How CVHound.com Works

The complete guide to hiring planners directly

Register Your Employer Account

•Complete the employer registration form with your company legal name, registration number, VAT number, and contact details.
•Select your business type. Note: CVHound.com is available to direct employers only — recruitment agencies are prohibited.
•Review and accept our Terms of Service, including the placement fee structure and non-circumvention clause.
•Pay the annual subscription fee of £2,999 via Stripe. Your payment is secured and processed immediately.
•Your account is activated as soon as your payment clears. You receive a verification email — click the link to confirm your address and sign in.

•Use the AI-powered search on your employer dashboard to search by job title, skills, location, availability, and work preferences.
•View candidate profiles. First name, job title, city, skills, work history titles, and AI summary are always visible.
•Personal contact details (surname, email, phone, company names in work history) are protected and only revealed when the candidate accepts your interview request.
•Every time you view a candidate profile, a timestamped record is created against your account for legal non-circumvention purposes.

•Add candidates to named shortlist folders from within search results or their profile page.
•You can have multiple folders — for example, one per role or department.
•Shortlists are private to your employer account.

•Select a shortlist folder and click "Request Interviews".
•Provide the role title, role description, location, minimum salary, and maximum salary.
•Minimum salary cannot be below £50,000. Maximum salary must be at least £10,000 above the minimum.
•The salary range is shown to candidates before they accept or decline.
•CVHound.com sends a personalised email to each candidate with the role details and two response options: interested or not interested.
•A reminder email is sent automatically at 48 hours if a candidate has not responded.
•The flat 7% placement fee is shown before you confirm.

•When a candidate accepts, you are notified by email and a private message thread opens between you in the Messages tab of your dashboard.
•Their details unlock at that moment: full name, email, phone, and the company names in their work history.
•Agree the date, time and format directly with the candidate in the thread. CVHound.com does not sit in the middle of your calendar.
•Messaging opens only once the candidate has accepted — neither side can message before that.

•Ten days after the candidate accepted, CVHound.com sends you an email asking for the outcome.
•Four options: Moving Forward — Second Interview, Moving Forward — Making an Offer, Not Suitable This Time, Candidate Did Not Attend.
•If "Second Interview": both parties contact details are shared so you can arrange directly. CVHound.com follows up in 14 days.
•If "Not Suitable" or "Did Not Attend": a sanitised message is sent to the candidate. No placement fee is charged.

•If "Making an Offer": enter the confirmed salary offer. CVHound.com shows the calculated placement fee.
•On confirmation, a PDF placement invoice is generated and emailed to you. A copy is sent to info@cvhound.com.
•The invoice includes your company details, candidate reference, role, start date, salary, fee percentage, and total due.
•Payment is due within 14 days of the invoice date.
•If you do not confirm the start, a pro-forma notice is sent at 7 days and a payable invoice is raised at 14.
•At 90 days after the start date, CVHound.com sends you a 3-month guarantee check-in email.