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Three college students developed a Tinder-style platform for jobs that automates applications while users focus on other priorities. Sorce, a mobile application founded by a trio known as The Three D’s, said it has recorded 7.5 million swipes since launching in August 2024.
According to the company, users have secured interviews and offers at employers including Peloton (NASDAQ:PTON), the University of Pennsylvania, Vercel, Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), Geico, Red Bull, and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
The application currently lists 1.6 million open positions across industries ranging from retail to executive software engineering roles. Users upload a resume once, then swipe right on desirable opportunities and left on unsuitable openings, the company said.
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When someone swipes right, Sorce said an artificial intelligence agent visits the employer website and completes the application automatically. This process reduces typical 15-minute application tasks to three seconds while eliminating password management challenges.
The platform has submitted more than one million applications on behalf of users, with success stories including interview invitations from SpaceX, Anduril, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Browserbase, Sorce said.
While Sorce has drawn attention for reinventing the hiring process, the ‘Tinder for jobs’ idea has also faced criticism across social platforms. Some users questioned whether automating job applications removes the human element that hiring depends on.
“What’s next? An app that will automatically order food for you that uses AI to sense when you’re hungry?” one user wrote on X. Another added, “Oh great, more garbage for the web. We have applicants using AI and recruiters using AI. No one is actually taking a moment to understand how to rebuild the concept of hiring.”
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The skepticism extended to the broader trend of startups replicating dating app models. “Stop building ‘Tinder for X,'” one user commented. “I don’t even like Tinder for dating.”
Despite the criticism online, many users have shared positive experiences directly with the company. One user wrote that they “like it because you can find jobs fast,” while another described how Sorce “makes internship applications much easier and quicker,” according to feedback published on the company’s site.
The inefficiency Sorce addresses extends beyond individual inconvenience to economic productivity. A software engineer attends a college career fair, speaks with recruiters at the first few tables, and accepts an offer by the third conversation, according to a scenario the founders described.
One table further sat a representative from a company offering superior compensation, benefits, and a role perfectly aligned with his interests, the scenario continued. He never discovered it existed.
This randomness affects global economic output when qualified candidates miss ideal opportunities, the founders argued. Employees in roles matching their skills and interests contribute more because natural alignment increases both productivity and engagement. Multiplied across millions of workers, these mismatches create massive inefficiencies, the company said.
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Traditional hiring compounds these problems through keyword-scanning algorithms and recruiters spending approximately 30 seconds reviewing each resume before making decisions, the founders said. Employers attempt to improve outcomes by attending conferences and career fairs, which returns the system to random chance, according to Sorce.
The optimal system would allow every qualified candidate to apply for every relevant opening while enabling complete evaluation of all applicants. Declining AI costs now make this possible for the first time, Sorce said.
The startup said it followed marketplace playbook strategies used by Uber (NASDAQ:UBER), which started with limousine drivers, and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB), which began at conferences. Sorce prioritized building candidate experience 10 times superior to existing job boards before developing employer-side features.
The free tier offers five daily applications while premium access costs $15 weekly or $40 monthly for unlimited swipes, according to company pricing. Future development plans include employer tools and an AI matching engine that evaluates candidates at scale.
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