The résumé is broken. So we deleted it.
CalHire is an identity broker for hiring. Candidates prove their skills once, employers evaluate them anonymously on ability, and real identity is revealed only when both sides agree. Proof replaces pedigree — and no one gets ghosted.
Hiring deserved better than a document
Four problems with résumé-first hiring convinced us to start over.
Pedigree over proof
The résumé rewards the right school and the right names — not whether someone can actually do the job.
Easy to embellish
Anyone can inflate a résumé. There was no trustworthy, verified signal of real ability.
Silence by default
Most applicants never hear back. Ghosting is the norm, and it’s demoralizing and unfair.
Opaque and biased
Black-box filters reject people on signals they can’t see and employers can’t defend.
Be the trusted broker in the middle
CalHire verifies the real human, hides them until a consented reveal, and keeps every decision fair and human-led.
Prove it once
A cheat-resistant assessment turns ability into a verified, portable skills profile — valid 90 days.
Evaluate blind
Employers rank candidates on skills only. No name, photo, school, or employer reaches the evaluation.
Reveal on consent
Identity unlocks only when an employer advances a candidate and they agree — for that employer, logged.
Promises we keep — in code
These aren’t marketing lines. They’re hard rules enforced in the product itself.
No one is auto-rejected
AI recommends and explains; a human makes — and is recorded for — every person-affecting decision.
EnforcedNo one is ever ghosted
Every outcome sends a growth-framed report card. The word “rejected” never appears in what you read.
EnforcedAnonymous until you both agree
Identity is revealed only on mutual progression and your consent — to one employer, logged immutably.
EnforcedNo model ever sees your identity
PII is stripped at a hard architectural boundary before any AI. Anonymity is enforced, not best-effort.
EnforcedNo biased proctoring
Integrity is measured by signals that route to a human — never invasive webcam snapshots.
EnforcedYour data stays in your region
Residency for the EU, India, and the UAE, with explainable, audit-ready records throughout.
EnforcedA focused beachhead, then the world
We’re launching where verified, compliant hiring matters most — and earning the right to expand.
Where we build and grow
A deep talent market to acquire candidates and prove the resume-free model at scale.
Emiratization compliance
Our beachhead: verified Emirati talent, blind assessment, and audit-ready quota reporting for mainland firms.
Bias-audit-ready hiring
Blind evaluation and a consent ledger built for NYC LL 144, EEOC, and the emerging US AI laws.
CalHire is early and building in the open. You won’t find inflated traction numbers here — just a model we believe in and a foundation built for security, compliance, and scale from day one.
Hiring, the way it should have been
Whether you’re proving your skills or building a team, start with CalHire.