wise, in the talent's preferred currency
- Full messaging system with threaded conversations and inbox notifications
- Refreshed, branded email design across every automated message we send
Richer profiles, stronger trust
A push on what talent can show on their profile and the verification signals employers can trust.
- Work Setup traits on profiles — share your remote setup, environment, and availability preferences
- Special Categories added during onboarding for more inclusive talent discovery
- Job Badges on job posts — quality signals admins can award to highlight standout roles
- Work Verification required for talent profiles as a trust layer
- Employers can now message talent who have unlocked their external job postings
Social proof and better support flows
A redesign-heavy month focused on trust, customer support, and how suspended accounts are handled.
- Dynamic employer testimonials featured on the homepage (replacing the old static block)
- New Wall of Love section highlighting real stories
- Fully redesigned contact page with clearer paths for talent vs employer requests
- Overhauled suspension experience — countdown timer on the suspended page, custom admin messages, clearer emails
- New Background Check tab on talent profiles
Talent Management for employers
A full workforce view for employers and agencies managing ongoing teams.
- Manage contractors and employees in one place
- Time tracking, PTO requests, and compliance documents all connected
- Invite teammates, assign roles, and see team activity at a glance
Custom application forms
Every job post can now have its own set of questions, tailored to the role.
- Build a custom question set per job
- Short answer, long answer, multiple choice, and file upload questions
- Mark questions required or optional
- Answers appear alongside each applicant so you can review at a glance
Voice samples, video, and a new community
Talent got richer ways to introduce themselves, and a dedicated space to swap tips with peers.
- Record voice introductions directly on your profile
- Add short video clips to show your work and personality
- HireTalent.ph Community launched at community.hiretalent.ph for peer feedback and job-search advice (since discontinued)
- Cleaner signup for both sides — employers now identify as Company, Solo, or Agency upfront
Trial tasks support real work samples
Talent can attach images, audio, or video when completing a trial task — no more emailing files around.
- Upload media as part of a trial task submission
- Employers get to evaluate actual work, not just a written summary
- Everything stays inside the platform — no side channels needed
Premium platform relaunch and Smart Job Matching
After eight months of iteration, we formally relaunched HireTalent.ph as a premium platform for AI-proficient Filipino talent — and shipped our first real matching engine alongside it.
- Premium positioning with sharper verification, clearer pricing, and a refreshed brand
- Smart Job Matching — intelligent match scores based on skills, tools, industry experience, and level
- Personal match feed on the talent dashboard
- Employers see predicted-fit talent on each job posting
Talent Badges on profiles
Visual recognition for long-time members, training completions, and platform achievements.
- Badges display on public talent profiles
- Awarded for tenure, completed training, and notable platform activity
- Employers can quickly spot trusted, established talent
AI screening questions and richer job tags
Smarter job posts and a deeper way to tag what a role actually needs.
- One-click AI generation of job-specific screening questions
- Save and re-use question sets across similar roles
- Jobs now support Tools and Industries alongside Skills for sharper matching
Skill quizzes for AI-proficient talent
Built-in quizzes test specific skills as part of the verification process.
- Quizzes authored and delivered natively inside HireTalent.ph
- Quiz results factor into approved-talent status
- Employers get a standardized signal of skill competence
Preferred work hours and work history
Talent profiles became a more complete picture of who you are and when you work.
- Editable preferred work hours on the profile
- Work history section for prior roles and experience
- Employers get better context before reaching out
HireTalent.ph goes live
After roughly four months of heads-down building, HireTalent.ph opened its doors — the first public version of the platform.
- Employer onboarding, dashboard, and the full job-post flow
- Trial Tasks as a core way to evaluate talent before hiring
- Talent profiles with bios, skills, and the approved-talent model
- Stripe-powered payments, English proficiency and personality tests, phone verification
- Over 1,400 talent signed up by the end of the first full month
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