Fragmented Talent Sourcing
Employers sourced talent across job boards and personal networks with no unified pipeline.
RECRUITMENT MARKETPLACE MVP CASE STUDY
Connecting Employers With Candidates and Recruitment Professionals
We built a recruitment marketplace MVP where employers post vacancies and connect with candidates or recruitment professionals through structured hiring workflows.
▣ Employer & Recruiter Access Two paths to the right candidate
♙ Structured Hiring Workflow From posting to placement
✦ Greenfield MVP Built from a blank slate
Connecting Employers With the Talent Pipeline They Need
Employers seeking talent often rely on a patchwork of job boards and personal networks, with no consistent way to reach both candidates and recruitment professionals.
MVPHUB built a marketplace MVP where employers post vacancies and connect directly with candidates or recruitment professionals through a structured hiring workflow.
▥IndustryHRTech
◇ProductMarketplace MVP
♙AudienceEmployers, candidates, recruitment professionals
⌁DeliveryGreenfield MVP build
The Challenge
Unclear Recruiter Collaboration
Working with recruitment professionals often lacked a structured way to share vacancy details and track submissions.
Inconsistent Candidate Profiles
Candidate information arrived in inconsistent formats, making comparison across sources difficult.
What We Can Identified
A marketplace core built around vacancy postings, candidate profiles, and structured recruiter collaboration.
Vacancy Postings
Employers post vacancies with role details, requirements, and compensation information.
Candidate Profiles
Candidates create structured profiles with experience, skills, and availability.
Recruiter Submissions
Recruitment professionals submit candidates against specific vacancies for employer review.
Hiring Pipeline
Candidates move through a structured pipeline from submission through interview and offer.
Employer Dashboard
Employers manage vacancies, review submissions, and track pipeline status in one place.
Recruiter Dashboard
Recruitment professionals track submissions and placement status across multiple employers.
How We Validated the Marketplace
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◇ Discovery
Mapped how employers currently sourced talent through job boards and recruiter networks.
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✎ Core Build
Built vacancy postings, candidate profiles, and recruiter submissions as the marketplace foundation.
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✦ Pipeline Layer
Added the structured hiring pipeline tied to each submission.
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♢ Testing
Validated the posting-to-submission-to-placement flow across multiple vacancy types.
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⌁ Launch Readiness
Prepared the MVP for a pilot group of employers and recruitment professionals.
Every submission was tied to a specific vacancy and candidate profile, so employers could compare candidates consistently regardless of source.
Engineering Behind the Marketplace
Structured Candidate Profiles
Candidate information follows a consistent structure, enabling fair comparison across sources.
Vacancy-to-Submission Chain
Recruiter submissions are tied directly to specific vacancy requirements.
Pipeline-Aware Tracking
Every candidate's pipeline status is visible to both employers and submitting recruiters.
The Outcome
Before: Fragmented Talent Sourcing
× Talent sourced across job boards and personal networks
× Recruiter collaboration lacked a structured process
× Candidate information arrived in inconsistent formats
After: A Structured Recruitment Marketplace
✓ Employers post vacancies and reach candidates directly
✓ Recruiters submit candidates through a structured process
✓ Candidate profiles follow a consistent, comparable format
MVP Impact
Faster access to qualified candidates
Clearer recruiter collaboration
A foundation ready for pilot testing
A Recruitment Marketplace Ready to Prove Demand
The recruitment marketplace MVP gives employers a structured way to reach candidates and recruitment professionals.
With postings, profiles, and pipeline tracking in place, the platform is positioned to run a focused pilot before expanding to additional industries.
THE MVPHUB PRINCIPLE
"A recruitment marketplace earns trust the moment every candidate is comparable on the same terms, regardless of where they came from.
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