Best Software for 2025 is now live!

Service Provider

Show rating breakdown
Save to My Lists
Claimed
Claimed

Top Rated The Job Sauce Alternatives

The Job Sauce Reviews & Provider Details

Anish D.
AD
Sr Product Manager - Payments and Back Office
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

I felt it was a true partnership, very transparent conversations about the role, and expectations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

Nothing really I enjoyed gaining the relationship, and didn't have any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Job Sauce is bridging the gaps in redundancy of search and screening, by providing opportunities that align with my experience, career goals and ambitions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Job Sauce Overview

What is The Job Sauce?

The Job Sauce is the #1 boutique recruitment firm for startups and high growth companies. Built by career coaches with big tech backgrounds, every search is a deep partnership with the hiring manager to find the uniquely ideal hire. Startup leaders call on The Job Sauce to make strategic hires and scale engineering and product orgs.

The Job Sauce Details
Languages Supported
English
Services Offered
Recruiting, Talent Consulting, Recruiter Training
Locations Serviced
United States
Show LessShow More
Provider Description

The Job Sauce is the #1 boutique recruitment firm for startups and high growth companies. Built by career coaches with big tech backgrounds, every search is a deep partnership with the hiring manager to find the uniquely ideal hire. Startup leads call on The Job Sauce to make strategic hires and scale engineering and product orgs.


Seller Details
Year Founded
2014
HQ Location
Chicago, IL
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
21 employees on LinkedIn®

Scott S.
SS
Overview Provided by:

Recent The Job Sauce Reviews

Anish D.
AD
Anish D.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great recruiter to work with, prompt communication, and a true partner along the entire journey!"
I felt it was a true partnership, very transparent conversations about the role, and expectations.
Tim M.
TM
Tim M.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A world-class team and partner who has your back. Unparalleled recruiting"
I worked closely with both Scott and Eric at Job Sauce from start to finish in my interview process. The entire time I felt like they had my back e...
Nick R.
NR
Nick R.
5.0 out of 5
"Exceptional, Professional, & Personable experience"
The Job Sauce is highly proficient at identifying candidates with strong, tailored skillsets & is able to creatively search across different indust...

The Job Sauce Media

Answer a few questions to help the The Job Sauce community
Have you used The Job Sauce before?
Yes

37 out of 38 Total Reviews for The Job Sauce

4.9 out of 5
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
Search reviews
Popular Mentions
The next elements are radio elements and sort the displayed results by the item selected and will update the results displayed.
Hide FiltersMore Filters
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.
The next elements are filters and will change the displayed results once they are selected.

The Job Sauce Pros and Cons

How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Cons

Overall Review Sentiment for The Job SauceQuestion

Communication
0 (Worst)
10 (Best)
Responsiveness
0 (Worst)
10 (Best)
Execution Ability
0 (Worst)
10 (Best)
Log In
Want to see more insights from verified reviewers?
Log in to view review sentiment.
G2 reviews are authentic and verified.
Tim M.
TM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

I worked closely with both Scott and Eric at Job Sauce from start to finish in my interview process. The entire time I felt like they had my back every step of the way, and kept my interest and goals top of mind. The speed in which they work, transparency, and open communication made the process feel so seamless and was a breath of fresh air. What sets them apart is their commitment to my goals - and whether a role was the right fit or not, they helped coach me through my decision-making with honesty and insight. I've successfully worked with Job Sauce a few times now, and I see them as true friends and partners, not purely transactional which you may see with other recruitment firms. If I'm in a position in the future where I need to hire for key roles, or if/when I'm looking for a new opportunity myself, I will absolutely want to work with Job Sauce again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

Honestly can't think of a single negative experience with Job Sauce. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering The Job Sauce:

