Colab Talent — access NZ's
top AI practitioners.
Hire the multiplier,
not the headcount.
We match AI-first candidates with roles that need them — using cultural fit, AI fluency, structured skill profiles, and revealed preferences instead of keyword search.
How our platform works.
Most platforms hand you a number. We extract, structure, and calibrate profiles for both candidates and employers — so every match opens up into the exact skills, exposures, and traits that aligned, and the ones that didn't.
Every candidate is verified with an NZ phone number before they reach your shortlist. No wading through hundreds of offshore applicants without the right to work here.
Plain English in. Structured job spec out — required skills, levels, recency, the must-have evidence you'd ask for in interview.
Rate a deliberately diverse set. We infer your true weights from your reactions — not the criteria you stated upfront.
Scenario-based assessments calibrated to your team. Surface how candidates collaborate, communicate, and make decisions — evidenced, not asserted.
Every candidate scored on every weight you signed off on. No hidden math, no blended single number.
Success-based. Nothing up front.
You only pay when someone starts. Calibration, matching, shortlists and reference collection are all included.
Invoiced once the candidate starts. No retainer, no advertising spend, no charge for roles that don't fill.
Added on top of the rate you agree with the contractor, so what they take home is exactly what you signed off.
Fees are quoted excluding GST. Volume and multi-hire arrangements are available — talk to us.
Ready to post a calibrated role?
Create your company profile in about 2 minutes, or talk to us first — we'll walk you through how matching works for your role.