![]() When I was 14, my father passed away and I was homeless between the ages of 15 to 18. On top of all that, we’re doing good for the community, which is our goal.Ĭan you talk about what led you to found the company? It’s more of just our algorithm in our marketplace driving the engagement. The vast majority of our customers hire people through our platform without a lot of human involvement. However, we do offer the ability to sponsor your job listings as well as direct placement services which include wrap around support and a retention guarantee. ![]() Employers can also post unlimited jobs with us for free. ![]() We don’t stop them from applying for jobs, but we give them insight into which have the best odds of success. We look behind the curtain across industries and states creating algorithms that help jobseekers understand the likelihood of being hired for a given job.īased on the nature of the crime, the nature of the job’s duties, the state, and the industry, we help them identify the jobs for which they stand the best chance of getting hired. They have no idea why decisions are made. For someone with a criminal history, that’s oftentimes a mystery. In our role as the hub, we work to understand why employers-from HR to individual hiring managers-might say yes, or might say no. The pain point we solve for employers is connecting them with this enormous talent pool. Today, there are about 70 million people with some type of criminal history. We’ve built a network of community-based organizations from large nonprofits and government agencies, including probation and parole, to serve as a hub connecting employers with millions of job seekers. We work with employers who are open and interested in hiring people who have been affected by the criminal justice system. Honest Jobs is the nation’s largest fair-chance employment platform. I recently sat down with Harley to hear how his personal journey led him to start the company.įirst off, can you tell me about Honest Jobs? Harley Blakeman is the founder and CEO of Honest Jobs which helps people with a criminal record find meaningful work and helps businesses access a population of highly motivated, yet often overlooked, employees. Search Search the Microsoft for Startups blog
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