Urgent Career has left the Launch Pad

So today we announced what we have been working on for the last 6 months: Urgent Career.  Our team is attempting to pioneer the use of linguistic technology to match sales professionals with compatible career opportunities.  Basically, we record and transcribe a phone call in which a candidate discusses his or her interests, experience and aspirations.  Then our technology digitally deconstructs the conversation into thousands of data points that are algorithmically measured on 32 key dimensions of sales compatibility.   

We put together a video to better explain the service.

The business model is simple: the service is free to Sales, Business Development and Account Management Professionals; corporate clients pay 20% of the base for each hire.  I wanted to make sure the service was performance based, because I wanted the decision to be a no-brainier for CEOs and Sales Managers.  That way we can get the best companies in the system, and concentrate our efforts on finding great sales talent.  We still have a ton of work to do, but I am proud to say, many of companies that participated in our Alpha release have already hired candidates we identified.

Comments

[Josh K.]

Jeff-

I absolutely love this idea and the technology behind it. I am, by definition, the type of potential hire that falls through the cracks. I've often been frustrated in job searches as my strengths simply can't be communicated in a resume. While I have the potential to be very successful in a number of different roles, I'm easily overlooked because my resume is lacking specific "required" qualifications or paints a different picture than what a potential employer thinks they are looking for.

Urgent Career speaks to the problem of the difference between what an employer thinks they want in a new hire and what they really need to make the hire a success within the company. Or what they need to bring their company to the next level.

Among recent college grads I observe two problems. First, the question of what to do with one's life, in which an "eHarmony for your career," may be appropriate. (I think Path101 is working along these lines.) And second, how to link up with an employer who can see past increasingly diverse and complicated educational backgrounds and pick up on experience and passion that might otherwise be overlooked.

The same exists for experienced hires, who are likely to explore a dozen different career paths in a lifetime.

Urgent Career has the power to discover these hidden superstars.

Kudos Jeff.

[Ben]

Congratulations Jeff, sounds like another huge opportunity!