About CandiLite

We built CandiLite for recruiters, by a recruiter.

CandiLite started with a simple idea: recruiting software shouldn’t be complicated or cost a fortune. It should be powerful enough to run a real recruiting desk, intuitive enough to start using without a training class, a massive implementation or weeks of setup, and affordable enough that an independent recruiter or small firm doesn’t need an enterprise software budget to use it.

That’s what Lite means to us. It describes the experience, not the capability. CandiLite focuses on the tools recruiters actually use every day without burying them under layers of unnecessary complexity.

It’s a working product built from 20 years of recruiting experience, used every day by the recruiter who built it, and now opening early access to other recruiters and small recruiting firms.

Open it. Understand it. Get to work.

Meet the Founder
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Our Mission

To simplify recruiting so recruiters can focus on what matters most: people.

Our Values

People First

We put people at the center of everything we build.

Simplicity

Powerful doesn’t mean complicated. We keep it simple.

Integrity

We do the right thing, for our customers and our team.

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Passion

We’re obsessed with making hiring better every day.

Meet the Founder

Recruiter. Builder. Problem solver. Two decades in the trenches, building CandiLite to solve the real challenges of hiring.

Dino Cotton
Dino Cotton
CEO & Founder
Founder and recruiter with 20+ years of hands-on experience helping companies find great people, build stronger teams, and move faster with practical, recruiter-first hiring solutions.
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Built for recruiters, backed by experience.

We understand the challenges you face because we’ve been in your shoes. Every feature in CandiLite is designed to save you time, reduce busywork, and help you build better teams.

See how we help →
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20+ years
of hands-on recruiting experience
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Fair pricing
without the enterprise price tag
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Built for speed
and ease so you can move faster
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Continuously improving
based on your feedback

We’re just getting started.
Join us on the mission to make hiring better.

Have questions or want to learn more about CandiLite? We’d love to connect.