Get understood before your resume/CV gets filtered out.
PivotDesk helps experienced professionals choose target companies, find relevant people inside them and make a thoughtful first contact before they apply.
A good career move can look wrong on paper
A change of role, industry or country may make sense once you explain it. In a quick application review, the unfamiliar parts appear first. Sending more applications repeats the same problem.
Talk to the right people before you apply
1. Choose where to focus
Pick one role and market, then focus on the companies worth your time.
2. Find the right people
Choose people close to the work who can give you a useful point of view.
3. Start useful conversations
Contact one person at a time, prepare for the conversation and keep the next step clear.
A conversation can help you judge a company, explain your experience or find another useful contact. Learn when this way of searching is worth trying.
Worried this will feel like spam?
PivotDesk is not built for bulk job requests. Choose one relevant person, explain why you chose them and ask for insight, not a job or referral. Review every word and send it yourself.
You do not need to feel confident before you start. Nothing sends automatically. If there is no reply, follow up once and move on. Silence is not a judgement on your career.
Built by Jeff McClelland after around 200 hires and well over 1,000 interviews at Skype, Wise and Salv.
Who PivotDesk is for
Good fit if:
- You are experienced, have one clear direction and get little response from applications
- You are willing to learn how to contact people respectfully, even if it feels uncomfortable now
Probably not the right fit if:
- You are looking for your first job or still exploring unrelated directions
- Applications work well, or you want someone else to run the search
See how PivotDesk takes you from target companies to one thoughtful message at a time.