SMS-first hiring for restaurants

The candidate who replies fastest is the one you lose to someone else.

Job boards and online applications are too slow for servers, cooks, and line staff who want to reply from their phone right now. TapHire is being built to turn a QR code on your window into a screened candidate texting you back in minutes — reserve your spot to be first when it opens.

In development, not a live product yet. Free during early access. No credit card.
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Taped to the front window
How it will look in practice

From window sticker to phone call, in five steps

1

QR code in the window

One sticker by the door. No sign-up desk, no clipboard.

2

Candidate scans it

Their phone opens a text thread with your hiring line. Nothing to download.

3

3–5 quick SMS questions

Availability, experience, start date — answered between orders, on their own time.

4

You'll get notified

A message will land on your phone the moment a qualified candidate finishes the thread.

5

One tap to call back

Their number is right there. Call while they still want the job.

How it would work

Simple by design

01

Print and post your TapHire QR code where applicants already are.

02

Candidates answer a short SMS screen instead of filling out a form.

03

You only hear about candidates who clear the screen.

04

Call the ones you like before another restaurant does.

500,000+
Market context

independent restaurants operate in the United States, most of them re-hiring the same front-of-house and back-of-house roles every season, with no dedicated recruiting team and no time to wait on a job board.

Source: Independent Restaurant Coalition
Early access

Be first when the SMS hiring line opens.

TapHire is still in development — there's no live product yet. Reserve your spot now and we'll email you as soon as it's ready for your restaurant.