Kaplunk was established by a businessman who had experienced the recruitment process as a job applicant.
This individual began to critically examine the ethical implications of the convoluted recruitment processes that often squander talent rather than recognising skills. He expressed concern over the normative market strategies and questioned the morality of an industry that profits from jobseekers who are merely seeking employment. Acknowledging the substantial profits amassed by traditional recruitment agencies—amounting to £40 billion in annual turnover—he endeavored to provide a principled voice for both candidates and employers.
This line of inquiry culminated in the conception of Kaplunk.
In 2022, Kaplunk introduced the first UK Employment Community Platform, exclusively designed for Human Resources Management teams and applicants. This platform is intended to streamline the employment process for both HR teams and candidates, employing a transformative approach that minimises recruitment fees and fosters ethical recruitment practices.
By eliminating recruitment firms from the hiring equation, Kaplunk empowers companies to conduct their recruitment processes utilising their in-house human resources expertise. Through direct engagement with a diverse and talented community, organisations can realise significant savings on recruitment expenditures while allowing applicants to showcase their skills to potential employers directly.
Our advanced functionality and user experience rival traditional job platforms and have some key features to help employers filter application responses.
How is Kaplunk a moral voice for the candidates and employers?
Kaplunk seeks to empower job seekers by illustrating that they are not dependent on recruitment agencies to find employment. The traditional approach that necessitates candidates to engage with recruiters often leads to wasted time and untapped talent, hindering the overall hiring process. This requirement can create unnecessary barriers for both job seekers and employers. Imagine the significant benefits if employers were able to communicate directly with potential employees, fostering a more straightforward and efficient dialogue that could lead to faster hiring decisions and better job matches.
Welcome to the Kaplunk community
By saving on recruiter fees, employers gain the valuable opportunity to reinvest in their organisation and nurture their existing workforce. Traditional recruitment agencies often impose steep fees, sometimes reaching an astonishing 25% of a new hire's starting salary. With the average recruitment fee hovering around £6,000, it becomes clear that this significant expenditure can strain HR budgets. Instead of allocating such funds to costly agencies, why not explore more ethical and cost-effective alternatives that prioritise both financial sustainability and the well-being of current employees?
Financial stability
Strategies such as providing bonuses, childcare vouchers, and in-house training not only bolster job security but also ignite a deep sense of loyalty among applicants, motivating them to invest their talents in the company’s success. Moreover, these invaluable benefits empower individuals to confidently navigate the rising cost of living throughout the UK, fostering resilience and determination.
Guidance
Candidates hold a crucial responsibility in recognising their worth and understanding the value of their unique skills and experiences. Often, the intermediary businesses in the recruitment process can take advantage of candidates lack of awareness and confidence, especially if they frequently rely on recruitment agencies.
Candidates must assert themselves and advocate for their interests. After all, the recruitment industry is built on the foundation of candidate participation; without their skills and talents, this industry would not thrive. By standing firm and demanding fair treatment, candidates can help shape a more equitable hiring landscape for themselves and others.
Communication
Many candidates express a preference for direct engagement with potential employers, as this interaction facilitates the effective communication of their skills and qualifications. Unfortunately, recruitment agencies often prioritise their financial interests over the accurate representation of candidates, resulting in many applicants being overlooked. Kaplunk seeks to address this issue by ensuring that employers acknowledge the strengths of candidates, thereby helping them recognise the potential fit within the organisation.
Security
Kaplunk is a tailor-made platform designed specifically for our purposes, featuring proprietary code that remains exclusive and secure. We prioritise the integrity of our technology, ensuring that it will never be compromised. Our professional relationships are founded on mutual trust and transparency; as such, Kaplunk is dedicated to upholding the safety and well-being of every candidate and employer who interacts with our services. We take extensive measures to safeguard personal information and create a secure environment for all users.
Supervision
The absence of an independent regulator has given recruitment agencies a free hand to set their prices. Kaplunk stands against the unfair profit generation of professionals and is commited to saving recruitment fees for companies by connecting as a community.
We aim to do our part to raise awareness and promote just practices.
Job security
Recruitment agencies will take money from employers before candidates have started to work. Their services do not offer job security, and the applicant is not guaranteed to work in the organisation for a long time. The candidate may not like their communication protocol or internal operations.
Why work with Kaplunk?
Cost-saving hiring
Kaplunk is a cost-effective online human resources platform easily accesible to individuals. It is a reliable medium for employees and employers to connect with each other. The employer can post a job directly to the community in less than a few minutes.
Promote your business
Kaplunk also offers dynamic content where the employer can successfully brand their organisation. We attract the best talent and promote a healthy corporate culture. Kaplunk incorporates technology to attract organic traffic for maximum engagement.
Wide candidate pool
Kaplunk offers a wide scale of candidates that benefits employers. The applicants are locally and internationally sourced. In addition, the shortened hiring process is based on a few clicks that build a trustworthy professional relationship. The employer can search for the ideal candidate, after applying filters.
Flexible filtration
Regarding filtration, Kaplunk offers experience, education, job experience, and competency parameters for excellent assessment. Its e-recruitment user interface is quite simple and easy to navigate.
Work with Kaplunk today!
Kaplunk aims to create a helpful community of employers and applicants with common benefits. Our operations revolve around ethics, and the Kaplunk online marketing team will provide expert recommendations based on robust research.
We are a team of experts and tech gurus who combine traditional employment practices with technology and user-friendly ethics.
Kaplunk is dedicated to being a community platform that benefits the employer by saving recruitment fees, allowing the applicants the opportunity to highlight their skills directly to the employer.
We are fully compliant with the UK employment agency's legislation.
For more information or queries about a job posting, you can email us at [email protected].
