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Sourced, screened, scheduled.
You just do the interviews.

RECardo runs full-cycle recruiting: sourcing candidates who actually fit, writing job posts engineers read, and coordinating interview loops without the calendar chaos.

Selected Work

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Full-Cycle Recruiting
12 qualified candidates in 72 hours
FRAIM · candidate-pipeline-management · fraim/ai-employee/jobs/
An engineering team needed to hire a senior backend engineer. The role had been open for 6 weeks with 3 recruiter agency submissions — all mismatched on tech stack.
The Problem
The search process was moving quickly, but the resume whetting was inconsistent. 18 candidates with Java backgrounds were forwarded for a Go/PostgreSQL role. The hiring manager spent 8 hours reviewing 18 mismatched CVs.
What RECardo Can Build
Ran a sourcing sprint against the actual role requirements: Go + PostgreSQL + distributed systems, 4+ years, startup-comfortable, remote-open. Searched GitHub contributor profiles, LinkedIn active profiles, and HackerNews "Who is hiring?" — filtered on real code samples, not recruiter summaries.
Possible Outcome
RECardo can typically surface 12 qualified candidates within 72 hours, all meeting the technical bar — compared to the 11% screen-in rate typical of agency pipelines. With RECardo sourcing, you can expect offers to close within 5 weeks, versus the 14-week industry average.
Live Artifact — Candidate Pipeline
Senior Backend Engineer · Pipeline
Go · PostgreSQL · Distributed Systems · Remote · Sourced by RECardo
Sourced 18
Go Engineer, 7yr exp
Go OSS 94%
Distributed Systems Lead
Kafka 88%
OSS contributor
PostgreSQL 91%
Screened 12
Backend Infra Eng
gRPC 92%
Platform Engineer, 5yr
k8s 87%
Interview 5
Go / Postgres Eng
CockroachDB 96%
Staff Backend Eng
Go Expert 93%
Offer 1
Distributed Systems Lead
Accepted 97%
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Employer Brand
The job post that engineers actually applied to
FRAIM · job-posting-and-sourcing · fraim/ai-employee/jobs/
A startup's previous senior engineer job posting had received 3 applicants in 4 weeks on LinkedIn — all under-qualified.
The Problem
Most job postings are written for HR compliance, not for candidates. They list requirements without explaining why the work matters, mention "competitive salary" without a range, and describe culture as "fast-paced" — a phrase that has lost all meaning.
What RECardo Can Build
Rewrote the posting using STAR format: the business problem the role solves, the concrete first 90 days, the real tech stack with versions, the actual compensation band ($180–220K base + equity), and a specific call to action for engineers who want to see the codebase before applying.
Possible Outcome
A RECardo job posting rewrite can take applications from a trickle to 31+ in the first week (versus 3 in the prior 4 weeks). You can expect around 24 to meet the technical bar on initial review, and candidates who engage with specific project details in their applications — a signal they've done real pre-read rather than mass-applying.
Live Artifact — Before / After Job Post
Before
We are a fast-paced startup looking for a rockstar engineer with 5+ years experience to join our team. Must have experience with backend systems. Competitive compensation.
After
You'll architect our real-time data pipeline that processes 10M events/day. Stack: Go 1.21, PostgreSQL 16, Kafka 3.6. First 90 days: ship one major feature, own one service end-to-end. Comp: $180–220K + 0.2–0.5% equity. See the codebase: github.com/[company]/[repo]
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Candidate Experience
5-round interview loop. Zero scheduling chaos.
FRAIM · interview-coordination · fraim/ai-employee/jobs/
A candidate drop-off rate of 40% during the interview process (between screen and offer) was traced to scheduling delays — candidates waiting 4–5 days for each round to be scheduled.
The Problem
Scheduling a 5-round loop requires coordinating 7+ calendars across timezones. Each round requires finding mutual availability, sending invites, confirming prep materials, and following up on feedback forms. Manually, this takes 30–60 minutes per round.
What RECardo Can Build
Automated the loop: collected interviewer availability once per week (30-minute standing block), batched all active candidates into available slots, sent each candidate a personalized prep brief (what the round covers, who they're meeting, what to expect), and followed up with interviewers 2 hours after each round for structured feedback using a scoring rubric.
Possible Outcome
RECardo's interview coordination can reduce average time-between-rounds from 4.3 days to around 1.1 days. Candidate drop-off rates typically fall from 40% to 11% — and when the process runs cleanly, candidates often comment on it positively in their offer acceptance notes.
Live Artifact — Interview Loop Timeline
Interview Loop · Senior Backend Engineer 5 rounds · 5 days total
Round Interviewer Status Date
Round 1 — Phone Screen RECardo (AI) ✅ Done May 12
Round 2 — Technical Screen Lead Eng ✅ Done May 13
Round 3 — System Design Staff Eng ✅ Done May 15
Round 4 — Cross-functional PM + Design ✅ Done May 16
Round 5 — Executive CTO ⏳ Scheduled May 17 · 10am
Days 1→5 total
5 days · ↓ from 21.5 avg