Crowdsourced engineering recruiting, with an agency doing the quality control
JobFolder puts a network of specialist recruiters behind every civil, transportation and DOT role, screens every candidate in-house, and keeps you with one point of contact until the hire is made. Here is exactly how that runs — for the companies hiring, and for the recruiters referring.
From brief to hire in five steps
1. You tell us the role
A short brief — the discipline, the licensure, the location, the seniority. We turn it into a spec sharp enough that a specialist recruiter can act on it without a follow-up call, whether that's a PE-licensed roadway designer or a CEI inspector for a state DOT programme.
2. The network works it in parallel
Instead of one recruiter on one desk, dozens of specialists source against your brief at the same time — each in the discipline and region they actually know. This is where a crowdsourced recruiting network beats a single agency on reach.
3. We screen before you see anyone
Every referred candidate is vetted by our own recruiters against your spec. You never receive the raw output of a network — no spray-and-pray submissions, no unqualified profiles to wade through.
4. You interview a shortlist
A curated shortlist in days rather than months, with one point of contact throughout. We coordinate every recruiter behind the scenes so you never manage more than one relationship.
5. You pay on the hire
No retainer and no upfront cost. Our fee and the recruiter's success fee are settled only once your new hire is confirmed — the contingency model, run across a whole network.
Seven steps, start to paid
- 1
Join JobFolder
Recruiters create an account at no cost.
- 2
Browse Active Positions
Choose from real recruiting assignments. Every position clearly shows the available recruiter fee: $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $3,000.
- 3
Find a Qualified Candidate
Recruit using your existing network, database, LinkedIn, referrals, or other sourcing methods.
- 4
Submit Through JobFolder
Upload the candidate's resume and required information. Your submission is timestamped to establish recruiter ownership.
- 5
JobFolder Reviews the Candidate
JobFolder checks the candidate against the position requirements before presenting them to the client.
- 6
Client Interviews
You can follow the candidate's progress through your dashboard.
- 7
Candidate Gets Hired
When your candidate successfully starts the position and satisfies the applicable placement terms, you earn $1,000, $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000 — depending on the advertised recruiter fee for that position.
Why the fee varies by position
JobFolder determines the recruiter fee before the position becomes available to the recruiting network. The fee shown on the position is the fee the recruiter can earn.
$1,000
Standard Search
Good candidate availability, less specialized requirements, or higher-volume positions.
$1,500
General Search
Roles where the client hasn't published a salary range. Our default fee until the role is triaged.
$2,000
Professional Search
Experienced professional positions requiring specific technical skills, licenses, industry experience, or geography.
$3,000
Specialized Search
Highly specialized, difficult-to-fill, leadership, licensed engineering, defense, clearance, or other priority positions.
There is no charge to join JobFolder. Recruiters are compensated only when their referred candidate is successfully placed.
Browse, submit, get paid
Free to join, no retainers, and you keep working the disciplines you already know.
Browse Open Placements
Review our list of vetted civil, structural, manufacturing, and technical roles. Each job shows the precise requirements and the referral commission you can earn.
Learn more02Apply or Refer Candidates
Apply directly if you match the brief, or refer qualified professionals from your network by entering their details and uploading their CV.
Learn more03Earn Referral Commission
Our principal recruiter screens candidates and coordinates with the client. When your referred candidate is selected and placed, you receive the success commission.
Learn moreCommon questions
- What is a crowdsourced recruiting agency?
- It combines two models. A traditional agency puts one or two recruiters on your role and owns quality control. A marketplace gives you reach but hands you unfiltered submissions. JobFolder puts a whole network of specialist recruiters on the role for reach, then screens everything they produce so you get agency-grade quality on the way out.
- Which engineering disciplines do you recruit for?
- Civil, transportation and DOT, structural, MEP, electrical, mechanical, water and hydrology, CEI and construction inspection, project management, and architecture across the AEC sector. We also cover software, DevOps, data and cleared government roles.
- How long does it take to get a shortlist?
- Because sourcing runs in parallel across the network rather than sequentially through one desk, shortlists typically arrive in days rather than the weeks a single-desk search needs. The exact timeline depends on how specialised the licensure and location requirements are.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing until you hire. There is no retainer and no upfront fee — our placement fee and the referring recruiter's success fee are both settled only when your hire is confirmed.
Hiring engineers, or looking to refer them?