Talently

This story covers why and how I finally created a hiring Chrome extension for myself. -------------------------------------------- My Pain Points (Driving Me Nuts!) As someone connected to hiring, I’ve dealt with so many frustrations over the years that I had to do something about it. Here’s what got under my skin: 1) Posting a job ad takes time. Just putting up a job listing, including registering, can take at least half an hour — sometimes a lot longer. Then there are the rules, requirements, and waiting for verification of the ad text, plus user verification, payments… It drives me up the wall. It’s a nightmare. 2) The costs of posting are a nasty surprise. Free listings usually get buried at the bottom of the pile, while employers with budgets jack up prices to fight for visibility. On Upwork or similar sites, you’re paying for credits, plus a fee for each project — out of my experience, it can easily cost $100–200 just to get a handful of semi-decent candidates, and that’s not even guaranteed. 3) AI-tweaked resumes are killing me. When I finally get responses, I’m just exhausted by resumes that look perfect for my job descriptions but were clearly pumped out by AI tools like GeekRadar. I end up chatting with agencies or AI assistants for the first few messages — it’s so frustrating. Meanwhile, solid, real developers don’t stand a chance of getting noticed. And what’s worse, these 4) AI tools keep getting sneakier, making it harder to spot the fakes. Poorly automated matching process/metrics (incl. skill relevancy and gaps). Recruiter tools and functions (Job sites, platforms, ATSs) simply fail. At the end of the day, I have to analyse profiles/resumes and map them to job descriptions under a microscope. Talently is the easiest free web-based online tools by Upstaff to find and connect with relevant software app developers in minutes by analyzing content directly in your browser, available on any webpage—such as job postings on platforms like Indeed, Wellfound, Upwork, Reddit Jobs, or X Jobs, drafts in Google Docs, PDFs on Google Drive, or highlighted text. How it works: 1) Add Hire App Developer – Talently to Chrome 2) Open job descriptions on popular platforms or any Google Doc files 3) Select the best-matching engineers 4) Book a call, and start