Why this exists.
The Giant built a £17 billion business on candidate data. Glassdoor built a £350 million business on candidate reviews. Neither of them paid candidates a single penny for any of it.
Candor is built differently. The professional creates the value — so the professional should share in the revenue. Every payment below is tied to a genuine action that makes the platform better. Not rewards for existing. Rewards for engaging honestly.
"The Giant charges companies £9,000 to access your information. Candor pays you £30 when they hire you." That sentence, once true at scale, ends the conversation.
Three payment triggers. Every one ungameable.
Every earning on Candor is tied to a verifiable action. You cannot fake your way to a payout. The company pays for the pitch. Candor takes a fair margin. You get paid for participating honestly.
Every pitch opened.
When a company sends you a pitch, you earn £2.70 just for reading it properly. No action required beyond that. Your time is not free — and Candor is the first platform to treat it that way.
60 second minimum read time. Payment arrives 48 hours after opening.
Tell the company why.
If the pitch is not right, decline it — and complete a four-question structured feedback form. Salary too low. Role not right. Culture concerns. Timing. The company learns something. You earn £7.10.
Pattern detection prevents abuse. Identical responses across pitches trigger review.
One flat fee. You got the job.
When a pitch leads to a confirmed hire — employment or freelance — £30 lands in your Candor wallet. No conditions beyond confirming the hire and completing a short company review.
30 day employment verification. Both sides must confirm. Payment then releases.
Get paid for what you know.
Beyond pitches, Candor has a community layer where professionals answer expert questions, run sessions, and solve real company problems. Every contribution that makes the platform better earns you something.
Win a sponsored problem
Companies post real problems to community rooms with prize money attached. Minimum £200. No ceiling. Winner selected by the company that posted.
Top-rated expert thread answer
Top three rated answers per week in each community room earn credits. Voted by verified community members only.
Run a live office hours session
Verified experts can run live sessions. Minimum 5 attendees. 45-minute minimum. Set your own rate for premium sessions.
Publish a verified case study
Share real work with real outcomes. Reviewed by two verified experts. Published permanently on your profile.
Three profiles. Real numbers.
These are illustrative calculations based on different levels of platform engagement. Your actual earnings depend on how active you are and how often you get pitched.
Receives around 5 pitches per month. Reads all of them. Declines 4 with feedback. Accepts 1 interview. No confirmed hire in year one.
Receives around 10 pitches per month. Reads all. Declines 7 with feedback. One confirmed hire at month 8 plus occasional community contributions.
Receives around 15 pitches per month. Active community contributor. Wins 2 sponsored problems averaging £300 prize. Runs 2 office hours per year. Publishes 3 case studies. One confirmed hire.
How you access your earnings.
Every candidate on Candor has a wallet. All earnings flow into it automatically. You decide when to withdraw.
How it works.
Prevents micro-transactions and reduces processing costs for everyone on the platform.
Same day or next business day transfer to your UK bank account. Standard ID verification applies.
If you stop using the platform for a while, your wallet balance remains. Come back whenever.
Candor provides annual earnings statements by 5 April. Earnings above your personal allowance may be subject to income tax.
Why no other platform can copy this.
The Giant cannot pay candidates because their revenue comes from companies who need candidates to remain powerless. Paying candidates shifts the power balance — which is exactly what their clients pay to prevent.
Glassdoor cannot pay candidates because their entire business was built on candidate data being free for 17 years. Introducing payments now would be an admission that they owed something all along.
Candor can pay candidates because paying candidates is the product. The feedback loop — pitch, read, decline with feedback, accept, hire, review — makes every part of the platform better. Companies get better data. Candidates get paid. The platform gets stronger.