Teachers have a unique opportunity to transform the local workforce with the help of UnifyWork, a workforce intelligence platform that powers regional talent networks with its patented skills-based technology. UnifyWork recently raised an additional $3 million in funding, bringing its total raised to $7.5 million.
Founded by Stephen McHale, UnifyWork enables equitable hiring and provides real-time data on job market supply and demand to help regions unlock their full economic potential. The platform utilizes a patented skills-based matching technology that analyzes job seeker skills, interests and unique work styles, mapping them to nearly 1,000 occupations that the Bureau of Labor Statistics has documented across the United States through O*Net.
In a statement, McHale said, “We are inspired by the confidence investors exhibit in this challenging funding environment. This capital will help our team achieve our mission of informing, empowering, and fully engaging our workforce so individuals, businesses and communities can thrive. Quite simply, we’re making talent shortages a thing of the past. Our skills-based matching technology enables employers to hire individuals who can’t be found through job boards or staffing agencies. At the same time, it helps job seekers identify work they love that embraces their unique skills and interests while illuminating career development pathways throughout their lives.”
McHale added, “The amount of interest and growth we’ve seen in the talent network in such a short time is truly astounding. We’re now beginning to work more closely with community colleges and K-12 schools to support their strategic initiatives in student career development. The opportunities are virtually endless.”
UnifyWork is committed to a future where everyone has access to work that provides a good living, embraces their unique skills and interests, and meets their needs for success in work and life. By networking educators and employers through data, the platform is able to address job market demand and make talent shortages a thing of the past. UnifyWork is a spin-out of UnifyLabs, a 509(a)3 non-profit founded in 2017.
For teachers, UnifyWork provides a unique opportunity to help students prepare for the future. With its real-time data on job market supply and demand, educators can better understand the labor market and help students identify work that suits their individual skills and interests. By unlocking their full economic potential, teachers can help their students find jobs that provide a good living and meet their needs for success.
