New to Marqee? Start here. These answers walk you from "what is this?" through your first week with a real strategist running your search. The short version: stop applying, start interviewing — and become a marquee candidate.
12 articles · Last updated June 26, 2026
What is Marqee and how does it work?
Marqee is a premium, human-led Career Concierge — a managed job-search service. Instead of leaving you to scroll listings and fire off applications alone, a real career strategist runs your search for you.
Your strategist learns your goals, finds roles that genuinely fit, tailors your materials for each one, runs recruiter outreach and referral discovery, and submits applications on your behalf. AI does the heavy lifting in the engine room; a human makes every call. The result is the whole premise of Marqee: stop applying and start interviewing, and become a marquee candidate.
How is Marqee different from a job board or an auto-apply tool?
A job board hands you listings and leaves all the work to you. An auto-apply tool mass-submits one generic resume — which modern applicant tracking systems (ATS) are built to filter out. Marqee is neither.
A named human strategist owns your search end to end: targeting the right roles, tailoring your materials per role, opening direct lines to recruiters and hiring managers, and surfacing warm referral paths in your network. You get judgment and real human effort behind your name — not just scale.
Is the free 48-hour trial really free, and do I need a card?
Yes — the trial is completely free and needs no card. You get 48 hours and up to 3 real submissions, so you can watch an actual strategist work on your search before you ever pay.
There's no obligation and nothing auto-charges when the trial ends. It exists so you can judge Marqee on real work — not a demo — and decide from there.
No card. 48 hours. Up to 3 submissions. See a real strategist work, then decide.
What can I expect to happen during the free trial?
After a short intake, your strategist gets to work right away:
- Builds a quick targeting read on the roles that fit your goals.
- Identifies live openings and tailors your materials to them.
- Prepares up to 3 submissions for your approval.
In Assisted mode you approve each submission before it sends, so within the 48-hour window you see exactly how Marqee works on a real role — with you in control the whole way.
How do I sign up for Marqee?
Head to the sign-up page, create your account, and start the free 48-hour trial — no card required. You're taken straight into a short intake so your strategist can begin targeting roles immediately.
You can pick a weekly plan whenever you're ready: Basic at $29/week, Pro at $49/week, or Executive at $99/week. There's no pressure to choose before you've seen the trial work.
What is onboarding and intake like?
Onboarding is a real conversation, not just a form. Your strategist maps the things that actually steer a search:
- Target titles, comp, location, industry, and culture fit.
- Your timeline, must-haves, and deal-breakers.
- A confidential-mode option so you can look without alerting your current employer.
You leave intake with a written targeting brief, ready within 24 hours of onboarding — the anchor every later decision is measured against.
How do I meet my strategist?
You're matched with a real, named career strategist who owns your search. You meet them during onboarding and stay in direct contact through your dashboard — message them, review their work, and see every role and outreach message as it happens.
They run the search; you stay informed and in control. It's a partnership with an actual expert on your side, not a faceless queue.
What happens in my first week?
Your first week moves quickly and visibly:
- Within 24 hours of onboarding, your strategist delivers a targeting brief and a live list of roles scored against it.
- That same week, tailored applications begin and recruiter outreach opens on priority roles.
- Warm referral paths inside your target companies are surfaced and prioritized.
- Everything appears in your dashboard — and in Assisted mode you approve sends before anything goes out.
By the end of week one, you're not still "getting set up" — you're already in the market, with a person actively working your search.
What do I need to provide to get started?
Less than you might think. To begin you just need:
- Your current resume or LinkedIn.
- A sense of the roles and companies you want.
- Your basic preferences on comp, location, and timing.
Your strategist takes it from there — refining your materials and building your targeting plan. Start with whatever you have; we sharpen it as we go.
Do I stay in control of what gets sent?
Always. Marqee is member-first and you're-in-control by design:
- In Assisted mode (on every plan), nothing sends until you approve it, and each application goes out from your own account.
- On Executive, you can authorize Done-for-you submission, where your strategist sends directly with your authorization.
- Your data stays yours — access is scoped to what you connect and revocable anytime.
You always choose the level of control. Nothing happens on autopilot behind your back.
How fast does my search actually start?
Fast — and you won't be left in the dark. Your strategist builds your targeting plan within 24 hours of onboarding, and tailored applications begin that same week.
You see every role and message in your dashboard from day one, so there's never a stretch where you're wondering whether anything's happening. It is.
What if I'm still not sure Marqee is right for me?
That's exactly what the free 48-hour trial is for — see a real strategist work on your search, with up to 3 submissions and no card, before committing anything.
If you have questions first, a real person on our team is happy to help — no bots, no runaround. You can also browse how it works, results, and plans to decide at your own pace.