Searchlight.ai careers

Searchlight believes in connecting people’s work to their passion and purpose. We do this through people-centered products, enabled by science.

Traditional hiring practices focus too much on “what someone has already done” and “technical skills,” but these factors are not predictive of a good hire.

50% of hires don’t work out within 18 months, and 89% of mishires are due to a soft skills mismatch.

Today, the stakes to making a good hire have never been higher. Job seekers are questioning their relationships between life and work. They are seeking connection to their values, high quality teammates, and career opportunities. If employees don’t get the connection they are seeking, they can leave tomorrow. The barrier to switching jobs is at an all-time low.

Soft skills are the building blocks of connection. How someone works, what someone wants to do (not just what they can do), and who they like to work with.

It’s essential that companies assess soft skills to hire better and improve retention.

Searchlight helps companies get a holistic picture of a candidate, including the high-signal technical and soft skills that matter. We define the most essential soft skills as Behavioral Data -- competencies, values alignment, strengths & gaps, and career interests.

Our talent intelligence gives companies the ability to measure and improve quality of hire. Searchlight connects candidate reference and self-assessment data to post-hire outcomes, creating a powerful hiring and retention engine that provides prescriptive insights. By creating a system that pulls employee outcome data back into the recruiting process, Searchlight helps companies hire with data and science to build a stronger workforce.