Why This Exists
It started as a spreadsheet.
After the Grubhub layoffs, a few of us started tracking former teammates who were looking for work. Names turned into rows. Rows turned into patterns.
Pretty quickly, it became clear that the problem was not a lack of talented people.
It was visibility.
Strong candidates were getting buried in crowded applicant pools, while recruiters were trying to find the right people inside an overwhelming amount of noise.
We were organizing signal.
What began as a Google Sheet tracking roughly 300 former colleagues evolved into a searchable talent network.
The idea is simple:
Make strong people easier to find.
Not by increasing volume. By increasing clarity.
What We're Building
The Ex-GH Talent Network connects two sides of the same broken process.
Recruiters have too many applicants and too little signal.
Candidates are pushed toward more applications while receiving less visibility.
The network gives recruiters a curated way to find former Grubhub professionals who are actively exploring opportunities. It gives candidates another way to be discovered outside the traditional application funnel.
It is not another job board.
It gives an existing community structure—so people, opportunities, and connections are easier to find.
A Note From Irvin
I spent years at Grubhub, and many of the people in this network are former teammates, colleagues, and friends.
When the layoffs happened, I was navigating my own job search while watching talented people I knew get reduced to résumés in increasingly noisy applicant pools.
My instinct was to start organizing.
Who was still looking? Who had landed? Where were people going? Who could make an introduction?
I work in technology, audit, risk, and systems, so I tend to approach messy problems through structure, signal, and process.
This project became a practical version of that.
Organize the information. Reduce the friction. Help people connect.
I did not create the community. The community was already there.
I built the structure that made it easier to see—and easier to help.
Where Ex-GH Talent Landed
A snapshot of the companies represented across placement history.
Showing the top 15 destination companies by placement count. Company counts reflect historical placement activity, not current hiring activity.
How It Works
- Profiles are submitted voluntarily
- Each submission is reviewed before publishing
- Only publicly shareable information, such as LinkedIn, is included
- Profiles can be updated or removed at any time
- Placement history is used to understand network outcomes and destination trends
Simple by design. Intentional by default.
If You're Here
You're Hiring
You don't need more applicants. You need signal.
Browse a curated set of former Grubhub professionals who are actively exploring new opportunities.
Browse TalentShare an Open Role
You're Looking
Getting lost in applications isn't a reflection of your ability. It's a reflection of the system.
This network is designed to help you get seen without competing only through application volume.
Join the DirectoryFollow the Story
The directory shows where the network is today. I share the stories, lessons, and occasionally questionable decisions behind it through The Layoff Audit and Risky Business.
- Watch The Layoff Audit: The Origin Story — Stories from the layoff, the job searches, and the network that followed.
- Read Risky Business — Practical writing about careers, layoffs, technology, systems, and work.
- Connect with Irvin on LinkedIn — Follow network updates or reach out directly.