Holding up a mirror | Inside Raaha, the job-fit app built by a 17-year-old founder

Most recruitment technology is built to help employers answer one question about a candidate: are they the right fit? Raaha asks the inverse. The free app, built by 17-year-old founder Navya Tuteja, lets job seekers paste in any job description and see how it lines up with the way they like to work. Built with neurodivergent candidates in mind, HR Grapevine spoke to Tuteja about the information gap in hiring, how employers have reacted to the tool and where AI should sit in recruitment.

What was the moment that made you realise job seekers, particularly neurodivergent candidates, needed a way to evaluate employers rather than just the other way around?

I grew up watching my mom, who is hard of hearing, navigate workplaces where getting an accommodation could mean having to explain or prove a need that was not immediately visible.