About Hirehood

Why we built it

Jobs around here are scattered across Facebook groups, store windows, word of mouth and national sites that bury them under jobs hundreds of kilometres away. Hirehood lists the local ones together, and works on a phone and a slow connection.

Our promises

• Pay always shown. Every job lists its pay or pay range. No “competitive wage”.
• Free for job seekers. Apply with your name and email. You don’t need an account.
• Your application goes only to that employer. We never sell your information.
• Local first. Only jobs in the communities we serve, starting with Renfrew County.
• Safe. A person checks every new employer’s first job, and anyone can report a job.

Where the jobs come from

Most jobs are posted by local employers, and you apply on Hirehood. We also list public job postings from approved sources, like Job Bank and employers’ own career pages. Those say where they came from (“via Job Bank”), and you apply on the original site.

For employers

Posting is free for a company’s first month, one job at a time. After that, listings start at $9.99. See prices.

Get in touch

Questions, ideas or a job we’re missing? Email hello@hirehood.ca.

Photo credits

These photos are licensed stock photos. The people in them are models, not Hirehood users or local employers.

• Aerial view of Ottawa River rapids near Foresters Falls, winding between islands of autumn-coloured forest — Kyle Mesdag, Unsplash License
• Cooks working the line in a small diner kitchen — Diane Picchiottino, Unsplash License
• Grocery clerk in an apron carrying a crate of tomatoes through the produce section — Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash License
• Care worker in scrubs smiling as she chats with an older woman — Age Cymru, Unsplash License
• Carpenter in a hard hat working on top of a wood-frame wall — Josh Olalde, Unsplash License
• Mill worker in a hard hat and gloves checking a giant roll of paper — MRC Témiscamingue, Unsplash License
• Smiling delivery driver leaning out the window of a white van — Polina Kuzovkova, Unsplash License
• Office worker with arms crossed, smiling in a small, bright office — Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash License
• Early childhood educator colouring with a child at a classroom table — AMONWAT DUMKRUT, Unsplash License
• Volunteers sorting donated clothing and food at a community centre — Julia M Cameron, Pexels License
• Woman in a plaid shirt paddling a canoe across a calm lake lined with spruce — Suzanne Rushton, Unsplash License
• Dairy farmer walking through a barn beside Holstein cows — Portraits of Modern Dairy, Unsplash License
• Cleaning crew in overalls mopping floors and washing windows — Tima Miroshnichenko, Pexels License
• Engineer working on a laptop surrounded by equipment in a robotics lab — ThisisEngineering, Unsplash License
• Bakery owner behind a counter of fresh pastries and cookies — Ekaterina Tyapkina, Unsplash License
• Neighbours shopping for fresh produce at a busy Ontario farmers' market — Jason Ng, Unsplash License

The town photos come from each town’s own website.

• Boats moored at the Pembroke Marina on the Ottawa River under a cloudy summer sky — City of Pembroke
• A playground on the sandy beach at Petawawa Point Park, with the river and a tree-lined shore behind — Town of Petawawa
• Skaters and walkers passing under the snow-covered Laurentian Valley entrance arch of the Four Seasons Trail — Township of Laurentian Valley
• Sunlight streaming down the main street in downtown Renfrew, with flower beds and brick storefronts — Town of Renfrew
• Downtown Arnprior's main street leading to the red-brick clock tower of the historic post office — Town of Arnprior
• Wooden marina docks on the Ottawa River at Deep River at sunrise, with hills across the water — Town of Deep River
• A lakeside deck with a chair overlooking the Ottawa River in Laurentian Hills — Town of Laurentian Hills
• The music bandshell with an outdoor piano and wooden benches in a shady park in Eganville — Township of Bonnechere Valley
• The Patsy Moore Stage bandstand in Cobden's Veterans Memorial Park overlooking Muskrat Lake — Township of Whitewater Region
• The Ferris wheel and midway rides at the Beachburg Fair under a summer sky — Township of Whitewater Region
• Large willow trees and a picnic table on the waterfront park in Barry's Bay — Township of Madawaska Valley
• The covered footbridge and carved sign at Killaloe Station Park in winter — Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
• Two people silhouetted on a dock on Muskrat Lake at sunrise — Township of Whitewater Region
• A tall pine and picnic tables on the sandy shore of Burnstown Beach — Township of McNab/Braeside
• Round hay bales in a green field at sunset in rural Horton Township — Township of Horton