We are a non-profit company that strives to help job seekers, make connections between employers and employees, and learn about the job market.
Here at the Job Connections Project we prioritize helping people currently looking for jobs navigate the process.
To help people find jobs, we post job ads directly on our website for currently hiring positions.
We also have a dedicated team that provides free services for job seekers. Services being currently offered are (1) CV or Resume feedback and (2) an application autofill tool. If you are currently looking for a job, find more information about resume feedback and the autofill tool at Our Services.
We operate to help make applying to jobs easier for everyone.
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Our analysts ask for your input. We ask job seekers to answer an optional 2-minute survey after viewing a job ad to help us learn about the current labor market. By sharing your views, you can help us learn about the job market.
We analyze trends in the anonymous survey data to gather insights. We use what we learn to create (1) best practices for companies to attract the best talent and achieve their hiring goals, and (2) evidence-backed advice for how you can better navigate the job search process.
The Job Connections Project came to life when we discovered our desire to better understand the labor market. We figured the best way to do this would be as a non-profit company that performs market research and explores best practices. This way, we can simultaneously help people navigate trying to find a job. Our ultimate goal is to help firms and potential employees meet to improve outcomes for all.
Getting access to our services is easy! Find a job you may be interested in on our Jobs page, read the job ad, and answer our 2-minute survey. You’ll then be presented with the option to upload your CV for free resume feedback and be given the download details for the autofill plug-in tool.
See the Access our Services section on our Services Provided page for more info.
Because of our non-profit status and the time our team members and volunteers give, we are able to provide services for free.
Answers to commonly asked questions about the Job Connections Project and our work.
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Thank you for helping us learn more about the labor market and letting us help you look for a new job. If you uploaded your resume, our resume experts will send you personalized feedback within the week. Keep an eye on your email!
We value your insights and perspective here at the Job Connections Project. We want to let you know that to best understand the job search-and-match process, we have partnered with academic researchers. They want to provide you with the following info:
If you filled out the survey, you have participated in a research study conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego. We would like to give you more details about the study you just participated in and explain what we were trying to study. We also want to provide you with information about your rights as a research participant and how we protect you.
This study explored how people’s survey responses changed depending on the language in a job ad. This means that some participants were randomly chosen to see slightly different versions of the job ad. All substantive information about the job remained the same, however when you apply to the actual job on the company’s website be sure to carefully reread the job ad to make sure you understand clearly what the job entails.
It was necessary to perform the study in this order and tell you after you saw the job ad and filled out the survey so that we didn’t influence your responses. If we told everyone the purpose of the study and what we predict, then their reactions would not be a good indication of how they would react in everyday situations. As you may know, this is not uncommon when doing research. Scientific methods sometimes require that participants not be given complete information about the research until after the study is completed. If other people knew the true purpose of the study, it might affect how they behave/answer questions, so we are asking you not to share the information we just discussed with other people looking for jobs.
Please know that the Job Connections Project will do everything in their power to protect your data. Data safeguards have been put in place and the Job Connections Project will only retain personally identifiable information (PII) to provide you with resume feedback. After this feedback is complete your PII will be destroyed. Additionally, it will not be linked to your survey results at any time.
This study is run by University of California San Diego (UCSD) PhD candidates Tanner Eastmond and Amanda Bonheur, and UCSD Professor Itzik Fadlon. Amanda and Tanner are both UCSD employees and co-founders of the Job Connections Project. This means that the non-profit will know who participates in the research. Participation or non-participation will not affect the services provided to you by the Job Connections Project.
Now that the study has been explained, you have the right to ask the investigators not to use your data. If you would like your data removed from the study please check this box:
If you checked the box above, your data will never be shared with the researchers. If you have questions about how your data is used by the non-profit, separate from the study, please see the company’s Privacy Policy. If you have additional questions, you can contact the Job Connections Project directly at info@jobconnectionsproject.org. Since your survey responses are not linked to your name or email, please include your unique survey ID code in your email.
If you have any other questions or comments about anything you did today you can get in touch with the Job Connections Project team at info@jobconnectionsproject.org or the researchers at teastmon@ucsd.edu or abonheur@ucsd.edu. You can also ask research related questions to the UCSD Human Research Protections Program at 858-246-HRPP (858-246-4777). This research project’s reference number is #806291.
Thank you again for your participation. We hope the research output will improve labor market conditions for you and other job seekers in the future!
