A Historic Day

I've never written a blog before, and I have to admit...I'm a little nervous. I always just assumed that no one cares enough about my life to read about what I have to say. I guess this will be the litmus test for that theory.

My name is Chris Veasey. I am a rising Senior at American University, in the Kogod School of Business. I am in the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Theta Eta Chapter, I host a late night talk show called "AU DeRailed," and I work as an Event Coordinator in the Kogod Center for Career Development. I'm happy to say, that this summer looks rather exciting for me. As some of my activities from during the school year will be on hiatus until late August, I've taken on an internship for the summer with a startup firm known as GrouperEye. As I sit in the rented space of another company's office, along with two of my four co-workers of the company, staring at a whiteboard for hours deciding the perfect means of pitching this innovative product...I know EXACTLY why I'm here. For those of you who are familiar with my mundane sarcastic antics, rest assured that the last sentence was a completely genuine statement (as is this one).

We are all crammed into this small room trying to fix a long-broken problem in HR: Recruitment. Luckily, I think we've found the key. Unfortunately, we still don't know where that key fits, but we're working really hard on that. Take a typical hiring process: Company posts a job, applicant submits a resume, the resume gets lost in a sea of unqualified applicants leaving motivated students feeling dejected and confused. Companies overlook hardworking individuals on a daily basis. I don't know who thought the solution to shoddy recruiting for companies is creating websites that serve as a bridge for thousands of people to blast resumes, but let's just say I hope that someone has spit in his burger. The solution is creating a medium for companies to build long standing relationships with job applicants; one that makes the process easier for students and employers alike.

There aren't just fallacies on the applicant side, either. Employers hire hundreds of thousands of employees each year who simply are not right for the job. In the Armageddon of outrageous turnover costs, firms have been scratching their heads for years as to why they can't seem to find the talent they are looking for. The fact is there has been a missing link in the equation for too long. It's pretty simple: Outstanding Resume + Adequate Cover Letter + Good Writing Sample + X = Job Offer. The problem is, every career website out there has been ignoring the X. Not just ignoring it, but not even bothering to figure out what it is.

Finally, that's where GrouperEye steps in. GrouperEye.com is a revolutionary platform that allows you to hire better-suited young people because you know them. GrouperEye has discovered the X: the ability to tackle tasks relevant to each respective company. The website provides effective solutions to this missing link. The benefit for students is the ability to submit to case competitions with all the clients of GrouperEye in order to show these firms what they're really capable of. Cash prizes are distributed to the top three competitors. In addition to this, students can upload resumes, join the talent pools of employers, apply for jobs, and most importantly, establish relationships with companies and truly stand out. Companies who have signed up with GrouperEye can post cases and contests for students to compete in, build up a talent pool of applicants with the ability to filter applicants, post positions, and easily keep in contact with all students interested in working with the company. Of course, there is an ultimate benefit of seeing the skills of applicants firsthand, and being much more confident in hiring decisions.

It is very early in the process, but we are all very enthusiastic here at GrouperEye. The company consists of an intelligent and creative team of individuals who are dedicated to changing the job application process forever. Honestly, I think this website will provide a major advantage to anyone who is open-minded enough to give it a shot. I strongly recommend checking it out:

www.groupereye.com

Thank you for reading my blog, I hope I'm not addicted. I'll try to keep it as interesting as possible, and as with anything I ever do, feedback is always appreciated. Good day to you all.