It's a no-brainer. The Job Sauce team will work closely with you to help find the perfect mutual fit towards the goals and culture saught after. They will listen closely and keep you fully in the loop with no surprises. You won't be disappointed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Job Sauce team is top knotch in helping you find quality roles at high growth companies. When I was new in my job search, I reached out and connected with Scott and Eric. Shortly after, they connected me with an incredible company which resulted in an offer. I can't thank Eric, Scott, and the Job Sauce team enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nick R.
NR
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

The Job Sauce is highly proficient at identifying candidates with strong, tailored skillsets & is able to creatively search across different industries & talent pools to quickly find the best fit for a role. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

I can't think of anything that I would change! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Job Sauce recruited me for my previous role. From the start of their outreach, they made sure that I was compatible & would enjoy the role. They were extremely communicative, preparing me for calls & following up immediately afterwards. Once I landed the role, they kept in touch & congratulated me on milestones & promotions. When I was eventually let go due to layoffs, they immediately reached out & offered additional support.

On the recruiting side, my company loved working with the Job Sauce. They take their time to understand the company, industry, & role expectations. They find only highly qualified candidates in unexpected sectors & always deliver. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brody M.
BM
Product Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

Communication, quick updates, direct and forward communication. They were there to handhold on every step of the way and were great on effective transitioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

I don't have any complaints. They navigated a tricky situation of delays and roadblocks in the best way possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering The Job Sauce:

I've worked with other recruiters and truly felt they had my best in mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

I had a great experience with Erin and Scott throughout the entire recruiting process. Despite some hiccups and delays on the part of the hiring company (through no fault of The Job Sauce), Erin kept me informed every step of the way. She made sure all my questions were answered and clearly outlined the next steps in an organized manner. Erin and Scott were fully invested in the process, responding promptly to any questions I had and quickly finding answers when needed. They made the entire experience smooth and seamless. I'd recommend them to anyone considering working with their team! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ivy F.
IF
Fullstack Software Engineer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
(Original )Information
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

I had a good experience from the initial interview with the recruiter. He was direct and knowledgeable about the company, as well as encouraging and genuine. It wasn't like other recruiters. There were frequent checkins during the process, with a bit of preparation tips, and I felt like I had someone in my corner. The communication was also very timely after every stage, so the process moved along nicely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

I can't think of anything I didn't like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering The Job Sauce:

If you are looking for a job in tech, the Job Sauce is great to work with! I imagine if you are trying to fill an engineering or tech role, they do their job well in finding talent and making sure the process goes smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Job Sauce is improving the tech hiring experience, keeping communication open between candidate and hiring team, and helping a candidate present their best. They accompanied me

throughout the hiring process. I felt like I had an ally to talk with at crucial stages of the process, and I never felt in the dark about what was going on or what to expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
CC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

True partner focused on positive, long-term outcomes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

Not volume-focused (if volume is what you need). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

I was hired into my last company through TJS. I really appreciated the straightforward approach TJS leveraged. I felt heard when expressing what I wanted in a company. They were also honest and direct with the opportunities and my potential fit for them. They were supportive through the hiring process and even followed up with a chance to meet with a career coach.

As a hiring manager, TJS was an excellent recruiting partner. They proactively sought feedback throughout the hiring process to refine their criteria. All candidates presented were high quality, including the candidate I ultimately hired. (The candidate went on to exceed our already high expectations!)

As both a candidate and a hiring manager, it was obvious that TJS wasn't interested in selling but in ensuring great long-term outcomes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Samuel C.
SC
Senior Software Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

Everyone at The Job Sauce was very knowledgable and quick to respond whenever I had questions or concerns. Eric was in constant communication with me thru the entire interview process and took accountability to keep the interview process moving at points where it seemed to stall or encounter roadblocks, keeping me up-to-date with what to expect with next steps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

Nothing comes to mind; they covered all of the bases in my experience as a recruitee. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Job Sauce is connecting top-tier talent with interesting opportunities in the tech space. As a developer, I greatly benefitted from The Job Sauce bringing compelling roles to me instead of needing to drum leads up for myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nicole D.
ND
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

The Job Sauce team invests 100% at every step of the proccess, starting with thorough, thoughtful discovery about the role and ideal candidate traits. Eric and Scott drive open and direct communication, challenging me to create the most compelling - and accurate - JD. This partnership helps me immeasurably to find the right people for the job. And, they use their rich discovery about my needs to find that diamond in the rough.

