TEQ Connect is a hiring platform that uses a predictive employability model to match skilled trade workers with manufacturing, construction, and service jobs. The platform assesses candidates based on knowledge, experience, eligibility, and behavioral traits to identify the best-fit for specific job openings. This helps companies streamline hiring and improve employee retention.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Hiring skilled trade workers in manufacturing and construction is challenging due to difficulties in assessing candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit, leading to inefficient hiring processes and high turnover rates. Traditional methods often fail to accurately predict job performance and long-term retention.
Solution
TEQ Connect is a candidate assessment platform designed specifically for the skilled trades, utilizing a predictive employability model to match workers with suitable jobs. The platform evaluates candidates on over 50 attributes, including knowledge, experience, eligibility, behavioral traits, and motivational drivers, providing a comprehensive TEQ Score™ that indicates their alignment with specific job requirements. This data-driven approach enables companies to streamline hiring, reduce time-to-hire by up to 70%, and improve employee retention by identifying candidates who are not only skilled but also a strong cultural fit. The platform offers customizable job blueprints based on 3,000+ validated occupational profiles, ensuring accurate and consistent evaluations that comply with industry standards and emerging AI privacy legislation.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes HR teams and hiring managers at small and medium-sized manufacturing and construction companies seeking to optimize their skilled trades hiring process.
Features
- Predictive Employability Model: Provides a real-time TEQ Score™ that quantifies candidate suitability based on job specifications, education, experience, and behavioral traits.
- Informative Hiring Insights: Candidate scorecards offer a detailed breakdown of each assessment aspect, enabling side-by-side comparisons and analysis of individual responses.
- Validated Job Blueprints: Access to over 3,000 customizable skilled trade job blueprints designed to build ideal candidate profiles based on job requirements and key traits.
- Collaborative Workspace: An intuitive workspace that facilitates real-time team collaboration, allowing for easy sharing of feedback and streamlined decision-making.
- Engaging Candidate Experience: A user-friendly, step-by-step assessment process that candidates can complete in under 20 minutes on any device.
- Compliance: Blueprints are developed to comply with the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures and emerging AI privacy legislation.