Katapult Network

Katapult Network is a recruitment firm that connects early-career candidates with employers. It works with employers in Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis, and with college graduates who have up to two years of work experience.

What Katapult Network offers

• Career-to-Launch: a flexible route that lets an employer see how a new hire performs on the job before a full-time commitment.
• Direct Hire: a conventional placement of an early-career candidate into a permanent role.
• Elite: a third hiring programme aimed at employers wanting a closer match.
• SPARK assessment: the firm's own assessment, used alongside interviews and conversations to understand a candidate's strengths and working style.
• Career advice: articles for graduates and employers on hiring and career growth.

Customers and markets

Employers hiring for entry-level professional roles such as project management, accounting, human resources, account management and business development, across industries including finance and logistics. Candidates are mainly recent college graduates.

Key facts

• Based in: Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis area, US
• Guarantee: all three programmes include six months of hiring protection
• Method: human-led matching, with SPARK results used as one input