Empathix

Empathix went from idea to securing investment in 7 weeks thanks to Startmate and from investment to onboarding some of New Zealand's biggest brands to work on the future of recruitment in under 12 months 🚀 Our vision is to enable businesses to access the worlds best talent, effortlessly. The first step toward this vision was releasing our human centric cv sifter to our pilot clients. And the next, is enabling businesses to be able to unlock passive talent. We selected Companies to start piloting this and the results so far have been SO EXCITING... we've been able to work with Companies like Auror, Crimson Education and Briscoe Group on this and so I thought I'd share some testimonials from them for you from Siân Govind, Penelope Barton and Samantha Brown Emma Huizinga ⚡ None of this is possible without the epic Empathix team, wonderful clients and especially our epic CTO Vanessa Thornton 👏 #recruitment #talentacquisition #futureofwork #futureofrecruitment #HRtech

I learned about the concept of Retail as a career many years ago. And I've been privileged to work with many leaders who started their careers in stores. Which is why I'm really proud that Empathix will be working with Briscoe Group to support getting passionate people into their retail career. #recruitment #technology #HR #leadership #retail #candidateexperience #job #innovation #recruiter #talentacquisition

Nine years ago, I posted a picture about my passion for retail as a career and today we are onboarding Tahua Group Ltd into our pilot at Empathix! We are entirely customer-led, and when I first started building Empathix, I had no idea that our solution would resonate so strongly with retailers. But through our journey, we've discovered something epic in this sector. We invite companies into our pilot to work closely with them so we can build the world's leading recruitment product. Through that work, it's a major honour to partner with companies that care deeply about people and candidate experience. So we're really pleased to welcome Tahua Group Ltd, the proud owners of Burger King, Torpedo7 Group Ltd, Resonate and many other well-loved brands 👏 Together, we're supporting recruiters to be more strategic than ever before and eliminating bias at scale. I don’t subscribe to everything happening for a reason, but there’s a part of my heart that is completely warm knowing that nine years ago, I started out with a passion and today, the Empathix team are providing a product to support the space more effectively and efficiently than ever before. Wherever you are in your career, you could be nine years away from something incredible. #Recruitment #technology #product #HR #leadership #retailasacareer #HRtech #recruiter #strategic #candidateexperience

"Why is my skin like chocolate ice cream and yours gets to be vanilla ice cream" So I replied, "that's a very interesting question and we both have beautiful skin, can you tell me why you wonder about that?" "Because kids at school said my skin is the colour of poo and I just want to be like you". This is the conversation I had with my 5 year old son at the time. It broke my heart to think that not only had he noticed some difference in society but he was actively being bullied about it, by 5 year olds. Judgement is not born, it's learned and it made me sad to think that there were little children of 5 making these comments. I don't know what it's like to have brown skin. But I know my son does, I know how he thinks about it, what he's experienced and what he is learning and, I am learning too. So, I've often felt throughout my career, how absolutely crucial it is to embed hiring practices, which aim to fairly assess all candidates and foster diversity of thought. So when the concept of quotas were first introduced to organisations I thought it was an interesting approach to find more equality, diversity of thinking which would ultimately lead to growth. But I don't think quotas were born out of a diverse set of thinkers. I think most people know in their hearts that quotas are an important first step, but a temporary measure. That temporary measure enables people who have a right to be at an executive table, or any table we wish, to be there. And then it is everyone's to hold those people up to show the world that your sexuality, the colour of your skin, your religious beliefs, your name does not determine any capability or worth. Because people who are in minority groups do experience the world in a different way. These may not be stories we are comfortable sharing or talking about, but they are stories that need to be known so that great people understand the importance of walking in someone elses shoes, and it isn't enough to say: "I see everyone as the person they are" Because whilst we wish for a world that did operate like this, and I am grateful for people who truly do think like this, there are experiences that are unique to each persons background that influence how they navigate the world, which we must acknowledge and understand to truly appreciate the full scope of their humanity. If you're lucky, we will give these experiences to businesses to learn from, to grow your business, to work hard and achieve amazing things for society. Did I mention that your Company is also more likely to be 30% more profitable, if you are lucky enough to have a diverse team? So, I want you to think about the technology you're using, you have an opportunity to do things differently. It's part of our core belief at Empathix. That being unbiased is the baseline, not a bonus. #HR #technology #diversity #growth #profitability #recruitment #talentacquisition #leadership #opportunity #HRtech #rectech