What CMP does

CMP (Career Management Partners, legal entity Careers Work, Inc.) is a Dallas-headquartered, privately held talent solutions firm founded in 1999 that serves the full talent lifecycle for enterprise, mid-market, and individual customers. Its core offerings span four pillars: Recruiting Solutions (executive search, turnkey recruiting, assessments for selection), Leadership Development (coaching, training, 360° assessments, career mobility, employee resource groups), Outplacement Services (including redeployment, reduction-in-force solutions, layoff notification training, and global delivery across 80+ countries), and Organizational Consulting (engagement surveys, talent audits, competency modeling, succession planning, fractional HR). For individual consumers, CMP runs tiered transition programs ($649-$2,500), self-serve career assessments ($39-$79), and resume/LinkedIn services. The company has served 1,000+ organizations (including Fortune 500 logos such as Nike, Pfizer, AT&T, John Deere, Raytheon, and Delta) and 30,000+ professionals, reporting a 94% satisfaction rate.

CMP's technology backbone is the proprietary Career Victory Portal — a cloud-based multilingual platform (45-50+ languages) with AI-driven resume/LinkedIn optimization, a 24/7 AI+ Virtual Coach ("Lexi"), an interview video simulator, and integrated assessments (Career Pathways and Possibilities, Career Success Builder, Career Health Indicator, and the niche Latino Career Assessment). Distribution is hybrid: consultative enterprise sales for B2B contracts, inside sales for mid-market, self-serve/PLG for individual consumers, and a partnership/sponsorship layer with SHRM, FEI, HRE, SMU Cox HR Roundtable, and the Executive Opportunities Forum. CMP is a certified minority and woman-owned business (WBENC, SBA WOSB, HUBZone), co-owned by CEO Maryanne Piña and President Joe Frodsham, who merged CMP with JBKF Group in 2014 and acquired Quest Management Consultants in March 2023 to open a Midwest hub in St. Louis.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional services engagements (enterprise search and outplacement contracts, leadership development programs) supplemented by unit-priced individual assessments, structured transition programs, and licensing of proprietary assessments. Enterprise pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; consumer pricing is transparent at $39-$2,500 per program. The firm operates with 51-100 employees across its Dallas headquarters and St. Louis regional office, with global delivery coordinated through partner hubs in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Name

CMP

Legal name

Careers Work, Inc.

Website

https://careermp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CMP is a Dallas-based, certified minority and woman-owned talent solutions firm providing executive search, leadership development, outplacement, and organizational consulting to enterprise, mid-market, and individual customers across 80+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources / Talent Solutions

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management (LMS) & Talent Development (BPACAPAG)

Keywords

• Talent solutions
• Outplacement services
• Executive search
• Leadership development
• Career transition

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruiting Solutions: Executive search and turnkey recruiting services for organizations filling critical hiring needs. Includes assessment for selection tools.
2. Leadership Development: Services including leadership development programs, coaching (executive, professional, team), training, and employee resource groups.
3. Outplacement Services: Career transition support for employees affected by layoffs or workforce reductions. Includes redeployment solutions, reduction in force solutions, and global delivery.
4. Organizational Consulting: Strategic consulting services including employee engagement surveys, talent audits, competency modeling, succession planning, and fractional HR.
5. Career Advantage Program: Executive-level career transition support including 10 hours of consulting with an executive career coach. Priced at $2,500.
6. Career Pivot Program: Professional-level career transition support including 1-year access to career portal, 4 hours of consulting, customized campaign development, and various career tools. Priced at $995.
7. Resume & LinkedIn Branding Program: Personal branding services including resume review, LinkedIn optimization, and networking strategies. Priced at $649.
8. Career Assessments: Individual assessments including Career Pathways and Possibilities ($39), Career Success Builder ($59), and bundle ($79).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CMP is a talent solutions firm that helps organizations find, develop, and transition talent across the full lifecycle. For organizations, it provides executive search, recruiting, leadership development, coaching, outplacement, and organizational consulting. For individuals, it offers career transition programs, executive coaching, resume/LinkedIn branding, and validated career assessments delivered through the proprietary Career Victory Portal.

Product overview

CMP operates as a talent and career transition firm offering an integrated portfolio of products and services across the full talent lifecycle. The core offering centers on the proprietary Career Victory Portal—a global, AI-powered multilingual career platform supporting job seekers through resume optimization, AI coaching (Lexi), interview practice, and job search tools. This platform integrates with CMP's assessment suite including Career Pathways and Possibilities (CPP), Career Success Builder (CSB), Career Health Indicator (CHi50), and Latino Career Assessment (LCA). For organizations, CMP provides Executive Search, Leadership Development (coaching, training, 360° Assessment), Outplacement Services (with Global Delivery across 80+ countries), Organizational Consulting (competency modeling, succession planning, fractional HR, talent auditing), and Employee Engagement Surveys. For individuals, CMP offers structured career transition programs (Career Advantage Program, Career Pivot Program), Executive Coaching, Resume/LinkedIn Branding, and the Career Victory Portal with 24/7 AI support. The portfolio also includes thought leadership products: Women's Leadership Pulse Check reports, C-Suite and Nonprofit Pulse Checks, Women's Leadership Summit, Career Pivot Day initiative, American Narratives podcast, and books Don't Dread Monday and Make It Work. CMP is a certified minority and woman-owned firm founded in 1999/2000 with global reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Career Victory Portal: Global multilingual career portal supporting career transitions with AI-driven tools, coaching, and job search capabilities in 50+ languages.
• Latino Career Assessment (LCA)
• Career Pathways and Possibilities (CPP)
• Career Success Builder (CSB)
• Women's Leadership Pulse Check
• C-Suite State of Mind Pulse Check
• Nonprofit Pulse Check
• American Narratives Podcast
• International Career Pivot Day

