FOR EXCEPTIONAL TALENT
We’re convinced there’s a better way
The roles you want do exist. But they're hard to find, land, and sustain without the right support. We're building the resources to give you a more joyful path through an important chapter.
The candidate experience is 100% free.
Why we're here
A big, lonely problem
Networking and sourcing roles is a full time job
Non-traditional roles are hard to find, and landing one depends on the right conversation at the the right moment. That’s hard to engineer when you’re already overwhelmed, and you have no guarantee the search will ever pay off.
Nobody hands you the playbook
How do you position yourself? What do you charge? How do you even know what you want? In a non-traditional job search, you're figuring out these questions alone, starting from zero. It can feel impossible to start.
Maybe you figure out the first role, but then what?
Your first opportunity often comes through your own network. But networks have ceilings. And it’s incredibly stressful to finish a great engagement and have no idea how to maintain momentum.
THE SOLUTION
Resources to give you a way forward
Land high-fit, non-traditional roles
Access otherwise-off-market, part-time, or interim roles at highly ambitious organizations.
Reduce the crushing BD load
Take back the time you'd otherwise spend on constant networking and self-promotion. We can do a lot of this for you.
Extend your momentum
Tap into Groundwork's network when your own is exhausted, expanding your surface area of opportunity.
Price and structure confidently
Leverage frameworks, benchmarks, and negotiation support so you can maximize your earnings and impact.
HOW IT WORKS
The recruiter working for you
Your background
Share your experience, what you’ve built, and what you’re looking for. We’ll immediately start looking for relevant opportunities.
Roles & Resources
We’ll regularly send you new roles, resources to help you step into this work, and our musings on why we feel optimistic about the way forward.
Your next chapter
When a role fits, we’ll introduce you directly to the Employer. You’ll interview and we’ll be there to help you structure and close the deal.
Ongoing support
We’ll continue to be in your inbox, sharing jobs, resources and our POV on how we collectively solve this problem.
This only works if we do it together
A big part of why we're building Groundwork is what we kept observing: a collective resignation to an impossible tradeoff. Our generation was told to Lean In. That story hasn't held up.
Caregiving takes time, and if there are only 24 hours in a day, that time has to come from somewhere. Work is the right place to pull from, but it can't come at the cost of your career. We believe that a tenable middle ground is possible, and we're finding employers who believe it too.
Every placement is proof that experienced talent can deliver outsized impact in fewer hours. Proof requires participation. The more candidates who take this path, the more normalized it becomes; the more employers who benefit, the more roles get created. Every placement makes the next one easier.
This is why this work demands a coalition. We can build the infrastructure, but we need you to lead in the roles.
Only together can we make this a bit more joyful.
FROM OUR Talent
Rebuilding how we work together
