Our Story
We’re creating a future of work that works for everyone.
Henry Hire began with a single observation: the job market was broken for both sides.
As an ex-recruiter, I witnessed firsthand the pain of job seekers struggling through automated rejection systems and companies drowning in frustrated applicants. My wife Alexa and I started this company together, combining our backgrounds in recruiting and AI development with our dream of creating something more human in the job market.
What began as a small recruiting firm has evolved and changed into something more meaningful—a comprehensive career ecosystem designed to guide people through every stage of their working life.
Who We Are
We’re not a massive corporation with shareholders to please. We’re people who care about other people finding meaningful work that supports the lives they want to live.
We’re a team with shared perspectives on the career landscape:
- Recruiting Experience: Years spent in the trenches of talent acquisition taught us what really happens behind the hiring curtain—experience we now use to create more transparency for job seekers.
- Technology Background: Before recruitment, I worked in AI development and machine learning, giving us a unique skillset to create advanced career tools while understanding the very real human impacts of automation.
- Industry Connections: During our time as recruiters, we built connections with people across industries, connections who contribute their expertise which informs our career paths, skill trees, and market information.
Our Mission
To democratize career development by uniting human insight with free tools and opportunities, creating pathways for everyone regardless of where they began, are, or want to be.
We believe everyone deserves:
- Clear visibility into potential career paths
- Access to legitimate, vetted job opportunities
- Tools to make life-changing decisions about their professional future
- A supportive community during any stage of your journey
Our Vision
We envision a future where:
- Career advancement isn’t gatekept by expensive certifications or insider networks
- People are empowered, not threatened, when changing careers
- The lines between traditional employment, freelancing, and entrepreneurship becomes fluid
- Everyone has access to the information they need to survive an increasingly automated workforce
- Professional identity includes personality and life outside work—not just corporate achievement
Why We’re Ad-Supported
We refuse to monetize career anxiety.
We’ve made a conscious decision to put our money where our mouth is by keeping Henry Hire free for job seekers, gig workers, and anyone exploring career options. Here’s why:
We refuse to monetize career anxiety. In a world of subscription fatigue—paid job boards, resume builders, and premium memberships—the last thing someone needs when unemployed or underemployed is another expense.
The ads you see support our commitment to keep full-featured career tools accessible to everyone at no charge. They allow us to:
Maintain and improve our interactive career paths
Develop new tools like our salary calculator and job oracle
Manually verify job opportunities rather than scraping potentially outdated or scam listings
Create detailed industry guides and resources
We’re constantly balancing user experience with sustainability, and we promise to keep ads as unobtrusive as possible while maintaining our commitment to free access.
The Henry Hire Difference
What makes us different from other career sites?
Human Verification: Every single job on our platform is manually found and reviewed by our team
Visual Career Mapping: Our interactive skill trees show the actual pathways to advancement
Industry Authenticity: Our content is informed by real professionals, not GPT-generated filler.
Balanced Perspective: We serve both job seekers and businesses without favoring either side
Accessibility First: Our tools and resources remain free for those who need them most
Join Our Mission
We’re building something truly meaningful to us, and there are many ways you can be a part of it:
For Businesses & Partners
We consider collaborations that create value for everyone involved. If your organization shares our commitment to improving career access and development, let’s explore collaboration opportunities:
Integration of complementary tools and resources
Co-branded career paths for your industry
Joint educational initiatives
Data sharing partnerships for improved insights
For Investors
As we grow our impact, we’re selectively connecting with investors who understand and believe in our vision. If you believe in our approach to democratizing career advancement and see the potential for growth while without sacrificing our core values, we’d love to talk.
For Contributors
Our ecosystem thrives as a result of diverse experience and perspectives:
Submit Content: Share your expertise through our Write For Us program
Suggest New Tools: Have an idea for a career tool we should build? Send us an email.
Provide Industry Data: Help us refine our career paths and salary information.
Suggest Changes: See a typo, encounter an error, or have something to add? Report it here.
Donate: If you’d like to support our mission, contributions of any size help us keep our tools accessible for all
For Future Team Members
We’re planning to expand our team soon and we’re looking for people who have a passion for:
Creating ethical technology that serves human needs
Democratizing access to career information
Building tools for those who are asking themselves “where do I go from here?”
Combining data with human insights to solve complex problems
If that sounds like you, keep an eye on our site for future opportunities, or write us to express your interest. If you’re an active contributor, we may reach out to you to discuss potential opportunities.
Let’s Build The Future of Work Together
Whether you’re a job hunter in limbo, an established corporation, or a professional who wants to contribute to our mission, we invite you to join us in building a more human approach to careers.
Let’s create a future of work that works for everyone.
Henry & Team