Unlock Gen Z’s potential with Upskill-Z™ Leadership Academy

Say goodbye to

early career

mis-hires.

Tired of wasting time interviewing candidates you won't hire or dealing with the high cost of replacing mis-hires?

We're a soft skills-first hiring solution that helps you screen out weak candidates before you interview them.

89% of hiring managers say bad hires typically lack good soft skills. They can be difficult to manage, less engaged and have a negative impact on company culture and retention.

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You’ll know you have a great candidate on your hands when their completed micro-course badges appear in your dashboard.

Coachability Course Certificate

Coachability Course

Coachability

Adaptability Course Certificate

Adaptability Course

Adaptability

Strong early career applicants are the ones that take their soft skills development like communication, problem solving, coachability and other skills seriously, but the inability to identify these candidates at the top of the hiring funnel prior to interviewing is like flipping a coin to determine who the good ones are.

Companies struggle to find

good employees

with the

soft skills

they require

The soft skills gap has widened post pandemic. Schools don't effectively teach these skills to students and reduced face-to-face interaction has contributed to this gap. Gen Z's dependence on social media has widened the gap even more.

Add candidates and track their activity

View soft skills-first talent insights

Step 1.

Send applicants our Power Skills Academy soft skill micro-course links required for the job.

Step 2.

Proceed with the interview process with applicants who complete the required soft skill courses.

These are the applicants who are serious about your opportunity, and their soft skills as well.

Step 3.

Hire your soft skills-first candidates and improve your productivity, culture and retention.

Power Skills

Academy

PERFECT FOR TRAINING LEADERSHIP TEAMS

Benefits

of soft skills-first hiring:

Take the guesswork out of hiring

Save time and improve quality of hire

Turbocharge employee potential

Improve employee morale and satisfaction

Strengthen company culture

Reduce turnover costs with better engagement & retention

A great company culture starts with great soft skills

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Exceptional course quality

and

innovative curriculum

Your pathway to success starts here!

Our PhD experts ensure quality and consistency throughout all of our proprietary courses. Our courses are updated regularly to reflect new research. We believe human skills must be taught by humans and do not use AI shortcuts for course content.

Your Dashboard reporting tracks each learner’s progress.

Great for upskilling

Everyone

250%

return on investment in less than a year after soft skills training (MIT study)

92%

of Gen Z say soft skills are critical to their success in the workplace.

82%

of employers feel their entry level employees need to further develop their soft skills

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Soft skills-first hiring and soft skills-first upskilling of new employees is the recipe for a strong workforce that beats out the competition!

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Based on

science

Deb Samuels-Peretz, Ph.D.

Ph.D.

Our VP of Learning and Development is Deb Samuels-Peretz, Ph.D.

Deb is a social scientist and coach with a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from Boston College. Deb has prepared teachers at universities such as Boston University, Boston College and Brandeis University. Her specialties are adult learning and cognitive development, applied neuroscience and educational technology.

Taylor Peyton

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Leadership and Workplace Psychology at Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration.

Her areas of expertise include workplace authenticity. trust, motivation, and personality. M.S in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Ph.D in Leadership Studies. Background in psychometrics and statistics.