The hiring process was built for paperwork. We built it for people.

Haystack is a workforce technology company replacing resume-based hiring with something that actually predicts job success: letting candidates experience the work itself.

Here’s how it works. A hiring manager pastes a job description. Our AI maps it to validated work activities and builds a custom simulation – called a Reality Check. Candidates complete it before they ever interview. 

They experience the actual pace, environment, and demands of the role. Those who aren’t a fit opt out. Those who proceed are informed, prepared, and serious. We’re starting where mis-hire costs the most: manufacturing, warehousing, and skilled trades – high-volume roles where a single bad hire costs tens of thousands of dollars, and where the best candidates are often screened out before anyone meets them.

Built on validated psychometrics. Designed for accessibility. Deployable in days, not weeks.