What is AmbiMi: Intro to Skills-Based Job Matching
The nature of work is changing, and so is the recruitment industry. Emerging trends, such as the rise of the gig economy, freelancing, and flexible work, are leaving traditional staffing methods behind.
When it comes to hiring hourly workers, the traditional recruitment process is inefficient, time-consuming, and often leads to compromised outcomes. Enter AmbiMi.
AmbiMi is a modern, skills-based job matching platform that combines an innovative app with a human-centric network of Job Hubs to support job hunting and hiring.
We’re here to share everything about AmbiMi, including who we are and what we do.
Who is AmbiMi?
AmbiMi (pronounced am-bee-me) means “ambitious me.” We empower professionals and organizations to be ambitious in all aspects. We do this by giving them equal opportunity, leading to our tagline:
Where ambition meets opportunity.
History
Vancouver-based AmbiMi is an on-demand staffing platform that combines an innovative app with a human-centric network of Job Hubs to support job hunting and hiring. AmbiMi is backed by the expertise of founder and CEO Jeff Harris.
Jeff is the Founder and CEO of Impact Recruitment and has been a leader in the industry for over 12 years. Jeff noticed a gap in the recruitment industry – the time-consuming process of hiring for hourly jobs. This couldn’t be solved with traditional staffing agencies, but it is possible with the automation that a tech-based mobile staffing platform provides.
Mission
To promote inclusive employment and decent work, that supports sustainable growth for people, business, and society.
Purpose
To propel upward mobility and enterprising potential.
Upward mobility isn’t just about getting a promotion or raise. It also refers to equal opportunity and inclusion, access to jobs, higher social positions, and better business results.
What is AmbiMi?
AmbiMi is a modern, skills-based job matching platform that combines an innovative app with a human-centric network of Job Hubs to support job hunting and hiring. Our technology helps filter and vet qualified candidates based on verified skills, while streamlining processes typically used in the traditional recruitment model. This helps employers reduce their costs and allows our Job Hub professionals to provide a high level of service via a human-first approach.
By moving towards a tech-forward approach and away from conventional hiring processes, both employers and employees are empowered to assess fit via short-term gigs and contracts, before committing to permanent positions, resulting in a mutually beneficial exchange for all.
For a bit more detail on what we do, read more here.
What is Skills-Based Job Matching?
We’ve talked lots about skills-based job matching, and that’s because it’s one of AmbiMi’s key features. AmbiMi vets, filters, and qualifies candidates based on skills they have acquired on the job. Then, it matches them to opportunities that best suit their experience. This ensures that businesses and professionals find the right fit.
In short, professionals choose the skills they have and the skills they want to develop. Then, AmbiMi matches them to jobs that fit those skills. This ensures companies only see candidates with relevant skills and filters out unqualified candidates.
How it Works
AmbiMi brings to the table innovative skills-based job matching technology, to complement a people first, Hub-centric approach to temporary recruitment. An employer now has the choice to choose between either the app or a human-facing approach backed by modern app-based technology. The app allows employers the ability to specify the details of a job at their convenience (24/7), including the skills they are looking for as well as the rate at which the job will be paid. Alternatively, they may choose to discuss their needs with another human (Job Hub employee), who can utilize our technology to streamline the process.
Professionals can use the app to see the jobs that they are best suited for based exclusively on the skills they possess, with the opportunity to upskill as needed. They will also have the option to discuss their experience with a Job Hub specialist and accelerate their onboarding via app menus.
AmbiMi is removing barriers of entry for a variety of people who can benefit from leveraging their skills set to pick up different jobs so that short-term work can serve their long-term interests. Companies can fill temporary jobs faster than ever, replacing the traditional interview process with a working interview, and allowing both parties to assess fit.
Key Features of AmbiMi
AmbiMi’s on-demand staffing solution has a suite of features to improve the hiring and job-hunting experience:
Far from a job board
AmbiMi brings a new, people-first approach to recruitment. Organizations and professionals have autonomy in staffing on demand. AmbiMi’s skill-based job matching delivers a hassle-free experience different from what’s currently available through job boards.
Verified skills
AmbiMi matches professionals to available jobs based on the skills they have or want to acquire. The app verifies their skills based on shifts completed and adds them to their AmbiFile, the first-ever verified resume. This process not only simplifies the recruitment process but also eliminates hiring bias.
Ease of payment processing:
Organizations and professionals add their preferred payment method upon creating their profiles. All payments are processed through the app via a secure payment partner, Stripe. This brings a newfound sense of ease to payments.
Geofencing technology
AmbiMi uses geofence location tracking technology to track when a professional’s shift begins and ends by accessing their phone’s location settings. This effectively eliminates the need for hour tracking and timesheets, further simplifying the recruitment process.
Job Hub Locations
Professionals have the option to discuss their job search needs with another human at a Job Hub. We have Job Hub locations in:
Vancouver, BC
Windsor, ON
Kitchener, ON
Hamilton, ON
Mississauga, ON
London, ON
Calgary, AB
For more information on how to find short-term gigs and contracts with AmbiMi, watch our video walkthrough here.