A contact recently invited me to a Beta of a new online tool / site called NotchUp.com. The title had me intrigued: "Get Paid to Interview For Jobs: Companies save time & money. You get paid. Everyone wins."

After a little investigation, I discovered this may be primarity targeted at residents of the U.S. at present, however it DOES present an interesting solution to the recruiting problem...and perhaps a few problems? I'm curious to see how this tool will develop and how they'll manage to keep out those trying to make a quick buck. The Notchup site claims that this method will work as unfilled positions cost a company every day that they remain so (therefore companies would pay and enjoy savings from 66-75% versus using a job board or recruiter!)... and fraud can be prevented by obtaining feedback from companies that interview applicants (i.e. how seriously they took the interview, etc). There are still some glitches to iron out but an interesting feature is the ability to import your profile from LinkedIN, though not everything imports correctly, especially education and notes, with other elements like recommendations left out completely.



How does it work? The site lists these simple steps:

Be Invited
» Membership is by invitation or application only
Sign Up
» NotchUp is free to join and use
» Set your interview price
Set It and Forget It
» Fill out your NotchUp profile
» Companies find you and pay you to interview



Keep an eye out on this one...let's see how well NotchUp goes down with employers and interviewees!

Anyone already had experience using the system? Please leave us a comment and let us know...

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