Cord Reviews

The direct messaging tool for finding work - cord

cord.co

3.59

138 reviews

Great Rating

Based on 138 user experiences

AI Review Summary Based on 138 reviews

Cord is a job search platform praised for enabling direct communication with recruiters and providing quality opportunities, but criticized for limited job availability and occasional spam. Users appreciate the direct messaging feature and the ability to see recruiter engagement, yet some report dissatisfaction with job matching and platform responsiveness. The overall experience is mixed, with positive interactions often tempered by inconsistent results.

What customers love

Quality job opportunities
User-friendly interface
Better engagement rate
Helpful filtering options

Common concerns

Limited job listings
Spam emails
Mixed job relevance
Platform bugs

Last updated 2 days ago

2 years ago

cord continues to engage in spam

Sending candidates unsolicited commercial emails is by definition spam We do not need to reach out to you to discuss further as you keep saying in your replies to previous reviews You need to cease and desist from this practice I have never had prior contact with cord nor consented to receiving messages but received an invite nonetheless That s the policy you need to change and you shouldn t need us to explain that in order to fix it

Dean

2 years ago

Light on actual Web Design jobs

Not a great website seems very light on jobs despite the big promises upfront in their marketing about how Hiring Managers are taking the initiative to actively seek out jobless but qualified candidates well not from my experience makes me wonder if the jobs and people on that website are real I know for a fact I have excellent skills and years of experience so why is no one reaching out to me I m often disappointed with the lack of UI Designer jobs on there Sticking to real jobs on LinkedIn

Alberto

2 years ago

Very small amount of jobs within Cord

Very small amount of jobs within Cord are advertised I keep login in for 3 months and I can still see exactly the same roles showing all the time Majority of companies doesn t even bother replying to your initial messages

Emma Hughes

2 years ago

Spam tactics

Cord emailed me with a personal invite citing my current employer and title within it I have never signed up with cord or even heard of it I m also not looking for a job or have signed up to any job search websites My Linkedin Profile is not set to looking for work They have clearly purchased data and are sending loads of unsolicited emails to people judging by the other negative reviews here for the same practices Really dodgy way to do business and discredits the positive reviews here as well as the company overall

Robert

2 years ago

Cord co started spamming me endlessly

This company started spamming my personal email address which they guessed belonged to me after visiting my LinkedIn account This email was personal and had nothing to do with any business I was never signed up to them but found myself on their spam list I asked many times for them to stop spamming me and their unsubscribe button went nowhere but they persisted Very unprofessional and contrary to GDPR laws Avoid cord co

Mark

2 years ago

Spams my email even though I never signed up for anything

cord buys data such as email addresses from other companies and then uses that data to spam people who have never signed up for anything related to cord cord knowingly violates privacy laws I do not think this is a trustworthy companyEDIT cord s reply to this review is completely false They have received numerous complaints about their unlawful way of trying to acquire new customers yet they still refuse to stop doing this

johnykes

2 years ago

VISA filter

I applied to 10 posititions 8 of them rejected me because they don t want to sponsor VISA I don t know too much about these laws stupid VISAs but would be great to filter the positions somehow so I don t see these kind of positions where I will be rejected because of some VISA I want to see all the REMOTE positions where I can work B2B so I don t need a VISA

Scott

2 years ago

Buying your data

I was searching my emails for something else and came across an old invitation from last year to join this site I had never heard of it but they had information on me despite never giving them any of it myself or permission to have it Basically they bought my information from data brokers then thought it would be acceptable to try to get me to join and give them even more Never going to happen

Alex P

2 years ago

Pretty useless for my case

Pretty useless for my case I want to apply to tech jobs in the UK from Canada and despite my 3 years of employment history at reputable firms they require that you have US or European experience and that you live there Any company that chooses cord as a platform essentially denies any apps from people who don t currently live in the US or UK or who are starting out their career with no experience It s frustrating to click on a LinkedIn posting and have it navigate to this very closed system Verification criteria not metOnly people with previous experience at a technology-led company in the UK EEA or the USA who currently live in one of these locations are accepted on cord In this instance your profile does not meet these criteria and therefore has not been accepted

Gavin

2 years ago

Not for career starters

Bit useless really I recently completed a coding bootcamp and they don t class that as experience so you aren t approved Even though they have entry level roles

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Cord Reviews

Rated 3.59 out of 5 by 138 Happy Customers

cord continues to engage in spam

Light on actual Web Design jobs

Very small amount of jobs within Cord

Spam tactics

Cord co started spamming me endlessly

Spams my email even though I never signed up for anything

VISA filter

Buying your data

Pretty useless for my case

Not for career starters

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