Your job radar

Find the roles that actually fit — and the people to reach on the inside.

Aptroles scans 50+ job boards in your field every 12 hours, scores each posting against your real profile, and hands you the named contacts and a ready-to-send intro for the ones worth your time. No noise. No applying into the void.

Full product, no credit card to start.
50+live sources
12hre-scan cycle
CADsalary-honest
Namedcontacts + intros

How it works

1

Tell us who you are

Titles, skills, sectors, salary, where you'll work. Two minutes, editable anytime.

2

We scan & score

Every 12 hours across 50+ live sources, each role ranked against you. We'd rather show you nothing than noise.

3

Get in on the inside

Why it fits, what to lead with, who to contact, and an intro written to send as-is. The apply button is the last resort.

It's who you know — even who you barely know.

Fifty years of peer-reviewed evidence says the same thing: jobs move through people, not portals — and acquaintances open more doors than best friends. Aptroles finds you the right people, attached to the right openings.

≈56%
Most jobs come through people

In the landmark study, ~56% of professionals landed their job through personal contacts — about the share from ads or agencies.

Granovetter, Getting a Job (1974) ↗
20M
Acquaintances beat best friends

A randomized experiment on 20 million LinkedIn users proved weak ties cause the most job moves. The person you barely know is your best door.

Rajkumar et al., Science 377 (2022) ↗
Referrals more than double your odds

Referred applicants are over twice as likely to be interviewed — same job, same résumé, different door.

Brown, Setren & Topa, JLE (2016) ↗ · Burks et al., QJE (2015) ↗
How professionals actually found their jobs
Personal contacts 56%
Applied directly 19%
Ads & agencies 19%
Other 6%
Granovetter's study of professional, technical & managerial workers — Getting a Job (1974, Univ. of Chicago Press); the pattern that launched network science.

How to use Aptroles — the way the evidence says works

Don't choose between networking and applying. The research says the winners do both, in a rhythm — warm contact first, application close behind.

✕ Cold-apply only
1See a posting
2Apply online
3Résumé #147 in the ATS pile
Wait — one signal among hundreds

This is the default. That's exactly why it underperforms.

✓ The Aptroles way
1Radar surfaces a scored fit
2Email the named insider — draft written for you
315-minute conversation
4Apply — now expected & referred
🎯Interview odds more than 2× the cold pile

Same posting — but your name reaches the hiring team through a person, the channel the evidence says jobs actually move through.

Referral interview-odds finding: Brown, Setren & Topa, JLE (2016) ↗

Your weekly rhythm — four habits, evidence attached

1

15 minutes a day, rate your matches

Skim the radar; ⭐ 🤔 ✕ each new role. Search intensity and consistency predict re-employment speed in meta-analyses — and every rating sharpens tomorrow's picks.

Kanfer, Wanberg & Kantrowitz, J. Applied Psychology (2001) ↗
2

Contact before you apply

For every shortlisted role, send the drafted intro to the named contact first — a 15-minute-chat ask, not a favour ask. Networking behaviour independently predicts landing offers.

Van Hoye, van Hooft & Lievens, JOOP (2009) ↗
3

Feed your weak ties

One or two short conversations a week with people near your target orgs — former colleagues, alumni, that person you met once. Weak ties carry the news strong ties can't.

Granovetter, AJS (1973) ↗ · Rajkumar et al., Science (2022) ↗
4

Then apply — within the week

The conversation warms the door; the application walks through it. Do both while the posting is fresh, follow up once, and let the radar keep watch behind you.

The research we're citing — with links

The proof is the report itself

The sample below was generated by the production engine from live postings, scored for a sample profile — it's exactly what yours looks like.

📊 Fit map

Every match plotted fit-vs-pay, so you see where the market meets you — and aim high with evidence.

🗂 Ranked match cards

Stated CAD salary up top, why it fits, watch-fors with counters, and the edge you have that they didn't ask for.

🤝 Named contacts

The person to email, their verified address, and an opener written to send — for every strong match.

⭐ A learning shortlist

Rate roles and tomorrow's picks sharpen. Your radar gets more you every day.

It gets to know you.

Every rating teaches your radar what a great fit looks like for you — so you always get the best recommendations available, not a keyword list.

Senior Aquatic Ecologist — OPG 🤔
Sales Engineer — not your field 🤔
One tap. That's the whole job — it's saved to your account instantly.
You rate — shortlist, maybe, or pass, with a reason if you like.
🧠It learns you — what you value in a role, which sectors and places fit your life, what's a hard no.
🎯Your picks sharpen — the next scan boosts what you love and drops what you don't. The longer you use it, the better it knows you.

Happily employed? Keep a quiet eye anyway.

A radar isn't just for job hunts. Knowing your market is part of a healthy career — whether you ever act on it or not.

💵 Know what you're worth — today

Salaries move. Your radar watches what your skills actually command right now, so you walk into reviews and negotiations with evidence, not vibes.

👀 Everyone likes knowing their options

Who isn't quietly curious? A radar beats doom-scrolling boards: it only speaks up when something genuinely worth your attention appears.

🧭 Something to look forward to

Keeping an eye on where your field is heading keeps you growing toward the next thing — on your timeline, nobody else's.

⚖️ Staying becomes a choice

Sometimes the answer is "I'm exactly where I should be" — and knowing that beats wondering. Informed people negotiate better and stay happier.

That's what the Career Radar pass is for — twelve months of quiet watching for ≈$12/mo, one-time, never auto-renews.

Simple pricing

Start with 72 hours free — full product, no card. Then pick the length that fits your search.

Monthly

$29/mo
↻ Renews monthly until you cancel
Cancel anytime, one click, keep access to the end of the month.
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Campaign Pass

$69 once
✓ One-time — will NOT renew
3 months of full access (≈$23/mo). When it ends, it just ends — your card is never charged again.
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Career Radar

$149 once
✓ One-time — will NOT renew
12 months of full access (≈$12/mo). Keep the radar on after you land — and never see a surprise charge.
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All prices CAD. Passes are one-time payments — when a pass ends your account converts to free (report stays viewable, matches keep counting). Never a surprise charge.

Questions

Do I need a credit card to try it?

No. You get 72 hours of the full product with no card. Add a plan only if it earns it.

What happens when my trial or pass ends?

Your account converts to free: your last report stays viewable and we keep counting your new matches — upgrade whenever you want to see them.

Do passes renew automatically?

Never. A pass is a one-time payment. Only the monthly plan recurs, and it cancels in one click.

What if I get a job?

Tell us on your account page — we stop the scanning and emails immediately. Congratulations, genuinely.

Which fields does it cover?

Strongest today in environmental science, consulting, government and adjacent technical fields across Ontario and Canada, and expanding. If your field's thin, your free trial will show it honestly.

I'm not actively looking — is this still for me?

Yes. Plenty of people run a quiet radar while happily employed: it tells you what your skills are worth right now, keeps you aware of your options, and makes staying a confident choice instead of a default. The 12-month Career Radar pass is built for exactly this.

Can you add my field's job board?

Yes — that's exactly how the radar grows. Request a board with the link and why it matters; we try to respond within a few days.

Is my data private?

Your profile is used only to score jobs for you. Delete your account anytime and it's gone.

Your next role is already posted somewhere.

Let's find it — and the person who can get you in the door.

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