Placed, a London-based recruitment app aiming to bridge the hole between employers and Gen Z staff, has secured £4m in an funding spherical.
The firm believes that present on-line job-matching web sites are an inefficient approach to deliver younger folks into the workforce.
Placed makes use of in-app quizzes as an alternative of CVs to supply acceptable candidates going by way of the recruitment course of. It additionally permits folks to observe manufacturers to allow them to be notified of job openings at particular corporations as quickly as they turn out to be obtainable.
“The staffing crisis in the service sector is a real issue for the growth of the UK economy,” stated Placed founder and CEO, Jennifer Johansson.
“At Placed, we are incredibly proud to be at the forefront of driving innovation to support these industries, and we have seen immense demand for our business in the last 18 months.”
The newest funding has introduced the entire quantity raised by Placed to £7m. The new spherical was led by Manchester’s Praetura Ventures, together with Blackfinch Ventures.
“Hiring in the aftermath of the pandemic has been incredibly challenging for all industries, but clearly sectors like hospitality have been hit a lot harder, with around 180,000 unfilled vacancies in the sector,” stated David Foreman, managing director of Praetura Ventures.
“Add to this the difficulty that employers find when attracting from wider talent pools, and you realise how valuable Placed’s platform is as a means of solving the current staffing crisis.”