HiredGrad, an online recruiting platform that bridges skilled graduates and professionals with companies, has announced the expansion of its international business to include solution for learning & development for corporates in India.
To fuel its expansion plans, the company is also looking to raise a new funding round. Last year, it raised seed funding from angel investors of UK, Italy, Middle-East and India.
At present, the startup is helping Indian companies that have problems finding talent domestically with specific skills by sourcing talent from international markets. It fills the gap of talent shortage across industries for short-term projects.
The company was founded in 2015 by Krishna Venkata and Andrea Bonaceto. They understood that creating robust international linkages between developing and developed markets will facilitate much-needed knowledge transfer.
It uses a proprietary algorithmic matching system driven by machine learning that matches companies with candidates from abroad for fit — the main challenge with international recruiting.
After successfully piloting international hiring for a few companies in India, HiredGrad’s online network of talent has expanded to include professors too.
HiredGrad claims to be the first platform looking at graduate recruiting with the eyes of student societies. It says that they are creating a tool for student societies to provide real value to members by connecting them with opportunities from the best companies at scale.
Societies can invite members to join HiredGrad, increasing their chances of being hired and invite the companies in HiredGrad’s network to any on-campus event, for in-person interaction.
The company claims to be providing a bureaucracy free and cost effective solution for high-growth companies to connect with those who have a real link with the students and grads.