How It Works

A job board built on
mutual respect.

WorkHonest works the same way for everyone, clear steps, clear expectations, no surprises and no silence. Choose your journey below.

👤 Job Seeker
🎖 Veteran
⚡ Consultant
🏢 Employer
🌟 Company Profile
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Join
Create your profile for $12/month
Sign up with your name, current title, location, and a short professional summary. Upload your default resume, it attaches automatically to every application. Cancel anytime.
No free tier with degraded access, everyone gets the full platform
Enable Stealth Search if you're currently employed and searching privately
Your profile is only visible to employers when you apply. Not publicly searchable
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Browse
Find roles that show you what they actually pay
Every listing on WorkHonest shows a real salary or rate range, a named hiring contact, a precise location type, and the employer's public Response Score, before you apply.
Filter by category, location type, salary range, and Response Score
Save roles to your dashboard, get notified before they expire
Follow companies to be notified the moment they post new roles
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Apply
Apply in one step. Your profile does the work
Your profile and resume attach automatically. Add a short cover note. Optionally swap in a tailored resume for this role. Submit, and your application goes directly to the named hiring contact.
No filling in forms that duplicate your resume
No ATS black box, a real person receives your application
You receive an immediate confirmation email with the employer's response deadline
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Wait, with a guarantee
Every employer must respond within 30 days
Your dashboard tracks every open application with a countdown. The employer's 30-day clock starts the moment you apply. If they don't respond, it damages their public Response Score. You are never left in silence.
Day 25: WorkHonest sends the employer an automated reminder
Day 30: No response = Response Score impact, logged publicly
You receive a response: yes, no, or let's talk, but always something
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Connect
Build your professional community
WorkHonest isn't just a job board. It's a community of professionals who chose it because they believe in honest hiring. Give and receive written recommendations. Request purposeful introductions. No follower counts, no performance metrics.
Written recommendations require 3+ sentences from verified members
Introductions require both parties to accept. No cold spam
Community features are included in your membership. No extra cost
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Join, First Month Free
$5/month after verification. The lowest rate on the platform
Select the Veteran tier at signup. Your first month is completely free. Upload your DD-214 for verification. It's reviewed within 24 hours and permanently deleted after verification is complete.
DD-214 is deleted within 30 days of verification, never stored long term
All six branches recognized: Army, Navy, USAF, USMC, Coast Guard, Space Force
After verification your profile displays your branch insignia
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Your Credentials
Your MOS, A School, AFSC, or Rating is a real qualification here
WorkHonest recognizes military credentials on equal footing with civilian degrees, backed by 70 years of evaluation through the American Council on Education's Military Guide under a DoD contract. When an employer selects military credentials on a listing, that's a commitment to evaluate yours equally.
Army MOS · Navy A School · Navy C School · USAF AFSC · USMC MOS · Coast Guard Ratings · USSF
Employers who accept military credentials must evaluate them, or face Response Score consequences
Your credentials display on your profile with your branch insignia
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Browse & Apply
Filter for employers who have committed to your credentials
Filter listings by "Military Credentials Accepted" to see only employers who have made the commitment. Apply with the same one-step process as every other member. Your credentials display automatically on your application.
Military-credentialed listings are visibly tagged across all 11 categories
Your branch insignia and credential appear on every application you submit
The same 30-day response guarantee applies to every application
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The Guarantee
Every employer responds: yes, no, or let's talk
The same 30-day response guarantee that protects every WorkHonest member protects you. No application goes unanswered. Your service earned a real response, and WorkHonest enforces it.
30-day countdown tracked in your dashboard for every application
Employer Response Score drops if they miss the deadline
Repeated violations result in listing suspension
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Join
$12/month. Browse engagements and apply immediately.
The Talent tier covers both full-time job searching and consulting or fractional work. Sign up once and access every listing on the platform, including contract, fractional, and project-based engagements alongside permanent roles.
Every engagement listing shows the actual rate range, no "competitive compensation"
Filter by engagement type: contract, fractional, project-based, or full-time
Upgrade to a Company Profile at $25/month when you are ready to build your practice presence
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Browse and Apply
Find engagements posted by verified companies
Every engagement on WorkHonest is posted directly by a verified company. No scraped listings, no ghost engagements. Apply with your profile and a short cover note. Your application goes directly to the named hiring contact.
See the employer's Response Score before applying so you know they will actually respond
Apply to multiple engagement types simultaneously from one profile
The 30-day response guarantee applies to every consulting application you submit
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Build Your Practice Presence
Upgrade to a Company Profile and let clients find you
When you are ready to move beyond applying to inbound opportunities, upgrade to the Company Profile tier at $25/month. Your practice gets its own page, The Latest feed for availability announcements, and a listing in the Consultant Directory where companies actively browse for fractional talent.
The Latest feed is your availability board. Post "taking one new client in April" and your followers are notified instantly
Companies browsing the Consultant Directory see your full practice page, specialties, rate range, and availability
Followers get notified every time you post an update or announce an open engagement slot
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Repeat Business
WorkHonest is built for the long game
Consultants are not one-time users. You come back between engagements, you build your profile over time, you collect recommendations from completed clients, and your follower base grows with every update you post. WorkHonest is designed to be your professional home between engagements, not just a one-time job board.
Written recommendations from verified clients appear on your profile and every application
Introduction requests let potential clients reach you directly through the platform
