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Rasmi Ranjan Patnaik
Rasmi Ranjan Patnaik

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ReffConnect Building a Referral-First Hiring Marketplace in India

The problem

In India, over 70% of tech hiring happens through internal referrals. But most job seekers don't know anyone at their target company. Cold applications get a 3-5% response rate. Referrals? Almost instant callbacks.

I thought: what if job seekers could directly connect with verified insiders at top companies?

What I built

Reffconnect — a marketplace where job seekers connect with verified employees at 200+ companies for:

  • Verified job referrals — an insider submits your resume internally
  • Mock interviews — practice with someone who actually interviews at that company
  • Resume reviews — line-by-line feedback from hiring managers
  • 1-on-1 career calls — guidance from professionals in your target role

Every referrer is identity-verified and confirmed as an active employee. No fake profiles.

How it works

  1. Job seeker signs up (free)
  2. Browses verified referrers by company, role, team
  3. Sends a referral request with their resume
  4. Referrer reviews and submits an internal referral
  5. Candidate tracks everything on their dashboard

Candidates report interview callbacks 5x faster than cold applications.

For professionals

If you work at a top company and want to earn by helping candidates — you can join as a referrer. Set your own pricing and availability.

Check it out

Would love to hear what the dev community thinks. What would you want from a platform like this?

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