GoPursue connects employers with pre‑screened, graduating students by partnering with local high schools, CTE programs, and training providers. The platform handles sourcing and pre‑qualification, giving hiring teams holistic candidate profiles that go beyond ATS keywords and reducing time spent on sorting and mismatched hires. Employers gain a trusted, community‑based talent pipeline that accelerates hiring and lowers training and turnover costs.
Funding
$20K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Employers struggle to find reliable early‑career talent, facing high turnover, training costs, and time wasted on unqualified applicants. Simultaneously, high‑school and CTE students lack clear pathways to paid work and consistent employer outreach.
Solution
GoPursue links employers with pre‑screened graduating students from local high schools and CTE programs. By partnering with educators, the platform creates holistic candidate profiles that go beyond ATS keywords, providing insight into students’ skills, interests, and teacher endorsements. Employers can showcase their companies, receive matched candidates, and focus on interviewing and onboarding rather than sourcing. The service leverages community‑validated data to reduce hiring noise, improve fit, and accelerate the hiring cycle for industries such as energy, healthcare, and technology.
Target Audience
Primary customers are workforce leaders and hiring managers in sectors like energy, utilities, healthcare, tech, construction, and culinary who need reliable early‑talent pipelines, as well as high schools and CTE programs seeking to connect students with paid employment.
Features
- Integration with local schools and CTE programs to source only area‑based, pre‑screened students
- Holistic candidate profiles that include teacher feedback, career interests, and skill assessments
- Matching algorithm that aligns employer requirements with student qualifications, reducing manual sorting
- Employer dashboard for showcasing company information and managing candidate applications
- Streamlined workflow that handles sourcing, pre‑screening, and candidate outreach, freeing HR time
- Trust layer built through educator and community partnerships, replicating personal referrals at scale