Your Response Score as a Company Profile holder tells clients you are professional and responsive
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Join
$100/month. Unlimited listings. No per-post fees. Ever.
Create your account with a verified business domain email and set up your company profile in minutes. Unlike every major competitor, WorkHonest charges one flat rate with no hidden costs, no per-click fees, and no surprise charges at the end of the month.
Verified employer badge on every listing builds candidate trust from the first impression
50 Founding Employer spots available at $100/month locked forever, before the rate increases to $150
Company Profile tier ($25/month) available if you want a presence without posting jobs
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Post
Every listing requirement exists to help you hire better
Every listing requires a real salary or rate range, a named hiring contact, a precise location type, and a commitment to respond to every applicant within 30 days with our easy one click decline and response features.
Real salary ranges attract pre-qualified candidates who already know the role fits their expectations, saving everyone time
A named contact signals to serious professionals that a real person is reading their application, not an algorithm
Set an optional application limit. When it's reached, we auto-pause and alert you so you stay in control without watching the dashboard all day
Listings auto-expire after 30 days so your page never fills with stale roles that damage your employer brand
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Receive
Every tool you need is already in your inbox
When someone applies, you receive an email with their full profile, cover note, resume, and credentials. Every single tool you need to manage that application is right there, no login required.
One-click decline button in every application email. One click sends a professional decline, records your response, and updates your score. It takes under 30 seconds and keeps you compliant with your 30-day commitment
Private internal notes on any applicant help your team stay aligned without cluttering the candidate's experience
Vacation Mode pauses all response deadlines when you're out of office, up to 14 days, so you never come back to a stack of overdue responses
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Respond
Your Response Score is your most valuable hiring asset
Respond to every applicant within 30 days, yes, no, or let's talk. Your Response Score is calculated from your actual response data and displayed on every listing. A high score is public proof that your hiring process is what you say it is.
Day 25: We send you an automated reminder so you never miss a deadline by accident
A score above 80 signals to top candidates that applying to your roles is worth their time. That changes who applies
Score components: response rate, timeliness, member reviews, listing accuracy. All real data, no shortcuts
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Hire
A self-selected talent pool of professionals who chose you
WorkHonest members are not passive applicants mass-applying everywhere. They chose this platform because they want to work for employers who treat people with respect. That is the kind of candidate who shows up engaged, stays longer, and tells others about you.
Access to verified veteran talent across all six branches, with credentials evaluated on a level playing field
Professionals across all 11 categories including IT, Finance, HR, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, and more
Referral program: refer an employer who joins and earn one free month on your next billing cycle
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Join
$25/month. A professional presence without posting jobs.
Create your company or consulting practice profile with a verified business domain email. No hiring required. This tier is built for companies that want to build their brand and attract talent passively, and for independent consultants who want to market their practice professionally.
Verified company badge appears on your profile immediately
For consultants, this turns your personal profile into a full practice page with its own URL
Upgrade to post jobs anytime, everything you built carries over
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Build Your Profile
Tell your story the way you want it told
Your profile includes an About section, culture tags, and an optional What We Believe section for companies that want to share their values publicly. For consultants, list your specialties, availability, engagement types, and rate range.
Culture tags help talent understand your workplace or practice before they ever reach out
What We Believe is optional but powerful. It tells the market who you actually are, not just what you do
Consultants can list an optional rate range. If you prefer not to display it, it simply does not appear
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The Latest Feed
Keep your audience updated without a social media account
The Latest is your company or practice feed. Post availability announcements, completed engagement highlights, new hires, company news, or anything that keeps your followers informed. Every post notifies your followers directly.
For consultants, The Latest is an availability board. "Taking one new client in April" reaches everyone who follows you
For companies, it is a way to build an employer brand without LinkedIn algorithms deciding who sees your content
Followers chose to follow you. Every post reaches people who are already interested
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Get Found
Talent researches you before they apply anywhere
Your company appears in the public Company Directory, browsable by anyone including people who are not yet WorkHonest members. Consultants appear in the Consultant Directory, visible to all members. Both directories are searchable and filterable.
Company Directory is publicly accessible. No login required to find and research you
Serious candidates research employers before applying. Your profile is what they find when they do
Followers receive notifications the moment you post an update or upgrade to post a new role
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Upgrade When Ready
Start posting jobs the moment you need to
When the time comes to hire, upgrade to the Employer tier at $100/month. No new account, no setup fee, no rebuilding your profile. Your company page, followers, and The Latest feed all carry over. You go from presence to active hiring in one step.
Founding Employer rate of $100/month is available until all 50 spots are claimed
After the founding period closes, the employer rate increases to $150/month
Your followers are notified automatically when your first listing goes live
Where it all comes together
Every WorkHonest interaction is built on a single principle, both sides deserve honesty. Here's the moment it happens.
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Job seeker applies
Profile + cover note
sent to named contact
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30-day clock starts
Both sides can see
the deadline
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Employer responds
Yes, no, or let's talk ,
always something
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Score updates
Response tracked publicly ,
accountability built in

