A free profile for skilled workers that shows your licenses, your real job history and the people who'll vouch for you. Get found by Texas owners who are hiring people who show up.
Invite-only. Free for workers. No anonymous reviews.
The problem
Every applicant's résumé looks the same. Nothing on it proves you're the one who shows up.
The owner who'd hire you back tomorrow isn't on any job board. That reputation vanishes the day you change trucks.
You send fifty applications and hear nothing. You never learn who's even reading them.
You can't advertise that you're open to something better without risking the job you have.
How it works
A member who worked with you, an owner, a foreman, an instructor or a peer, sends your invite. Or request one and we'll review it.
Build your profile in a five-minute text conversation with Keystone, or on the web. Add roles, licenses, projects and photos of real jobs. Employers on the network can confirm your history.
Ask the people who worked beside you to vouch by name. When you leave a job, the owner is invited to vouch for you automatically.
Apply in one click, because your profile is the application. Every opening lists the company, the work, the pay and the location.
Who it's for
You have the training but no work history for a hiring owner to check. An instructor vouch carries your name into a profile employers recognize, so you start with something other applicants don't have.
Trade school grads · Apprentices · Helpers
Show your license, your tenure and the vouches that back them. Keep your job-seeking status private from your current employer while you look.
Electricians · HVAC · Plumbers · Low-voltage
Foremen, crew leads and territory launches need people who've shown they can own the work. Your history and vouches make the case before you walk in.
Lead techs · Foremen · Operations
When your end date lands on your profile, the owner gets a prompt to write you a vouch while the work is fresh. You don't have to chase a reference later.
Any trade · Any tenure
Territory-launch roles are their own kind of post. Owners want one proven person to work unsupervised and build something. If that's you, this is where they look.
Pest control · Landscaping · Route services · Field sales
Mark yourself open to temporary or contract work and owners searching for short-term help can find you. Take the job that fits and keep your profile growing.
Seasonal work · Contract gigs · Gap between jobs
Your tenure and discipline don't fit a standard résumé. A profile with real vouches and clear role descriptions lets owners see what you can do.
Veterans · Career changers · Returning workers
What you get
Why vouches
Anyone can type "hard worker" on a résumé. A vouch is a named person saying it about you, tied to the job where they saw it.
Example vouch · fictional
"Showed up every day for four years. I'd hire him back tomorrow."
Owner · Former employer · Confirmed tenure
What we won't do
Workers never pay to join, apply or be found.
Every vouch has a name and a job attached.
No influencers, no humble-brags. If it isn't a role, a project or a new hire, it isn't a post.
Questions
No. The core worker profile is free and stays free. Employers pay to use the platform. Workers never pay to apply or to be found.
Hard Earned is invite-only so every profile is backed by a real relationship. A member who has worked with you can invite you, or you can request an invite and we review your request. It keeps out bots and anonymous noise.
Yes. Keystone, our texting assistant, walks you through your trade, experience, license and past jobs in a short text conversation. It never asks about protected traits, criminal history, credit history, salary history or immigration status, and you can finish or edit your profile on the web any time. You only get texts after you've opted in.
A vouch is a short statement from a named person who worked with you: an owner, a foreman, a coworker, a client or a trade-school instructor. It is tied to a real working relationship. It is not an anonymous star rating.
Your job-seeking status stays private from your current employer. You choose what to share and when.
Many roles don't need one, including pest control, landscaping, drivers, operations and general labor. For those roles, vouches and work history are your proof.
Texas first, one metro at a time. If you're elsewhere, request an invite and tell us your trade and location so we know where to open next.
Skilled trades and the operations behind them: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, pest control, landscaping, roofing, welding, construction, carpentry, painting, concrete, diesel, CDL driving, manufacturing, municipal and public works, low-voltage and security, plus office and operations roles.
Yes. When your end date appears on your profile, the owner and managers at that company are invited to write one. We never ask them for a vouch while you're still employed there.
Request an invite. If someone you've worked with is already on Hard Earned, ask them to send you one.