Their search and vetting is so high quality, I am only ever exposed to the most qualified candidates and they do it in a fraction of the time and more effectively any other internal or external recruiter I have ever worked with can do it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

It's really hard to work with another talent partner after working with Job Sauce team. I would hire them for every single role if I had the budget! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering The Job Sauce:

One of the best investments of TIME and money you will make. Hire them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The team at the Job Sauce has helped me find the most elusive combination of experience, skills, industry expertise and all around fantastic humans to build my organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Morgan V.
MV
Software Engineering Manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

Great people. They really work with you and help set you up based on your processes/expectations as well as industry standards. They bring that "hand-crafted" working style to their process and cookie cutter recruiting firms just can't match that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

There were times when The Job Sauce was out of our budget. But that had more to do with keeping work in-house than it being a problem with The Job Sauce. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering The Job Sauce:

Spend time thinking about what you're looking for in a candidate. Working with The Job Sauce will be much better if you've put in the effort, because they can find a good fit for those specific things you're looking for. Also, ask for advice! They've seen a lot and can help your processes improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Job Sauce finds high-quality candidates that uniquely fit your businesses expectations. I've worked directly with Scott, Eric, and the team, and also recommended them to colleagues and other companies. In every instance, they've been excellent partners in the hiring process and ultimately brought in some of the best engineers and engineering leaders I've had the pleasure of working with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michael L.
ML
Owner
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

Working directly with Scott, Eric, and Desiree, they are extremely communicative no matter how large or small the client is. They start their search for strong candidates before the initial meeting, and then further hone their search prior to presenting candidates after that discovery meeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

I don't think the fault is with TJS on this, as our mutual client had me join the process after it was already established and running. Getting caught-up on those established processes and having access to the right platforms had me very confused until I realized what information I was missing for it to be rectified, as I couldn't see the candidates the rest of the team was talking about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've been coordinating with The Job Sauce (TJS) to fill some unique roles with specific requirements. TJS has been nothing but professional and understanding, starting each role with a kick-off meeting where they take down all the details to find unicorn candidates and ask deep questions to get details so that we can be the most attractive to these candidates. After that initial meeting, we are off to the races with a multitude of candidates to review, and really the difficulty is managing the timeline on our side to make sure we process them in a timely manner! TJS is always polite and courteous as well when it comes to following up as well! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mark H.
MH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
More Options
Validated Reviewer
Review source: Organic
(Original )Information
What do you like best about The Job Sauce?

They quickly dialed in our needs and were able to translate our ambitious requirements into a meaningful list of candidates. I like to move fast in hiring and they responded quickly, communicating daily on changes to the candidate pool, along with details of each sourced candidate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about The Job Sauce?

I don't have any complaints. I will use them again when I need to reach for management roles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering The Job Sauce:

I think you get the best work out of Job Sauce by communicating frequently, honestly, and transparently. I let them know about the specific problems we were facing in both the technology as well as the future vision for where we were going with our engineering groups. This gave them a lot of context to target relevant experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is The Job Sauce solving and how is that benefiting you?

Job Sauce was asked to help source top quality engineering management candidates. Our requirements were pretty bold - we needed leaders with both big company and start up experience who were exceptional with people and communication. We wanted them to have experience often only found in late stage or mid level companies and well as have the ingenuity and resourcefulness of start up leaders. We needed leaders who could communicate to all levels of our organization. They did a phenomenal job honing in on our target profile and quickly brought us top quality candidates who fit well what we were looking for, eventually resulting in extending offers for all our open roles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.