In the U.S. alone there are 450K jobs and $45B in unrealized annual revenue on the table, 7M housing units to build for some 16M Americans, trillions in government funding to deploy for infrastructure, and a built environment and energy footprint that needs to be completely transformed if we are to tackle the defining issue of our time – the climate crisis. Each of these existential problems requires construction on a massive scale. Only skilled humans can save us; fully autonomous robots are not coming to our rescue (just ask Chat GPT).
As a carpenter and general contractor, I witnessed workers and employers struggling with a broken recruitment process. Each was stuck with low-quality information on the other, siloed tools and inefficient workflows.
It became clear what was missing: a solution designed specifically for skilled trade workers and construction hiring teams. It would accurately classify the characteristics of great workers (and employers) and use that data to put everyone in control of their own employment decisions.
Skillit is that solution. We make the hiring experience faster and smarter for skilled trades and contractors while building the infrastructure needed to help increase the world’s supply of skilled workers.
Fraser Patterson, Founder and CEO