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Alex M. · Data Analyst
Applied to you · AcmePay
You’ve been referred
Priya S. referred you for Data Analyst at AcmePay.
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Why Doorstep
Today
With Doorstep
How it works
Find your person
Browse companies and pick an employee who refers for your role.
Send your CV and a note
Two or three sentences on why you fit what they look for.
Hear back
Referred, or a clear reason plus a tip. No answer in 14 days? It closes and you get the slot back.
Set your criteria once
The roles you can refer into and what a good candidate looks like.
Skim, don’t slog
Every application arrives next to your criteria, so you can check it in a minute or two.
Refer or pass in a click
Get a ready-to-paste referral note, or send a reason. You earn your company’s bonus.
What makes it work
Referrers sign up with their work email and are checked before they go live.
Your must-haves sit next to each application, so you can check them quickly and read what matters.
Every application ends in a referral, a reason, or an automatic close after 14 days.
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For candidates
Track every application from sent to decision. When the answer is no, you get the reason and a tip from someone inside the company. That’s feedback you can actually use for the next one.
Data Analyst at AcmePay
ReferredProduct Manager at Lumen
Not this timeReason: Not enough relevant experience yet
Tip from Sam: Lead with the product project you ran end to end.
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Our promise
A real employee reads every application and makes every referral decision.
Candidates aren’t rated against each other.
Nothing is filtered out by software. Every application gets an answer.
If we ever add AI features, such as in Pro, they will be optional and explained first.
5 min
a week is all it takes to review
3
applications a week per candidate
14 days
maximum wait for an answer
£0
for everyone during early access
Questions
No. A referral puts your CV in front of the company’s recruiters with an employee vouching for you. It usually means a proper look, but the company still runs its normal process.
Most companies pay a bonus when a referred candidate is hired. Doorstep makes finding good people quick, so referring is worth their time.
Nothing during early access, for candidates or employees.
Only the referrer you apply to (and us, to run the service). CVs are deleted 90 days after a decision.
Yes, if your company has a referral scheme. Check your company’s referral policy, then sign up with your work email.
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Join the first candidates and referrers on Doorstep. It’s free while we’re in early access.
No scores, no auto-rejections. The referrer reads your CV and makes the call.
Three applications a week per candidate and a queue limit per referrer keep it worth everyone’s time.