The WorkHonest Guarantee

Every employer on WorkHonest commits, to responding to every applicant within 30 days. This isn't a suggestion. It's enforced through the public Employer Response Score.

Every applicant gets a response
Every listing shows real pay
Every listing has a named contact
Every employer is publicly accountable
Read the Full Posting Standards →

What makes WorkHonest different

Every feature on WorkHonest exists for one reason, to make the hiring process more human.

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No ghosting, enforced, not promised
The 30-day response requirement isn't a policy statement. It's a commitment backed by a public accountability score that can't be purchased or hidden.
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Real salary ranges, required, not optional
"Competitive compensation" and "DOE" are not accepted. Every listing shows what it actually pays before you spend time applying.
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Named contacts, always a real person
"HR Team" is not an acceptable hiring contact. You know exactly who is reading your application before you submit it.
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Military credentials, treated as real qualifications
70 years of DoD evaluation backs the recognition of military credentials on WorkHonest. Employers who accept them make a commitment to evaluate them equally.
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Stealth Search, for currently employed professionals
Search privately while employed. Your name, photo, current employer, and social links are hidden. Your current employer's domain is blocked from seeing your profile entirely.
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Response Score, public, real, unmanipulable
Every employer's Response Score is calculated from actual applicant data. It cannot be paid to remove, hidden, or gamed. It's the most honest hiring signal available anywhere.

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