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AI job applications and interviews are everywhere. Standing out is tough.
Referrals from people who know your work are the fastest way to get noticed by real hiring managers. Recruiters focus on their fees—not your future. Referrals are personal, trusted, and work for you.
Referrals with sidestep
- 🤝 Personal recommendations from people who have actually worked with you and know your strengths.
- ✨ Stand out from the crowd—referrals are trusted by hiring managers and get you to the top of the pile.
- 🧑💼 Bypass AI filters and generic screening—get noticed by real decision makers.
- 🔒 Referrals are about your potential, not just your CV or keywords.
- 💸 For a small % of a typical recruiter fee, you and a friend get a shared commission and a donation for a good cause too.
Old way without sidestep
- 🤖 Lost in a sea of AI-generated applications and automated rejections.
- 🗂️ Generic interviews and screening—no one knows your real value.
- 💰 External recruiters charge high fees and rarely have your best interests at heart.
- 🔄 Placed in roles just to be moved again for another fee.
- 👻 Applications disappear into the void—no feedback, no follow-up.
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Stand out from the crowd
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🦄 Unicorn
You are not a horse. You're a unicorn. And unicorns shouldn't rely on CVs and covering letters. Increase your chances of a follow-up call from your application by 182%*
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🕵️♀️ Recspy
Database of internal recruiters and hiring managers in your industry.
86,973 remote workers currently use our job boards, tools and resources to find their next remote job.
📊 Data accurate as of June 21, 2025 10:47 AM GMT
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Your application should be at the 🔝 of the pile.
See how many more interviews you can get with sidestep (and get some of your time back too). Looking to use sidestep for your business?
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🎯 Monthly interviews
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FAQs
What's sidestep all about?
Helping candidates simplify the process of finding jobs. It's needle in the haystack stuff out there, with thousands of websites to check and and looking for a new job has turned into a full time job itself?!
Secondly, we help candidates stand out. People in general are rubbish at selling themselves. But ask your friend or colleague and they know exactly your best points and why you're a star hire. Our genuine referrals move your application to the top of the pile.
Why now?
People trust referrals. They lead to the best hires. For remote roles they are even more important as the candidate pool so massive. And remote work is here to stay. Unless you work at Amazon.
Last year, Linkedin reported a 146% increase in remote job applications. But a 46% decrease in remote job postings.. Candidates need to be able to find the right job and stand out from the crowd. That's where we come in.
What's an interview bonus?
We hate when a super qualified canddiate doesn't even get an inteview. Doesn't seem fair or rationale does it?
The interview bonus helps your job search journey in 2 ways. Firstly,it shows the company is serious about hiring and isn't just testing the waters with a job posting or planning on pulling the role at late notice. Secondly, it incentivises candidates to open up their networks and earn whilst they job search. Win Win.