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Hiring is broken.
We're fixing it.

The job market has turned into AI-generated cover letters fighting AI-powered resume scanners. Nobody wins. We're building something different.

five is a video-first hiring platform. 5 minutes to pitch the role. 5 minutes to pitch yourself. Real people, real connection.

No spam. No selling your data. Just updates when we launch.

Read our philosophy

Our philosophy

Hiring should feel human

Somewhere along the way, we optimized the soul out of hiring. Resumes became SEO documents. Cover letters became ChatGPT outputs. Interviews became performance theater. We think it should be simpler.

See the person, not the paper

A resume tells you what someone did. A video pitch tells you who they are. Energy, passion, communication — the things that actually matter in a team.

Skin in the game

Recruiters pay $5 to post a role. Candidates can high-five their dream job for $1. When there's a cost, the noise disappears and only real intent remains.

Mutual interest, then connect

No more one-sided applications vanishing into the void. When both sides are interested, you connect directly. The first conversation already feels like you know each other.

No algorithms deciding for you

We don't rank, filter, or hide candidates behind a paywall. Every application is seen. Every pitch is watched. Humans decide — not machines.

What's the most broken part of hiring today?

How it works

Three steps. No complexity.

The entire hiring process, simplified.

Step 1

Record your pitch

Hit record and introduce yourself in 5 minutes or less. No scripts, no filters. Recruiters do the same for their roles.

Step 2

Watch, match, decide

Every pitch is auto-transcribed with key phrases highlighted. See energy, hear stories, find the right people faster.

Step 3

Connect directly

When interest is mutual, you connect. No middleman, no algorithm. You've already seen each other — the first meeting is just a formality.

When evaluating a candidate, what matters most?

What we won't do

🚫Sell your data to third parties

🤖Use AI to write or screen applications

💸Charge monthly subscriptions

🔒Hide candidates behind a paywall

👻Let you ghost without consequence

📺Show you ads — ever

📊Optimize for engagement over outcomes

🎭Pretend a 10-stage process is normal

Would you record a 5-min video pitch instead of writing a cover letter?

Built for both sides

A marketplace only works when both sides win.

For candidates

Show them who you are.
Not what a resume says.

✓Record a 5-min video pitch — your personality, your story
✓20 free applies every week, forever
✓High-five your dream jobs — recruiters see you mean it
✓Every application is seen — no ATS black hole

For recruiters

See the person.
Not just the paper.

✓Watch candidate video pitches — energy, passion, fit
✓Transcripts with key phrases for quick scanning
✓High-fives signal dream job intent — serious candidates rise
✓$5 per post — no subscriptions, no contracts

Dead simple pricing

No subscriptions. No hidden fees. Pay only for what you use.

Free

20 applies/week for seekers. Forever. No trial.

Per job post for recruiters. That's it. No tiers.

High-five a dream job. Signal real intent.

Built by someone who's been on both sides

five was born out of frustration with the hiring process — as a candidate, and as someone who's hired. The current system wastes everyone's time. We're building the platform we wish existed.

Built in public Bootstrapped No VC pressure

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