Most people don't need to get better at job hunting. They just need someone to take care of it.
Shortlisted is a small team based in Cape Town, South Africa. We run job searches for clients in the US, South Africa, and everywhere in between. We handle the searching, screening, and writing, so all you need to do is choose.
Being in Cape Town isn't just a detail. It's our business model. Lower South African costs let us offer reverse-recruiter services at a price real job seekers can afford. South Africa is also top-10 worldwide for English skills, and we overlap with US hours.
A word from
Simon Strehler
Founder, Shortlisted · Cape Town, South Africa
I have wasted weeks of my life on the wrong parts of the job hunt: the scrolling, the tweaking, the sending-into-the-void.
And I've watched talented people throw in the towel, not because they weren't capable, but because the system is genuinely broken. That said,
I'm drawn to situations where the system is broken, because I get energized by transforming chaos into simplicity and, in that simplicity, finding beauty.
Over the past decade, I've worked in operations across music production, education, media, and learning technology — and what connects it all is a fixation on making complex things feel simple.
Shortlisted is my answer to the job-hunting problem.
Most people don't need to get better at job hunting. They need someone to handle it for them, so that they can focus on what they do best. At Shortlisted, we handle the searching, the screening, and the resume tailoring, so all you have to do is say yes or no.
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A word from
Amelia Waller
Audience & Sales Partner, Shortlisted · Cape Town, South Africa
I've recently completed my honors degree in Industrial Sociology from the University of Cape Town.
So, as a recent graduate, I really do understand the struggle of job searching.
I have always been drawn to understanding how people move through systems, especially the ones that aren't always visible.
What I love about Shortlisted is that it rethinks a process that most people have simply accepted.
At Shortlisted, I work across social media and marketing, helping shape how we communicate, grow and connect with people. I'm especially interested in the human side of it — how the right message can make someone feel understood, and how thoughtful communication can make the job search feel less overwhelming and more navigable.