Why PerchRole Will Always Be Free for Job Seekers

Job boards have to make money somewhere, so here's exactly how PerchRole does it — and why it never costs job seekers a thing.

1. Employers can post any job for free, no strings attached.

2. If an employer wants extra visibility, they can pay a flat fee to feature a listing — pinning it to the top of relevant searches for 14 days.

3. That's the entire monetization model. No paywalled search, no "apply faster" premium tier, and no selling your data to recruiters.

4. Every job-seeker feature — search, filters, saved jobs, application tracking, and email alerts — stays free, permanently.

Why this matters: job boards that charge candidates or sell their data create a conflict of interest between the platform and the people it's supposed to serve. Keeping the candidate side ad-free and payment-free means PerchRole's incentives stay aligned with helping you find a real job, not extracting value from your job search.