According to Hunt, while there are plenty of tools for white-collar employees looking for new roles, there is no suitable app that exists for blue-collar workers, casual and part-time staff - but this app connects businesses from any industry and job seekers through machine learning (ML) powered matchmaking technology, making hiring as “simple as swipe, discover, and match”. 

Hunt says that with businesses reporting that it takes anywhere from 10 to 16 weeks to find someone to fill a gap left by a previous employee, there is a real need for a solution that connects job seekers and businesses in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Natalie Cherry, co-founder of Hunt and owner of two Queensland travel agencies conceived the idea for the app after first-hand experience in spending long hours cycling through CVs and realising there could be a more efficient and cost-effective way to find employees. 

“To aid with these recruitment challenges, Natalie developed Hunt alongside a team of app developers and designers. The easy-to-use interface seamlessly connects job seekers and small business owners, saving both parties countless hours,” notes Hunt.

“Following Covid-19, which saw thousands of shift workers leave Australia, it has been a challenge for business owners across Australia to hire. As a business owner myself, I frequently spend valuable time blindly screening candidates' emails or sifting through paper resumes, often with limited success as it is really hard to determine if a candidate could be the right fit based on a paper CV,” Cherry said.

“With Hunt, we hope to propel the job market and the economy forward by making recruitment an intuitive and user-friendly process for both parties.” 

Cherry says that on the Hunt app, job seekers and employers have complete visibility over each other’s attributes, values and requirements - and job seekers create a visual profile to share their background, experience, location, and job preferences, while ideo CVs and portfolio attachments also allow the job seeker to showcase their personality within their profile. 

Hunt says that businesses are able to upload job postings with details about the role, the company, and the salary - and the app’s sophisticated ML technology then matches these job seekers to potential employers who can chat within the app itself to find out more about the role, or set up an interview, while the technology only matches job seekers who meet the necessary criteria for the role, saving countless hours and money spent on online job advertisements and recruiters. 

“Hiring the right staff is the biggest challenge we face as a small business,” said Cassie Banks, part of the family-owned Noosa-based restaurant, Bistro C.

“While experience certainly matters, paper resumes often don’t give us an accurate sense of a candidate’s personality — which is a huge factor in the hospitality industry. The Hunt app not only showcases personality, but it is the answer to an industry need for a quicker and more cost-efficient way to find talent.”

Hunt is free for job seekers while employers can enjoy a six-month free trial. Beyond this, subscriptions for employers begin at $29.95 and go up to $69.95 a month. 

The Hunt app is available on the App Store and Google Play stores. For more information visit https://huntapp.com.au/.