meet glowbees

creating a buzz around diverse talent pipelines

Our vision is to eradicate employment inequality

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What we do

glowbees finds the best early careers talent by turning the traditional recruitment model on its head. Young people from diverse backgrounds get job-ready by developing the right skills and translating their achievements into unique profiles that allow employers to easily track candidate suitability, skills, and cultural fit.

Why we do it

The UK has one of the poorest rates of social mobility in the developed world and it’s hitting young people hardest, with 40% of all unemployed under the age of 25. Over 1 million young people are NEET or underemployed, yet there are a record number of job vacancies, and its costing employers over £6bn a year.

Why we're unique

Traditional recruitment fails to deliver diverse young talent with the skills employers need. We approach the problem differently. glowbees is an immersive and personalised job-readiness tool that focuses on potential over qualifications. Other solutions fish in the same talent pools, we don’t.

Why now

Skills gaps impact almost 90% of companies globally, with early careers a major pain point. The pandemic hugely accelerated online solutions, but while GenZ make up a third of the world’s population and choose employers based on inclusiveness, jobseeker values are barely factored in. A new approach is needed.

Our mission
To build the most inclusive career platform, bridging the skills gap and improving social mobility

Who glowbees helps

Employers


82% of early careers hirers say attitude and aptitude are key1, and 79% say hitting diversity targets is their top priority2. Unlike other online or Saas based recruitment tools, glowbees finds the most suitable candidates for a role regardless of background. We do this by identifying, nurturing, and quantifying potential, instead of relying on qualifications.


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Jobseekers


Take control of your career with glowbees, a free online tool for you to build, evidence, and showcase the skills employers value. Identify strengths, explore career pathways, flex your problem-solving and digital skills, and build a great profile. Then leave it to us to match your skills to the right roles and employers that align with your values.

Sources:
1.CBI
2.High Fliers Research

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The glowbees story

The glowbees founding team has decades of experience hiring and managing teams of young and diverse talent for multinationals, start-ups and NPOs globally, as well as deep expertise in corporate branding, economic development, labour analytics, and skills and employment policy. Having seen first-hand the social mobility issues faced by marginalised groups, we were painfully aware of the flaws in existing recruitment solutions. Looking into it more, we saw that in-house recruiters often struggle to create employer brands that attract diverse young talent with the right skills. We believe your background shouldn’t determine your future, and that workforce diversity can drive the creation of healthier workplaces and better jobs. So based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals of ‘Reduced inequality’ and ‘Decent work and economic growth’ we created glowbees to tackle employment inequality.
Wouter Schuitemaker
CEO

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