This startup helps young people find a meaningful career. 500 Miles uses big data and a mobile app to do this.
The new company encourages its users not to find just a job, but a meaningful career by connecting them with "high-growth employers." This will certainly appeal to millenials who want their work to mean something, and even more so to recent grads or young professionals who are struggling with unemployment or underemployment. If you have asked yourself 'what am I doing with my life' lately, this is an app definitely worth checking out.
The platform is designed to help users expand their possibilities, view insights, ask alumni and employers questions and track companies they are interested in.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Career-focused Apps
- Opportunity to disrupt traditional job search methods by using big data and mobile apps to connect users with high-growth employers.
- Meaningful Employment Initiative
- Opportunity to target millennials and recent grads with an app designed to help them find fulfilling careers rather than just a job.
- Alumni & Employer Networking
- Opportunity to use an app to connect users with industry professionals and gain insight into career paths and high-growth companies.
Where This Applies
- Human Resources
- Opportunity for HR professionals to leverage big data and mobile apps to improve the job search process and connect with potential candidates.
- Education
- Opportunity for educational institutions to partner with career-focused apps to help students and recent grads find meaningful employment opportunities in their field.
- Technology
- Opportunity for tech companies to develop innovative apps and solutions that help job seekers find fulfilling careers and connect with high-growth employers.
