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Reciprocal-disclosure hiring

A fairer way to find work, one step at a time.

You share what you can do. Employers share what the job is really like. Each step is matched, so trust grows both ways.

Find workStart hiring
You releasedThey released
  1. T0Skills & requisition
    You releasedOwed by you
    They releasedOpens after the seal above
  2. T1Experience & pay history
    You releasedOpens after the seal above
    They releasedOpens after the seal above
  3. T2Work sample & the real first 90 days
    You releasedOpens after the seal above
    They releasedOpens after the seal above
  4. T3Identity & contact exchange
    You releasedOpens after the seal above
    They releasedOpens after the seal above

Claims are checked against the systems people already trust — not taken on faith.

  • DigiLocker
  • EPFO · UAN
  • Account Aggregator
  • GSTN · MCA
  • NSDC
  • DPDP-aligned

Why hiring goes wrong on both sides

  1. 01

    Both sides rationally hold back. Whoever reveals more, first, has less leverage — so neither reveals much.

  2. 02

    Candidates inflate, because honesty on a résumé costs you the interview.

  3. 03

    Employers market, because honesty about the job costs them good candidates.

  4. 04

    Interviews test how well you interview, which is not the same as how well you do the work.

  5. 05

    Rejection destroys information. You are told no, never told what was missing or how close you were.

  6. 06

    A capable person from an unfashionable college is invisible before anyone reads a word.

The mechanism

Four steps. At each one, both sides share.

You move forward together: when you share a proof, the employer shares the matching information about the role.

  1. Step 01T0

    Start reciprocal match

    You share

    Verified skills: REST APIs, SQL

    Employer shares

    Verified role · band ₹9–13 LPA

    This step opens together

  2. Step 02T1

    Backgrounds

    You share

    34 months attested · 60-day notice

    Employer shares

    Attrition 11% · median tenure 31 months

    This step opens together

  3. Step 03T2

    The real work

    You share

    Work sample: payouts service refactor

    Employer shares

    First-90-days tasks · why the last person left

    This step opens together

  4. Step 04T3

    Identities

    You share

    Identity verified · references reachable

    Employer shares

    Company revealed · call with the lead

    This step opens together

Proof, not résumés

A claim

"5 years, expert in payments systems"

A proof

Payouts service refactor · reviewed work sample · verified

A claim asks to be believed. A proof can be checked — once — and then reused for every role, so you never re-apply from scratch.

When it is a near miss

Rejection is information. We give it back instead of throwing it away.

The gap

One verified proof of production Kubernetes

Time to close it

About three weeks, one work sample

What crossing it opens

Backend roles in Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Most platforms tell you no and keep the reason. Here the reason is the route.

What employers publish

The Workplace Reality Index

On SETU, being described accurately scores better than being described well. The numbers are the employer's own, published before you apply.

Example: a backend team, Pune

Team attrition, last 12 months
11%
Median tenure
31 months
Pay actually paid in this band
₹9–13 LPA
Offer-to-join rate
82%
Response commitment
Within 3 working days

Roles and sectors

Every role links to open listings with verified pay.

What we hold ourselves to

Published every quarter, whether or not the numbers flatter us. We are measuring from launch; until we have a full cohort, we will not print a figure.

  • Twelve-month retention of our hires, against a control group

    measuring from launch

  • Interviews consumed per hire

    measuring from launch

  • Near-miss candidates converted to placements

    measuring from launch

  • Share of hires from tier-two and tier-three institutions

    measuring from launch

For candidates

Start with a job that has already shown you something.

See the pay, the work and the conditions before you decide whether this role deserves your time.

Your next step is small

No long application. Pick a role, see what the employer has published and open a matched exchange.

  1. 01

    Browse real roles

    Pay, location and the work are visible before you apply.

  2. 02

    Open a fair exchange

    Each proof you release is matched by information from the employer.

  3. 03

    Reuse your proof

    Verify your work once, then carry it to the next role.

Browse jobs with verified pay

Hiring people?

Publish what the job is really like and reach people who can prove they can do it. Spend fewer interviews.

Start hiring