Private · Vouch-based · Trusted circles

The career network built on people who actually know your work

Alumden brings together past colleagues into private circles so you can vouch for each other, share opportunities, and support real applications when it matters.

Vouch for colleaguesShare trusted job referralsSupport real applications
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By invite or request · No spam · No recruiters

The problem

The best jobs never get posted. The best candidates never apply.

Hiring is broken. LinkedIn is a billboard. WhatsApp groups are noise. The trusted referral, the one that actually gets you in the room, lives in someone's memory.

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LinkedIn optimises for visibility

You're competing with thousands of strangers. The signal-to-noise ratio is brutal. Being “connected” means nothing.

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WhatsApp groups are chaos

By the time you see the opportunity, 40 people have reacted. There's no structure, no context, no follow-through.

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Real referrals happen by accident

The best career moments come from someone randomly remembering you. Alumden makes that systematic.

How it works

Built on real relationships. Not connections.

Alumden structures the network you already have and puts it to work.

01

Join your circle

Accept an invite from a past colleague, request to join an existing circle, or start one for an organisation that isn't here yet. Circles are private spaces for people who have actually worked together.

02

Back and vouch

Back colleagues with a one-click thumbs-up when full prose feels like too much. Write a vouch when you want to say something specific: your own tags, your own words. Both live on their profile.

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Share opportunities

Post roles from your company directly to people in your circles. Interest flows back through trusted hands, no recruiters, no noise.

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Build your reputation

Vouches from people you've worked with collect on your profile, and you choose which ones are public. Share one with a hiring manager when it counts: a living record of what real colleagues think of your work.

One message from the right person changes everything

A vouch on Alumden is not a LinkedIn endorsement. It's a private, considered act of professional support from someone who has seen your work first-hand.

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Sarah M. is asking for a vouchEx-BCG DV London · 2 years overlap
New
Revolut
Head of Product, Growth

“You know my work better than almost anyone. Would really value your support if you feel comfortable. No pressure at all.”

Trusted opportunities

Jobs shared by people who know you

Click “Interested” on a role and the poster, your connector, decides whether to write you a referral. When they do, your profile, their note, and the vouches you choose become a dossier that reaches the company through someone who already knows your work: a warm introduction, not another anonymous submission.

Stripe
Senior Product Manager, Payments
Refer
🌍 London💼 Product
Monzo
Engineering Lead, Growth
Refer
🌍 Remote💻 Engineering
Deliveroo
Head of Strategy
Refer
🌍 London📊 Strategy

Vouches you can share, not just collect

The vouches you choose to make public live on your Alumden profile. When you are ready to apply somewhere, share a vouch with the hiring team: a credible, first-hand record of your work, straight from the people who were there.

No embellishment. No self-reported skills. Just considered, private endorsements from real colleagues.

Early access

Your circle is already out there. Let's bring it together.

Alumden is a private network. Sign up, then either accept an invite, request to join a circle, or start one for a company that isn't here yet.

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Private network · No recruiters · Your data stays yours