Looking for an iimjobs Alternative for Senior Hiring?
iimjobs is a job board built for management and senior professionals; Hire22.ai is an AI recruiter for mid and senior roles. On iimjobs you post a role and review whoever applies. On Hire22.ai, AI agents go looking for candidates, including people who are not applying anywhere, confirm they are open to your role, and hand you a ranked shortlist within about 22 hours. Both serve the same buyer: an employer with a senior requirement.
| Feature | Hire22.ai | iimjobs |
|---|---|---|
| Model | AI recruiter: sources, contacts and ranks candidates for each role | Job board for management and senior roles; candidates apply to your listing |
| Who you reach | Active and passive candidates, including people not browsing job boards | Professionals who are active on iimjobs and choose to apply |
| First screen | CoNCT AI confirms interest; JoinX AI ranks by fit and joining probability | Recruiter reviews applications and makes the first calls |
| Confidential hiring | A JobCoNCT is never a public listing; candidates stay anonymous until they accept | Listings are public job posts |
| Pricing | Published: Trial ₹2,999 + GST (3 job postings, 3 months), Starter ₹60,000 + GST (15 job postings, 6 months) | Recruiter pricing is not published on the site; plans are sold through the recruiter team |
| Ownership | Ainetix Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru (founder of Freshersworld) | Info Edge (Naukri's parent) agreed to buy iimjobs and hirist in 2019 for ₹80.82 crore |
The agents behind Hire22: SARA runs the pipeline, Hunter AI sources candidates, CoNCT AI confirms interest and JoinX ranks who is likely to join.
iimjobs Recruiter Pricing
iimjobs does not publish recruiter prices on its website. Employers log in through a separate recruiter portal and get plan details from its sales team, so any figure you find quoted elsewhere is second-hand. Ask for the per-listing cost and how long a listing stays live; that is the number to compare.
Hire22.ai Pricing
The Trial Package is a one-time offer for first-time employers: ₹2,999 + GST (list ₹9,999) for 3 job postings over 3 months. The Starter Package is ₹60,000 + GST for 15 job postings and 2 sub-users over 6 months, and custom Starter plans exist for other volumes. There is no success fee when you hire.
Applicants vs. a Shortlist
A senior listing on a job board can pull in plenty of applications. Most need a call before you know whether the CTC expectation fits, whether the notice period works, or whether the person is still looking. Hire22.ai moves that call to the front: CoNCT AI asks each matched candidate first, so the list you open only holds people who said yes.
The People Who Never Apply
The VP or senior engineer you want is usually employed and not scrolling job boards. A job board only reaches people who show up. Hunter AI searches for matching profiles regardless of whether they applied, which is where most of the difference shows on leadership and niche roles.
Replacing Someone Quietly
Replacing a senior person before they leave is a common, awkward brief. A public listing tells the market, and sometimes the incumbent. A JobCoNCT is matched privately, and neither side's identity is shared until the candidate accepts.
Pros and Cons at a Glance
Hire22.ai
- Reaches passive senior candidates, not only applicants
- Interest confirmed before you spend a call
- Published pricing, no success fee
- Smaller brand than iimjobs among management job seekers
iimjobs
- Long-standing brand with management and premium job seekers since 2010
- Sister site hirist covers tech roles
- You still screen and call every applicant yourself
- Recruiter pricing not published
Running Both Side by Side
Nothing ties the two together, so most teams test with one live senior role on each. Post the same requirement, wait a week, and count how many people on each list you would actually interview. That number, not application volume, tells you which one earns the budget.
Why Senior Hiring Teams Add Hire22.ai
Teams rarely drop a job board entirely. They add Hire22.ai for roles where applications have dried up or the right person is unlikely to apply: a business head, an engineering manager, a CFO in a mid-sized company. The 22-hour shortlist matters most there, because senior candidates field more than one offer at a time.
When iimjobs might be the better fit
If your senior roles reliably draw strong applicants from management job seekers, and your team has time to screen them, iimjobs may be all you need. It is a known destination for that audience.
By Jais Augus, Head of Recruitment & Talent at Hire22.ai · Updated October 2026. "A job board tells you who applied. For a senior role, the better question is who you'd want who never will."
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources
- People Matters — Info Edge acquires iimjobs for Rs 80.82 cr (May 2019)
- iimjobs.com — homepage and recruiter login (checked October 2026; no published recruiter pricing)