2. An additional 4.7 million people between 18 – 34 are underemployed Accenture
Nearly 80 percent of managers are
at least somewhat concerned
about the skills gap, just about 40
percent are doing anything to
alleviate it
Career Builder
When new hires don’t work out
89% of the time it isn’t
because they didn’t have hard
skills – it was a gap of
soft-skills and attitude
Leadership IQ
In the US, 1 in 7 young adults are
not in school or working
Opportunity Nation
3. The economy has drastically changed but companies haven’t
In today’s dynamic economy, employers rate soft-skills as being the
most important characteristic in entry-level hires and industry
and job-specific skills lowest In importance.
Yet… they still hire based on industry-specific skills
4. We need…
A different way for candidates to effectively demonstrate their skills
and experience to potential employers, and a better way for
employers to evaluate candidates and determine that they are
getting the right hire
5. A better way to evaluate and hire candidates
We believe we can positively impact the problems of high un-and
underemployment, high employee turnover, and the disconnect
between the skills employers say they need and the skills they
measure while hiring:
From self-generated, retrospective résumés that try to retrofit the Situation,
Action, Response into a measure of a candidate’s potential…
… to reference-driven, experience-based profiles that attest to a young
person’s future value in any environment.
6. theThings.biz helps candidates:
Evaluate their skills and experience gained through either non-traditional
work or previous jobs
Identify how their skills and experience into a proven, reference-driven
profile that demonstrates their potential value to employers
Connect with potential employers who understand the value their
skills and experience regardless of where they were obtained
7. theThings.biz helps employers:
Access a broader, more diverse base of qualified candidates for
their open positions
Find candidates with the demonstrated skills needed for the job
8. C A N D I DAT E R E F E R E N C E S
Job, education,
and volunteering
experience
Reference identified and
Verified, soft-skills
based profile
Soft-skill based
achievements
A R E F E R E N C E - S O U R C E D
P RO F E S S I O N A L
P RO F I L E
9. A reference-sourced professional profile
Accomplishments are marked
by the soft-skills that
references identify most often
Jobs, education, and volunteering experiences are all chances to
highlight how candidates work and think
10. At theThings.biz it’s free for candidates to:
Discover and attest to the transferable skills they’ve proven through
their work, education, and volunteering
Bolster their online presence with searchable profiles
Create printable supplements for their résumés
Find and apply for jobs
11. At theThings.biz it’s free for employers to:
Build a Profile
Search Candidates’ Profile
It costs $75 a month to list a job, reach out directly to candidates,
and use our hiring management tools
12. Our team
Geordie McClelland
Founder / CEO
BEAM Interactive, Monitor Group,
Straightline International,
2003 Inspire! Antarctic Expedition,
The Coca-Cola Company Think Tank
Brett Maurer
Founder / Chief Creative Officer
Velocify, Cornerstone OnDemand,
Straightline International,
The Rhode Island School of Design
Scott Swanson
Lead Developer
Powerlytics, Fluid Group, Microsoft
Charles Pollak
Director of Veterans Services
Marine Corps, Brown University
Ryan Braswell
Associate Director of Veterans Services
Marine Corps, Hinds Community College
