This Tysons startup is using AI to match people with good-fit jobs

As we move further and further into the Great Resignation, it’s become clear that workers seeking new jobs are not looking for something just for now, but something that will stick.

Enployable, an eight-person company based out of Tysons, Virginia, is hoping to help, with a tech twist.

The company matches employers and employees seeking jobs using a natural language processing algorithm. Both parties can input their wants and needs into its platform — like remote work, benefits, company culture and compensation — and they’ll be matched based on compatibility. Job seekers get a personalized list of companies to apply to, and employers get a list of candidates who are a good fit and, potentially, less likely to leave in a year or two. Job seekers also get to join a community as they look for new positions.

Laura Truncellito, the founder of Enployable, said that the goal of the company is to prevent people from wasting their time in constant and long job searches. Amid the Great Resignation, she pointed out, 55% of workers are likely to seek a new job this year. And making sure you’re a match with the company is an important part of success in that mission.

“I want to explore the human factor,” Truncellito told Technical.ly. “We’re humans and we work for each other and ultimately, we know that the match is what matters and what kind of chemistry you have between you and your team, and the long-term prospect of the whole team, is important.”

Primarily, Enployable uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze what users say about certain companies and how that compares to others in its network. It’s not limited to specific industries, but Truncellito especially hopes to connect women and BIPOC job-seekers, as well as members of the disabled community and part-time workers.

Enployable’s portal. (Courtesy image)

This approach, she said, works well in the era of remote work, which many companies are seeking as they reconsider in-person office spaces and employees search for to work from anywhere. While she thinks people have the right mindsets for flexible opportunities, many companies still need to work out the infrastructure to make it viable long-term. For employees, it’s important to see who is where.

“There’s no turning back,” Truncellito said. “People understand that they have more leverage now, and employers need to adapt, and I think employers need help to adapt.”

So far, Enployable and Truncellito have made strong progress since the company’s founding in 2020. In November, it was featured on the Nasdaq Tower for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. It was also voted Startup of the Year by Hackernoon in 2021.

In 2022, she’s hoping to continue outreach and keep up with the company’s growth, both on the employer and employee sides.

“We want to see everybody have a fulfilling career, and you cannot have that without having the alignment of your own values with [your] company’s,” Truncellito said.