Drew Hicks, Jobward’s chief development officer, said many hiring tools are focused on helping employers get lots of applicants. “Now you’ve got 10,000 job-seekers. What are you going to do with them?” he said. Story by waylon_atx.
Dirk Elmendorf, Rackspace co-founder and founder of Jobward, speaks during a TechFuel pitch competition last October.A Rackspace co-founder is on a mission to transform a hiring process he calls broken. And he’s looking for recruiters to help him.
The résumé generator is free and always will be for job-seekers, Elmendorf said. In the future Jobward plans to charge recruiters and eventually employers to be involved in their service. Elmendorf has, since leaving Rackspace, advised startups and launched a few of his own, including an app that helps small trucking companies and another for the management of real estate brokerages.
Project Quest collaborated with Jobward in its initial stages as the startup developed its résumé generator. Project Quest directed applicants toward using Jobward’s system, as well as providing input on how the hiring process could be improved.