In today’s ultra-competitive world, it’s becoming harder for companies to find good talent and candidates to find the right fit for their own skills. Hired is a career marketplace that matches tech talent with the world’s most innovative companies.

Checkr Communications Director David Patterson said his company’s mission is “to build a fairer future by improving understanding of our past.”

The background screening platform makes it easy for thousands of customers to hire millions of people every year, staying up to date with the fast flow of the gig economy.

Looking for a job is often a job in itself. And it’s a two-way street for both recruiters and job applicants. Finding the perfect fit isn’t always easy. SmashFly’s founder, Mike Hennessy, sought a better way to recruit, and thought there had to be something that could be done to connect people with organizations based on shared missions, ethics, values and goals.