Hire and get hired, completely free.
A careers marketplace built for Africa: structured profiles, one-tap applications, AI matching, and a real hiring pipeline. No fees on either side, and your contact details never leak.
Free to post and free to apply, with no listing or placement fees
AI matches the right roles to the right people, both ways
Your email, phone, and address stay private; first contact is in-app
A hiring toolkit, not a job board
Everything both sides need to find each other and follow through, with privacy and AI built in, and nothing to pay.
Post jobs, hire smarter
Publish a verified company profile and post roles. An ATS-lite pipeline (kanban stages, notes, shortlists, and analytics) tracks every applicant from applied to hired.
A real candidate profile
Not a PDF in a black box. Build a structured profile (headline, summary, skills, experience, education, projects, and certifications) that employers can actually search.
AI that matches
Match scores and 'recommended for you' surface the roles that fit a candidate and the candidates that fit a role, so the right people find each other faster.
Apply in one tap
Signed-in candidates apply instantly from a role, with no re-typing your life story for every job. Track every application from one dashboard.
Talk directly
Application-gated two-way messaging keeps the conversation in one thread, plus rate-limited employer to candidate outreach for roles you're a fit for.
Private by design
Your email, phone, and exact address never appear on public reads. First contact is gated to in-app messaging, so you share details on your terms.
How it works
01
Build your profile
Candidates craft a structured profile; employers create a verified company page.
02
Post or discover
Employers post roles (the first is admin-reviewed); candidates search with filters and AI picks.
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Apply & connect
Apply in one tap and message through the in-app thread, with no exposed contact details.
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Manage the pipeline
Employers move applicants through an ATS-lite board with notes, shortlists, and analytics.
Completely free, and your details stay yours.
The Job Portal charges nothing to post or apply, and no money ever flows between employer and candidate through Ardent. It is built to connect people, not to tax them.
Free to post and free to apply: no listing fee, no placement fee, no employer or candidate money through Ardent.
Optional tips are the only payment, and they support Ardent, never a charge on your hiring or job search.
Candidate email, phone, and exact address never appear on public reads (a PII-safe directory projection).
First contact is gated to in-app messaging, so your details are shared on your terms, not scraped.
An employer's first posting is human-reviewed before it goes live, keeping the board credible.
AI match scores are a signal, not a gatekeeper: you always decide who to contact and where to apply.
Questions, answered
Yes. Posting a role and applying to one are both free, with no listing fee and no placement fee, and no money ever changes hands between employer and candidate through Ardent. The only payment anywhere in the portal is an optional tip that supports Ardent, and it is never a condition of posting, applying, or being contacted.
Verified NGO/charity and corporate accounts can post roles. To keep the board credible and free of spam, an employer's very first posting is reviewed by an admin before it goes live. After that first approval, an established employer can post without the wait.
No. Public candidate profiles are served through a PII-safe projection that never exposes your email, phone, or exact address. Employers reach you through in-app messaging first, so you decide if and when to share direct contact details. Your information is never scraped from a public page.
Match scores are computed from your structured profile and each role's requirements, and they surface fit in both directions: the roles most suited to you, and the candidates most suited to a role. It is a signal to help people find each other faster, not a gatekeeper. No algorithm auto-rejects you, and a human on the hiring side always makes the real decision.
Employers can reach out for roles you fit, but only through rate-limited, in-app outreach, never by getting your private contact details. The conversation stays in one thread on the platform, and your email and phone remain hidden until you personally choose to share them.
No. Once your structured profile is built, signed-in candidates apply in a single tap from any role, and every application is tracked from one dashboard so you always know where you stand. Employers, meanwhile, manage all applicants through an ATS-lite pipeline with stages, notes, and shortlists.
Find your next role, or your next hire.
A structured profile, one-tap apply, AI matching, and a private inbox, all free. Post a role or build your profile in minutes.