Early careers recruiting isn’t just about filling entry-level roles. Done well, it’s a strategic lever for building your future workforce, equipping new talent with the tools, guidance, and growth paths they need to thrive and stay engaged.
But today’s early careers candidates expect a straightforward application process, clarity around opportunities, personalized development, and a hiring process that evaluates their full potential.
Harver supports early careers programs through predictive assessments and tools designed to unlock hidden fit, connect candidates to the right opportunities, and guide growth. Below are three key solutions that can help you turn your early careers program into a talent engine.
Uncover Hidden Talent with Job Fit Finder
For early careers candidates, job applications can feel like guesswork. They may apply for roles that sound interesting, but aren’t actually a great fit. That’s a missed opportunity for both the candidate and the organization.
Job Fit Finder uses behavioral data to help recruiters identify candidates who may be better suited for other open roles in your organization—even if they didn’t apply to them directly. It’s particularly useful for early careers applicants whose sparse resumes and lack of experience provide little guidance.
Job Fit Finder taps into your existing talent pool to:
- Expand your options by including applicants from other roles
- Improve retention by placing the candidates you like where they’re most likely to succeed
- Reduce turnover by finding and developing existing employees early in their careers who may be better suited for a different path
It’s a better, more agile way to fill roles and a valuable tool for recruiters who need more flexibility with early careers candidates and employees.
Let Smart Job Navigator Guide the Way
Digital natives have little tolerance for long, repetitive application processes, so a smooth, efficient candidate experience (CX) is critical for a successful early careers program.
Smart Job Navigator automates the process from the start of the candidate’s journey with AI-driven job matching. After candidates complete the assessments, the platform intelligently filters, routes, and matches candidates to any role that fits their skills and preferences.
Smart Job Navigator improves CX and reduces drop-off by:
- Incorporating all relevant assessments into a single, cohesive flow.
- Minimizing interactions and touchpoints to reduce bottlenecks.
- Decreasing manual sorting and filtering for recruiters
- Speeding up the hiring process through advanced automation
It’s like having a GPS for early careers recruiting that helps all parties arrive at the right destination, faster.
Watch the webinar: Faster Hiring, Better Placement: Meet Smart Job Navigator.
Empower Growth from Day One with Development Reports
Early careers talent is often brimming with potential, and they’re looking to employers to help them channel it.
Harver’s Development Reports shed light on a candidate’s unique capabilities and skills and empower them with specific, actionable ways to build the right habits for success. For early career talent, this means understanding not just how they align with a role today—but how they can grow into what comes next.
For recruiters and talent teams, Development Reports make it easier to plan and deliver personalized support.
Recent product enhancements include:
- Embedded resource links: Add custom internal or external learning resources to each trait or competency for guided, targeted development.
- New Highlights Page: Upfront summary of strengths and opportunities with improved visuals for quick readability.
- Improved layout: A more intuitive structure makes it easier to scan and absorb insights.
- Automatic sending: Add Development Report links to your email templates for seamless delivery through the Communications Center.
- Streamlined viewing: Access reports directly from the Candidate Detail Page—no more separate PDFs.
Early Careers Success Starts with the Right Tools
Early careers recruiting has never been more important or more complex. Younger candidates expect personalized experiences, clear growth paths, and alignment with your culture and values. At the same time, employers need better ways to assess potential, develop talent, and keep candidates engaged for the long haul.
Harver’s Job Fit Finder, Smart Job Navigator, and Development Reports are built to meet those needs, helping you move from transactional hiring to transformational growth.
These tools are just the beginning. Discover the full strategy behind successful early careers programs in our latest whitepaper, The Business Case for Early Careers Recruiting: 3 Reasons These Programs Drive Value. Packed with data, insights, and real-world success stories, it reveals how to turn Gen Z potential into lasting performance.
