About Pathrise
- Industry: Career Coaching Services
- Founded: 2017
- Location: San Francisco + remote
- Team Size: 55
Pathrise is an online platform offering 1-on-1 mentorship and training to help tech professionals secure their next job. Founded by Kevin Wu and Derrick Mar (YC W18), this career accelerator has helped over 2,500 fellows from diverse backgrounds land great jobs.
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The Challenge
Derrick, the co-founder and CPO of Pathrise, needed to recruit a senior engineer but had a tight budget. After a previous hiring mishap using a different platform, Pathrise came to Arc to find quality engineering talent for a full-time contract role.
He chose Arc to help speed up the process and widen their search to include global talent. They considered candidates in LATAM as the hourly rate was more affordable and their team could easily collaborate with the timezone overlap.
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The Solution
After understanding what kind of talent Pathrise was looking for, Arc provided their team with a list of vetted, interview-ready candidates on the very same day. They also zeroed in on candidates who met their high technical standards and were a good cultural fit for the team.
“Arc quickly delivered candidates that met our very high bar —it’s the best remote hiring platform we’ve used,” said Derrick.
Derrick praised Arc’s quick hiring process and great customer support, mentioning timely and effective communication. He also appreciated the personalized guidance from the Arc team who always responded quickly to answer his questions.
He also highlighted Arc’s effectiveness in shortlisting candidates and scheduling interviews with several of their top-pick candidates. Streamlining the entire process allowed Pathrise to find Andrey, a full-time contractor based in Brazil, and have him onboarded within a week of his final interview.
The Results
- Initial Contact to Shortlist: Same day
- Shortlist to First Interview: 3 days
- Final Interview to Onboarding: 6 days
The entire hiring process, from the initial consultation call with Arc to signing the contract with Andrey, took about 30 days—much quicker than the usual industry timeline or an in-house recruitment process, which can take several weeks or months.
Derrick emphasized the platform’s effectiveness, saying, “Arc really understood what we were looking for, both in terms of skills and culture fit, making our hiring process faster and much smoother.”
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Closing Thoughts
After working together for several months, Derrick and his team were so pleased with Andrey’s contributions that they increased his salary and extended his contract for the long term.
“Andrey has become one of our top performers, and his smooth integration into the team and ongoing contributions showcase the high-quality talent Arc provides.”
While you may consider other options to help you hire great talent, Pathrise strongly recommends Arc for anyone — especially fast-growing and early-stage startups like them — to hire contract engineers, marketers, or designers. We look forward to collaborating with Pathrise again soon.
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