Meet the founder. Skip the application.
Every event names the company, the role, and the pay.
Apply once. We put you in the room with the people who decide.
Join once. You’re considered for every role that opens.
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Recruiting is slow and without feedback.
Get in the room300 applicants. 10 weeks. No answer.
That is the usual way to get hired, whether you hear nothing, get interviews, or already have a job and want a better one.
applications for one open role, three times what it was in 2021.
of LinkedIn applications never lead to an interview.
to fill a technical role. 23 days to a first interview, then 5 rounds.
job seekers have been left without an answer after interviewing.
Of 300 applicants, 299 are almost never told why.
Ashby, 100 million applications. Huntr found the same pattern across 598,627 applications.
Why it’s like this.
Applications stopped meaning anything. 65% of hiring managers have caught applicants using AI to deceive them, so your honest application looks the same as a fake one.
The best jobs go to people the founder already knows. Someone who is referred is 13 times more likely to get an interview than someone who applies. If you don’t know anyone, you’re in the pile.
You’re not a number. You’re a person, and a person should be hired by meeting a person.
Sources: Ashby, 2025 and 2026. Huntr Job Search Trends, 2025. Greenhouse AI in Hiring Report, 2025.
Apply once. We put you in the room.
Get in the roomYou don’t need to know someone. You need to be in the room.
Founders. The person you meet is the person who decides.
Get in the roomJoin once. You’re considered for every role that opens.
Get paid $1,000 per referral.
Start referring
Every member can refer from day one. Full details are in the Member Referral Terms.
Make this your last application.
Apply once. We put you in the room with founders, and you hear back within 2 weeks either way.
You never reapply.
You always get an answer.
It costs you nothing.
Hire from the network.
Share your roles- You meet the best of the people we personally vet.
- Our team is ex-quants, MIT researchers, and ex 7-figure founders.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ask us directlyHow does Momentum Recruiting work?
You apply once. We put you in the room with the founders and hiring teams who fit you.
Join the network.
One application, and you never fill out another.
Get matched.
We match you with the companies that fit. You hear from us within 2 weeks either way.
Meet them in person.
At a 90 Second Hire event, you are in the room with the founder or hiring team.
Get hired.
It can happen on the spot.
It costs you nothing. The companies pay us.
Join the networkWhat does “skip the application” mean?
You never apply to a job. You apply to the network once, and we take it from there.
No job-by-job applications.
One profile covers every company in the network.
No pile.
You are never one résumé among hundreds. A founder meets you in person.
No silence.
You hear back within 2 weeks, with the reason if there is no match yet.
The usual way is hours of forms for jobs you never hear from. Here, your first step is a room with the person who decides.
What is a 90 Second Hire event?
An evening where you meet the people who are hiring, in person, and can leave with an offer.
- You are in the room with the founder or hiring team. There is no recruiter screen and no first-round call.
- [WHAT HAPPENS IN THE 90 SECONDS: TO BE FILLED IN]
- It is at the company’s own office, at 7pm, so you see where you would work.
- It is by application. Everyone in the room was matched to that company.
- You can be hired on the spot.
Who is hiring?
Founders. The person you meet is the person who decides.
- Startups in New York, hiring in person.
- Mostly engineering roles today, from design-minded front end to infrastructure.
- Pay from $120,000 to $300,000 on current roles.
Right now, founders are asking for more people than we have vetted.
Does it cost anything?
No. It is free for you, start to finish.
- Joining is free.
- Events are free.
- Getting hired is free. Nothing comes out of your salary.
The companies pay us, and they pay when they hire. We do well when you do.
You can also earn $1,000 for every person you refer who gets hired. See “Can I get paid for referring someone?”
What happens after I join?
We match you.
You do nothing else. There is no second form.
Within 2 weeks, you hear from us.
You get a match with a company, or the reason there isn’t one yet.
A match means an invitation.
You come to a 90 Second Hire event with that company’s founder or hiring team.
Every 2 weeks after that, you get an update.
You are never left guessing.
You can refer people from day one. They choose your name from the “Who referred you?” dropdown when they apply.
What if I’m not matched?
You are told why, within 2 weeks. Then we keep looking.
- You get the reason, in plain words.
- You get specific feedback on what to change to reach the role you want.
- You stay in the network. You never reapply, and you are considered for every new role that opens.
- You hear from us every 2 weeks, match or not.
Most applications end in silence. This one ends in an answer.
Do I need to be in New York?
For now, the events and most roles are in New York City. Apply anyway.
- The events are in person, at the hiring company’s office in New York.
- Most current roles are in person in New York as well.
- Not in New York? Apply anyway. When we expand to your city, you’ll be the first to know.
Can I join if I need visa sponsorship?
Yes. Anyone can join the network.
- Sponsorship is each company’s decision, not ours. Some roles come with it and some don’t.
- Tell us where you stand when you apply. We match you to roles you can take.
- If no current role fits your status, we tell you so within 2 weeks, the same as any other candidate.
Can I get paid for referring someone?
Yes. You earn $1,000 for every person you refer who gets hired.
- Tell someone to join.
- They choose your name from the “Who referred you?” dropdown when they apply.
- They get hired, and you get $1,000.
There is no limit. Ten people hired is $10,000.
After 5 hires, you are invited to become a partner, which pays a share of every placement in place of the flat bonus.
Every member can refer from day one. Full details are in the Member Referral Terms.
I run a company. How do I hire from the network?
Tell us the role. We bring the top candidates for it to your office.
Tell us who you need.
One conversation about the role, the pay, and the team.
We match from a vetted network.
Everyone in it has been vetted in person by our team. You never post a job or read a pile of résumés.
Our algorithms pick who comes.
We run them across the network so only the top candidates for your role are in the room.
We run a 90 Second Hire event at your office, at 7pm.
No office? We host it.
You meet them in person and make an offer,
on the spot if you want.
You pay a placement fee when you hire. If a hire leaves within 90 days, we run one replacement search at no extra fee.
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