Built for the trades
The right people are out there. We find them.
OpusDesk discovers, reaches and screens skilled tradespeople so you spend less time searching and more time hiring.
Your Service Area
0 Licensed Workers
Select any dot to see how a data point becomes a person.
Phone Screen
Every applicant, within 5 min
Output
Ranked list, direct contact
The best person for the job might never apply.
Traditional hiring starts when someone submits an application. OpusDesk reaches beyond the active applicant pool to find skilled tradespeople who match your needs.
Industry Standards
days
Average time to fill a skilled trades role
3–
of 100+
Qualified applicants in the resumes you screen by hand
+
hours
Lost to phone tag and unqualified interviews per hire
How It Works
From millions of records to meaningful conversations.
Five clear stages: Launch your role. Sweep the records. Screen by phone. Connect directly. Hire.
- 1
Launch Your Role
5 minutes to build your role. Tell us your trade, location, and key requirements.
New role
Trade
HVAC Install Technician
Service area
Austin, TX — 25 mi radius
Pay range
$28–38 / hr
EPA 6083+ yrs experienceFull-timeLaunch role - 2
Proactive Database Sweep
We sweep millions of state licensing board records in your area while posting to job boards and advertising your role across social media.
Database sweep
Sweeping state licensing records
6 matches shown
- 3
5-Minute Automated Phone Screen
We dial every applicant within 5 minutes of applying, running a custom 5-minute screen on experience, license, pay, and availability.
Automated phone screen
Do you hold a current TX HVAC license?Yes — licensed six years, EPA 608 universal.License confirmedPay range fitsAvailable to start Monday - 4
Connect Directly with the Candidate in Minutes
Skip phone tag completely. Get on a direct phone call with pre-screened candidates while your competitors are still sorting resumes.
Screened candidate
JRScreenedJourneyman HVAC Tech
Round Rock, TX · 6 yrs experience
Call candidate directlyNo recruiters in the middle. No phone tag.
- 5
Hire Directly from the Platform
Review your ranked list of applicants, pick your winner, and close the hire — all in one place.
Ranked candidates
JR92Journeyman HVAC Tech
MS88HVAC Install Tech
DL81Apprentice — 2 yrs
Ranked by screen results, not resumes.
New role
Trade
HVAC Install Technician
Service area
Austin, TX — 25 mi radius
Pay range
$28–38 / hr
Stage 1 of 5 — Launch Your Role
What You Get
A ranked shortlist, not a resume pile.
Job boards hand you unfiltered resumes. OpusDesk delivers screened, ranked tradespeople — with a direct line to each one.
We look where job boards can’t.
- Sweeps state licensing records across your service area
- Posts your role to job boards and social in parallel
- Surfaces licensed workers who never apply anywhere
Database sweep
Sweeping state licensing records
6 matches shown
Every minute a candidate waits, a competitor is dialing their number.
Trade workers don't wait to get hired. With OpusDesk, every applicant automatically gets contacted within minutes of applying—before they even close the application.
A Typical Application, In Real Time
Demo00:00
- 00:00Application submitted
- 00:09OpusDesk dials the applicant
- 04:32Phone screen complete — ranked & delivered
Your Options
There's no comparison.
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| Criteria | Headhunter | Job boards |  opusdesk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed to first contact | Days/Weeks | Whenever you get to it | 5 minutes — automated phone screen |
| Sourcing method | Manual headhunting | Passive — post & wait | Proactive sweep of millions of licensed workers |
| Pre-screening | Slow manual calls | None — you screen 100+ yourself | 100% automated phone screen |
| Deliverables | Summary notes | Unfiltered resumes | Direct phone call with the candidate + ranked list of applicants |
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Every applicant receives a structured phone screen within five minutes of applying. The screen follows your qualifying criteria, including licensing, experience, availability, and expectations. You receive a ranked list and can connect directly with qualified candidates.
Yes — because we call while they are still sitting at the application. Response rates are highest in the first five minutes, and our screen takes less time than filling out most application forms. Candidates who complete it are booked directly onto your calendar. In practice, the candidates who engage with the screen are the same ones who show up prepared to interviews.
Job boards deliver applicants and leave everything else to you. OpusDesk delivers interviews. We actively source from job boards, direct outreach to licensed professionals, and targeted campaigns — then call, screen, score, and rank every single applicant. You never read a resume pile. You only ever meet the top candidates, with the evidence to back the ranking.
We replace them. If a candidate we placed leaves or underperforms, we relaunch the search and deliver a new shortlist — no questions asked, no renegotiation. Our incentive is a hire who stays.
About fifteen minutes to launch a role — once. We help you write the posting and define the screening criteria. After that, the next thing on your desk is a ranked shortlist with interviews already scheduled on your calendar. Your only job is to interview and decide.
We specialize in the skilled trades — HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and the office and field-management roles that support them. The screening framework adapts to any role where you know what a qualified candidate looks like: we encode your bar, then hold every applicant to it.
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