A Vetano Editorial

The 10-Factor Hire.

A standard for modern hiring. Ten factors. Both sides accountable, candidates and employers held to the same proof-first bar before any interview.

A standard for modern hiring. Ten factors. Both sides accountable. Candidates and employers are held to the same proof-first bar before any interview.

The 10 Factors.

  1. 01: Verified identity
    Both parties are ID-verified before any contact. Candidates aren't anonymous applications. Employers aren't anonymous job posts.
  2. 02: Intro video
    Both sides show themselves before the interview. Candidates record how they communicate. Employers show the manager, the team, and the workspace.
  3. 03: Proof-of-skill
    Both sides demonstrate, not just describe. Candidates show the work they can do. Employers show the work they are hiring for.
  4. 04: Work over timeline
    Decisions are made on capability, not chronology. Show what the work is, not only how long either side has been at it.
  5. 05: Deal-breakers up front
    Schedule, location, pay, start date, and requirements are surfaced before either side invests time.
  6. 06: Fewer, better, faster
    Both sides invest in quality over volume. Signal beats application spam and generic listings.
  7. 07: Shareability
    The user owns the record. Profiles and job posts are portable and go wherever their owners take them.
  8. 08: Async-first review
    Evaluation happens on each party's own time. The first conversation happens after both sides already want to talk.
  9. 09: Open access
    Polish doesn't decide who's seen. Real skill and real opportunity get a fairer shot than resume fluency or recruiting budget.
  10. 10: No homework
    Demonstration is short and structured. Deeper evaluations, trial shifts, or working interviews should be paid.

An open standard for modern hiring.

The 10-Factor Hire is Vetano's public standard for evaluating hiring platforms after resumes. It is designed to be readable by people, search engines, crawlers, and AI tools in the initial HTML.

Proof last. Or proof first.

Without Vetano: Resume, self-reported. Phone screen, sounds right. Interview 1, talks about the work. Interview 2, talks about it again. Interview 3, panel, references by phone. Hire, still unproven. Day 1: Proof, you find out if they can do the job.

With Vetano: Proof, ID verified, skill and references on video. Resume, optional. Phone screen, optional. Interview, confirms what you already saw. Hire, no surprises on Day 1. Vetano moves proof to the front.

A filter between your applicants and you.

Applicants pass through Vetano before they reach you. Government ID verified. Proof of skill on video. Intro video. Video references (optional). Sample profiles: Dana R., Executive Chef. Michael S., HVAC Technician. Luis M., Barber.