Hiring With A Conscience. Applicants first. Employers empowered..Kaplunk was founded on a simple belief: hiring should be direct, transparent, and built around people.
For too long, employers and applicants have been separated by unnecessary barriers, rising recruitment costs, and systems that often place intermediaries between talented people and great opportunities. Our founder, Martin Bennett, saw these challenges first-hand and believed there had to be a better way.
What started as an idea has evolved into a growing movement championing ethical hiring, candidate privacy, and direct employer-to-candidate engagement.
Today, Kaplunk is helping employers and applicants connect more openly, more efficiently, and with greater transparency. We believe people should be judged by their skills, experience, and potential, not by how effectively a third party can represent them.
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Why Kaplunk ExistsThe world of work has changed.
Applicants increasingly want greater control over their careers, visibility over how their personal information is used, and the opportunity to represent themselves directly to employers. At the same time, businesses are looking for more efficient and cost-effective ways to attract talent without incurring recruitment fees that can often reach thousands of pounds per hire.
Many employers are increasingly seeking a recruitment agency alternative that gives them greater control over hiring while reducing unnecessary costs.
Kaplunk was built to bridge that gap.
We created a direct hiring platform where employers can engage with talent directly, strengthen their talent acquisition efforts, and connect with applicants without relying on traditional recruitment agency models. Our mission is simple: make hiring fairer, more transparent, and more human for everyone involved.
Our JourneyEvery successful company starts with a belief that something can be done better.
From day one, Kaplunk has challenged the idea that hiring must be complicated, expensive, or controlled by intermediaries. We have focused on building a platform that prioritises transparency, empowers applicants, and helps employers invest more in their people.
As our community has grown, we have been genuinely humbled by the support of HR leaders, hiring managers, business owners, industry professionals, and recognised organisations that have chosen to follow our journey. Seeing respected professionals and businesses engage with our mission has reinforced what we believed from the very beginning: there is a growing demand for a more ethical and transparent approach to hiring.
We believe this shift is giving rise to a new category of recruitment: Ethical Direct Hiring. Rather than relying on intermediaries, this approach empowers employers and applicants to connect directly through transparency, trust, and meaningful engagement. While direct hiring is not a new concept, our mission is to help advance Ethical Direct Hiring as an approach for organisations that value fairness, privacy, and genuine human connection.
While we are proud of the progress we have made, we remain firmly focused on the future. Each milestone motivates us to continue improving the hiring experience for employers and applicants alike.
Helping Employers Invest In PeopleHiring matters.
Every pound spent on unnecessary recruitment costs is money that could instead be invested in salaries, employee wellbeing, professional development, workplace culture, training, and retention.
By supporting direct recruitment, Kaplunk helps organisations build relationships with candidates while avoiding many of the costs traditionally associated with external hiring models. We believe businesses should have the freedom to invest in their workforce rather than unnecessary complexity.
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Built Around TransparencyEverything we do is guided by a commitment to transparency, fairness, and trust.
Our platform has been designed to support:
These principles are not marketing slogans. They form the foundation of every decision we make as a business.
Looking AheadKaplunk exists to help make that future a reality.
Join The Kaplunk CommunityKaplunk is bringing together employers, applicants, HR professionals, hiring managers, and business leaders who believe there is a better way to recruit.
Together, we are helping shape a future where applicants represent themselves, employers hire with confidence, and opportunities are created through genuine human connection rather than unnecessary barriers.
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