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Hire through your network

Source referral candidates from your team’s combined connections and find people you already trust.

Your best hires are one connection away

Paste a job posting. Find candidates your team already knows. Get backchannel refs.

Paste a job posting, find candidates

Copy and paste an entire job description or a public job URL and Happenstance will find matching candidates from your team’s network. No query building required.

Backchannel references built in

See which team members are connected to each candidate and how strong the connection is, so you know exactly who to ask for a backchannel ref.

Deep-dive on any candidate

Research any person to get a detailed professional profile, see your mutual connections, and understand connection strength before you reach out.

How to source quality candidates

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Create a group for your whole team

Invite everyone — not just recruiters, but engineers, designers, and anyone on the team. The best referrals often come from people doing the work day to day. Everyone’s connections are combined into a single searchable network.

2

Have each team member connect their accounts

Each person links their LinkedIn, email, or other sources. The more connections your team adds, the better your candidate sourcing becomes.

3

Paste a job posting or URL to find candidates

Copy and paste an entire job description — or a public job URL — and Happenstance will find matching candidates from your team’s combined network. No need to manually translate requirements into search queries.

Tip: You can paste a full job description, a public job URL, or just describe what you're looking for in plain language. Connect via MCP to use Happenstance from Claude, Cursor, or any AI assistant.

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Research candidates and find backchannel refs

Research any candidate to see a detailed professional profile, which team members know them, and how strong each connection is. You’ll know exactly who to reach out to for a backchannel reference.

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