How The Qualidex works in 2026: matching candidates to companies on real interviews
In 2026, The Qualidex is a hiring platform for companies across the Nordics, headquartered in Stockholm. Each job seeker has one living application that grows with every interview, whichever company it was for. We match people to roles on what they proved in those interviews, and on their CV. Employers post jobs for free and pay 5% of first-year salary only when they hire, or ask us about a custom monthly Enterprise plan.
What is The Qualidex?
The Qualidex is a hiring platform that connects job seekers with companies across the Nordics. The company is headquartered in Stockholm. Its founders are Kevin Benzler (CEO), Andrew Kaplan Cruz (CTO) and Alexander Koršunovs (Head of Platform Development). We design and run our interviews with people who work in the field today.
How does The Qualidex work for job seekers?
You start one free application, and every interview adds to it, whichever company the interview was for. When a role fits what you have shown, we send it to you.
A no does not end your application. With most applications, the work you put into an interview is gone once you are turned down. Here, the next employer reads what you proved. That can mean fewer rounds, and more relevant opportunities. A new employer may still want to test you, and what you proved helps us match you better.
How does The Qualidex work for employers?
Employers post a job for free, and we show it to the candidates who fit. You interview them on the platform and pay only if you hire. There are four steps:
- Post your job ad. Send it to us or write it on the platform. Posting is free.
- We send it to people who fit. We match on what candidates proved in interviews, and on their CV.
- Interview on the platform. You book and run interviews there, and each one adds to the candidate's profile.
- Sync with your ATS. Candidates, notes and stages go to the ATS you use today.
How does an employer see why a candidate matches?
Every match on The Qualidex shows why. Next to each requirement in your job ad, you see what the candidate proved and in which interview. You can read it before you meet them, so the first conversation starts further along.
Why match candidates on interviews instead of CVs?
An interview shows what someone can explain, while a CV shows what they claim. Research on hiring and on AI use both point the same way.
CVs are getting easier to produce. A Gartner survey of 3,290 job candidates in late 2024 found that 39% used AI during the application process. Of those, 54% used it to write text for their CV, according to Gartner's press release of 1 August 2025.
Interviews, done well, predict job performance. In 2022, Paul Sackett and colleagues re-estimated how well common hiring methods predict performance, in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Structured interviews came out on top, with a mean validity of .42, as a review in SIOP's TIP reports.
"Structured interviews emerged as the strongest predictors of job performance."
Patrick Gavan O'Shea and Adrienne Fox Luscombe of HumRRO wrote that line in The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. The research covers structured interviews in general. It does not measure The Qualidex itself.
The idea behind the platform is simple. If a candidate says they rebuilt a data pipeline, they had to talk through how and why, with someone asking follow-up questions. That makes an application harder to fake and more useful to read.
Does The Qualidex cut down the applications you have to screen?
Yes. You see the people who fit and why each one matches. A normal job post brings in a pile of applications, many written by AI or simply unsuitable.
Fluencify, a Stockholm company, has hired through The Qualidex before. More than 400 candidates went through our evaluation to fill two engineering roles. Fluencify made both hires after one meeting with each person.
How much does The Qualidex cost?
The Qualidex is free for job seekers and free for employers to post a job. Employers pay 5% of the first-year salary when they hire, or ask us about a custom monthly Enterprise plan.
| Who | What it costs | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Job seekers | Free | One application that grows with every interview, matched to every role on the platform |
| Employers posting a job | Free to post. 5% of first-year salary when you hire. No hire, no fee. Or ask us about a custom monthly Enterprise plan. | Candidates matched on what they proved, with the evidence next to each requirement |
| Employers searching profiles | A monthly subscription, priced on your hiring needs | Search the profiles yourself, described in plain words, and contact candidates directly |
Who is The Qualidex for?
The Qualidex is for companies across the Nordics that hire engineers, designers and commercial people, and for the job seekers who want to work there. At the time of writing, the open roles are in Stockholm, at Fluencify, Everi Labs and Gradr. See how it works for employers, or browse the open roles.
Hiring in Stockholm? Read our guides to hiring software engineers, AI engineers, product designers and salespeople there. For the wider picture, see the four best hiring channels for a startup and why AI interviews don't work.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Qualidex free for job seekers?
Yes. Starting and keeping your application on The Qualidex is free.
How much does The Qualidex charge employers?
Posting a job is free. When you hire, the fee is 5% of the first-year salary. If you do not hire, there is no fee. You can also ask us about a custom monthly Enterprise plan instead.
Does The Qualidex replace an applicant tracking system?
No. Candidates, notes and stages from The Qualidex go to the ATS you use today.
Will I have to interview again at a second company?
You may. The next employer reads what you proved, which can mean fewer rounds, but each employer decides its own process.
Where is The Qualidex based?
The Qualidex is headquartered in Stockholm and works with companies across the Nordics.
Sources
- Gartner, Gartner survey shows only 26% of job applicants trust AI will fairly evaluate them, press release, 1 August 2025.
- Patrick Gavan O'Shea and Adrienne Fox Luscombe, HumRRO, Is cognitive ability the best predictor of job performance? New research says it's time to think again, The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (SIOP), volume 60, number 3.