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What's Jo?
Jo matches people to jobs based on their ambitions, skills, experience, and how they work. It does this through voice conversations with both candidates and employers.
How does Jo work?
Jo learns a candidate's ambitions, skills, experience, and how they work. From the employer, Jo uses the job description, the company culture, and the hiring manager's leadership style and team dynamic. Jo recommends who to talk to. The employer decides who to interview.
What problem is Jo trying to solve?
Hiring has become frustrating for employers and candidates alike. We're building a complete picture of both the candidate and the employer, and we believe that helps employers hire the right person for the job.
Does Jo conduct job interviews?
No. Jo is not the interview. It helps employers identify the right people to interview and gives them a fuller picture beforehand.
Who makes hiring decisions?
The employer. Jo doesn't hire or reject anyone. It recommends candidates based on their skills, experience, and cultural compatibility, and a person decides who to interview and hire.
What's cultural compatibility?
Culture compatibility is how well a candidate's way of working fits how a company and its hiring manager operate. Jo first assesses how much culture matters for the role, then looks at fit across four dimensions: how someone handles it when something goes wrong, how they handle disagreement, how they give and receive feedback, and how they trade off speed, quality, and cost.
How does Jo use AI?
Jo uses AI to hold the conversations, and to summarize and evaluate what it learns about candidates and employers. That's how Jo recommends which candidates an employer should talk to. People make every hiring decision.
Does Jo use a camera, judge how people look or sound, or try to detect fraud?
No on all counts.
How do I get started?
Set up your profile and add your first job. Talk to Jo if you're the hiring manager, and describe how you lead and how the team works. If you aren't, the hiring manager has that conversation. Add a job, and put your Jo link on the job posting. That's all free. Candidates who follow it build a profile with Jo, and you also see matching people already in Jo.
What do I see before I unlock a candidate?
You see how their skills and experience line up with the role, how their way of working compares with yours.
What do I get after I unlock a candidate?
Their name and contact details, the evidence dossier with the candidate's own words, the original CV, the Jo Standardized CV, an interview guide, and a 90-day onboarding guide. Your organization has 90 days of access.
What do I pay?
Post as many roles as you like for free. You only pay to unlock the candidates you want to talk to. See pricing. Candidates don't pay.
Does Jo replace our interviews?
No. We believe that if you're hiring a human, a human should do the interview. Jo lays the groundwork and helps make sure you're talking to the right people.
What does Jo score?
Demonstrated skills, experience, and culture compatibility.
Where do candidates come from?
Add a custom Jo link to your job posting. Candidates who follow it build their profile with Jo, and you see those who match on skills, experience, and working style. You'll also see matching candidates already in Jo who never applied to your role.
How do I know whether a candidate is actually interested in the job before unlocking them?
If a candidate gets to Jo using the link in your job posting and creates a profile, we take their word that they're interested. When you unlock a candidate who is a good match but hasn't clicked on your job link, we email them information about the job first. You're only charged if they confirm they are.
Does Jo search the internet for candidates?
No. It isn't a keyword screen, and it doesn't scrape the web.
How do I know a candidate's skills are real?
Jo asks candidates for examples, so skills are described as demonstrated, not verified. We think a natural conversation is the best way to get this information, and we're counting on people to be honest.
Why does Jo talk to the hiring manager?
For most people, the hiring manager is their connection to the company. Their leadership style and team dynamics play a big part in whether a hire succeeds, for both sides. Jo compares each candidate's story against that.
Will I see candidates who work for me?
Candidates can block their current employer, but it's their choice. If someone hasn't blocked you, they could appear. Names stay hidden until you unlock.
Does Jo connect to our ATS?
Not yet.
How do I get started?
Follow the Jo link on a job, or start on Jo. Talk on your computer, or have Jo call your phone. Upload a resume if you have one. If you don't, Jo builds your profile from the conversation. It's free.
What does it cost me?
Nothing. Jo is free for candidates.
Do I need a resume?
No. Upload one if you have it. If you don't, Jo builds your profile from the conversation.
Is my conversation recorded?
Yes. Conversations are recorded so Jo can extract information from them. They are never shared with employers.
When does an employer see my name and contact information?
Only when they pay to unlock your profile.
Can I block my current employer?
Yes. Jo compares company names and email addresses to keep your profile hidden from them.
Can I see what employers see?
Yes. When an employer unlocks your profile, they receive a briefing on why you're a good fit for their job, based on your skills, experience, and how you work. You receive the same briefing.
Can I talk to Jo more than once?
Yes. We encourage regular conversations to keep your profile current.
Can I be matched to more than one job?
Yes. The same profile is compared against each role.
Will Jo rewrite my resume, coach me, or send me jobs?
No. Jo doesn't rewrite your resume, coach your interviews, or show you a feed of jobs.
Can I delete my profile?
Yes.