Collars is a mobile hiring platform built specifically for the skilled trades, connecting tradespeople with employers through a swipe-to-apply interface. The app lets workers build profiles with photos, videos, and verified credentials while giving employers rich applicant profiles and pipeline management tools. It serves electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, carpenters, welders, and other trades across full-time, part-time, and contract roles.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Skilled trades workers and employers rely on outdated hiring tools that were never designed for how the trades actually work. Tradespeople are forced to submit resumes and long application forms that fail to showcase their hands-on skills, while employers struggle to vet candidates without seeing real work examples or verified credentials.
Solution
Collars provides a mobile-first hiring platform built specifically for the skilled trades, connecting workers and employers in one place. Tradespeople create profiles featuring photos and videos of completed projects, store licenses and certifications, and apply to matched job listings with a single swipe. Employers access rich applicant profiles with verified credentials, compensation expectations, and availability, then manage candidates through a pipeline view and communicate directly via in-app messaging. The platform matches workers to jobs based on trade, experience, location, and availability, eliminating the need for resumes and cover letters.
Target Audience
Primary users are skilled tradespeople including electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, carpenters, and welders seeking employment, along with employers and hiring managers in construction, manufacturing, and service industries looking to fill trade positions.
Features
- Swipe-to-apply functionality that lets workers apply to matched jobs in seconds without resumes or long forms
- Visual portfolio profiles where tradespeople upload photos and videos of real completed work
- Credential and license storage that keeps certifications, work history, and trade licenses in one digital portfolio
- Employer pipeline management tracking candidates from New to Hired in a single view
- Direct messaging between workers and hiring managers, bypassing recruiters and job boards
- Real-time job alerts notifying workers when new matched positions become available
- Apprenticeship and training program discovery for career advancement
- Filtering by schedule type including full-time, part-time, and contract work