Orientation guide
Start here.
New to the Desk? Here's the short version.
For candidates
Five steps, in order
Everything here is free for candidates, always.
Create your account
Free, and it stays free — candidates never pay for anything on the Desk.
One account gets you alerts, saved roles, your resume tools and the community.
Create your account →Set a job alert
Pick discipline, title keyword, location, region, remote type, seniority — and a minimum salary if pay matters to you. Roles without disclosed pay won't match a salary filter.
Matching roles land in your inbox on the schedule you choose.
Alerts & watchlist →Run your resume through the analyzer
See how your experience reads against real job descriptions — strengths, gaps and seniority fit.
Your resume stays private. Nothing is shared with employers unless you say so.
Resume analyzer →Join The Desk community
Ask the questions you can't ask at work — investigations, certifications, career moves.
You participate under a community handle, never your real name.
The Desk community →When you're ready: Private Placement
The Desk hand-matches opted-in candidates to roles — you approve every named introduction before anything is shared, and a block on any employer always wins.
Candidates never pay. Placement fees never affect rankings, match scores or reviews.
How Private Placement works →For employers & recruiters
Four steps to hiring on the Desk
Staffing and recruiting firms are welcome at the same prices — agency postings are always labeled, and candidate resume access is reserved for direct employers.
Post a role
Standard, Featured, Featured+Alert Blast, or the site-wide Exclusive — every paid placement is always labeled as such.
Post a draft first, preview exactly how it will appear, then confirm.
Post a role →Claim your company in the Partner Desk
Self-serve card: name, one-line summary, website and logo — with a live preview before you submit.
Every card is reviewed by an editor before anything changes publicly.
Pricing — Employers tab →Get verified
A Verified Employer Profile confirms your firm behind every listing you post.
Trust signals help candidates shortlist you faster.
Pricing — Employers tab →Private Placement access
Desk-curated introductions to opted-in candidates — a name is only released after the candidate accepts the introduction.
Curated by application, so there is no instant checkout.
Apply for access →For vendors & training providers
Three steps into the directory
Technology vendors and training providers reach practitioners where they already research tools and certifications.
Claim your directory card
Vendors and training providers claim their card in the Partner Desk — summary, website, logo and categories, with a live preview.
Nothing goes public until an editor approves it.
Pricing — Vendors tab →Verified Vendor Profile
The verification mark behind your technology or services listing in the directory.
Verified profiles carry more weight with practitioners comparing tools.
Pricing — Vendors tab →Spotlight & featured slots
Vendor Spotlight and featured training or event placement when you want the front of the stage.
Paid placement is always labeled, and it never changes rankings, data or reviews.
Pricing — Training & Events tab →Paid placement is always labeled — and it never affects rankings, match scores, demand data or reviews. Candidates never pay.