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Help fund developing a platform to fix recruiting
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Hi, my name is Heather and I am fundraising to continue to bootstrap my business, ConnectingPM. My team and I have built a pilot for a job hiring platform that has the potential to become an alternative to LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, etc. It is called TalentOcean - a Skills Based Assessment & Hiring Platform for Job Seekers, Recruitment & Hiring Agencies and other organizations. What makes TalentOcean different comes down to a couple of very important factors:
- Optimizing the Job Seeker's Journey: TalentOcean is a "one and-done" platform. Job seekers register, complete their profile, take skills assessments, apply for jobs - and they get other suitable jobs automatically sent to them based on their profile - with no CV's and no Resumes. Their profile is presented to recruiters anonymously, removing any unconscious biases, and placing everyone on a level playing field by presenting what's important for the job - and how the job seeker matches that requirement. The result is a fully-formed profile for recruiters to search, filter and make their selections. (Click here for an example)
- Introducing Skills-Based Hiring for Recruiters: Compiling a job post includes skills-based hiring techniques. That means every job has the same format, which quantifies requirements in the form of skills and competencies. These elements are pre-matched with profiles from Job Seekers, presented for selection and recruitment. Once matched with a job seeker, the result is a fully-formed role description and an anonymous, high-level appraisal of the individual applying for the role. The very comprehensive role description and profile for the named individual are also available for the recruiter - or the recruiter's client to review
Our pilot version of TalentOcean is targeted at IT Project Management professionals. The pilot trials we have conducted have been extremely successful and we want to scale it to any role within any industry - but we need help to get there. For over two years, I have invested everything I have earned from my corporate career, freelance contracts and reinvested sales to hire the expertise needed to stay independent and true to my goal of :
- NOT giving up majority equity ownership and staying minority & employee-owned;
- NOT charging job seekers to find a job and produce FREE skills-based resumes; and
- NOT requiring premium fees for businesses to find quality job applicants - globally.
I believe in myself, my team and what we are trying to accomplish - to improve the recruiting industry which has become increasingly more expensive and unreliable for job seekers and businesses. With my decision to bootstrap, we hope people like you will help us stand a chance against companies that have multi-million dollar investments from venture capitalists and private equity groups to grow their companies.
With the donated funds, I can afford to focus solely on ConnectingPM - and the creation of TalentOcean - and not split my time with a full-time contract to fund my company and pay the salaries of my team. I can also hire marketing expertise to improve our go-to-marketing strategy for our Skills-based hiring Masterclass, hire technical expertise to build the beta version of TalentOcean as well as have the working capital to cover operating expenses for at least the next 6 months.