Products and services

• Executive Search Industry-leading 3-step approach to solving critical hiring needs through high-definition recruiting and validated assessment for executive and senior-level placements, targeted at organizations.
• Turnkey Recruiting Expand recruiting capacity using CMP recruiters and processes, enabling organizations to scale hiring without expanding internal teams.
• Assessments for Selection Rigorous and efficient tools to assess potential candidates during hiring, leveraging validated assessment methodologies for organizations.
• Leadership Development Comprehensive leadership development solutions including assessment, coaching, training, and career mobility programs designed to drive employee retention and engagement for organizations.
• Outplacement Services High-touch, high-tech career transition support for employees navigating job loss, including one-to-one coaching, virtual career centers, and global delivery across 80+ countries for organizations.
• Organizational Consulting Strategic consulting services including competency modeling, succession planning, fractional HR, employee engagement surveys, and talent audits to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Career Victory Portal Global multilingual career portal supporting every phase of career transition, offering AI-driven resume/LinkedIn optimization, 50+ language support, AI Virtual Coach (Lexi), interview video simulator, and 24/7 access to career resources.
• Executive Coaching Executive and professional coaching combining clinical and process-oriented behavior transformation with decades of leadership coaching experience and certified coaching techniques for individuals.
• Career Advantage Program Executive-level career transition program providing 10 hours of consulting with an executive career coach for personalized transition support, priced at $2,500.
• Career Pivot Program Professional-level career transition support providing 1-year portal access, 4 hours career coaching, customized campaign development, and financial planning consultation, priced at $995.
• Resume & LinkedIn Branding Program Personal branding service including complete resume and LinkedIn review, 2 rounds of editing, ATS-optimized resume SEO, and LinkedIn optimization, priced at $649.
• Career Pathways and Possibilities (CPP) Validated career assessment providing insight into personality dimensions impacting career fit; takes 15 minutes, generates personalized Career Fit Profile highlighting work environments and occupations matching personality, priced at $39.
• Career Success Builder (CSB) Career assessment analyzing 14 practices that empirically impact career success; takes 20 minutes, generates Profile Report and Development Guide for 3 lowest-scoring practices, priced at $59.
• Career Health Indicator (CHi50) Research-based assessment measuring career health defined as job satisfaction, happiness, and engagement; correlates with life satisfaction and career success over time.
• Latino Career Assessment (LCA) Proprietary assessment and development tool for Latino talent, recognized as a leader in minority talent assessment and development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% satisfaction rate across outplacement and talent solutions
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHRM is the world's largest HR professional society representing 285,000 members in more than 165 countries. CMP sponsors and partners with SHRM to engage HR professionals and provide thought leadership to the HR community.
• Financial Executives International (FEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEI is the premier association for CFOs and senior financial executives in the US and Canada. CMP provides networking, advocacy, and professional development support through FEI sponsorship.
• SMU Cox Human Resources RoundtablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA forum for strategic HR leaders meeting quarterly to examine strategic people issues. CMP has been a key sponsor since 2008, providing thought leadership to support career advancement of participating HR executives.
• SMU Cox Latino Leadership InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssists companies in recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performance Latino executives who will drive business growth. CMP supports this initiative to advance Latino leadership.
• Human Resources Executives (HRE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA global private membership group for HR executives in career transition. CMP has proudly sponsored HRE for over 20 years, providing HR executives with networking opportunities, tools, and access to executive search resources.
• Executive Opportunities Forum (EOF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn exclusive peer advisory group for C-suite and SVP-level executives in transition. CMP sponsors EOF to provide executive-level education and professional development through their trusted business advisor network.
• Arbora GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Maryanne Piña serves on the board of Arbora Global, suggesting a strategic partnership supporting global talent initiatives.
• Synchrony Bank's Latinx Executive AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Maryanne Piña serves on the board of Synchrony Bank's Latinx Executive Alliance, supporting diversity and inclusion in financial services leadership.
• Hunt Scanlon MediacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHunt Scanlon Media recognizes CMP as a Top 250 Executive Search Firm and Top 70 Nonprofit Recruiting Firm. This recognition provides credibility and visibility for CMP's executive search and nonprofit talent solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WittKieffer: Executive search and leadership advisory firm with strong healthcare, education, and nonprofit verticals. Directly comparable to CMP's vertical-specific executive search and nonprofit/healthcare talent practice.
• RiseSmart (Randstad Enterprise): RiseSmart is a technology-led outplacement and career transition platform owned by Randstad. Closest digital-native comparable to CMP's Career Victory Portal, with similar AI coaching, resume, and job-matching capabilities.
• Challenger, Gray & Christmas: Long-established outplacement and career transition firm serving enterprises through RIF events. Directly comparable service portfolio to CMP's outplacement, redeployment, and reduction-in-force solutions.
• INTOO: Career transition and outplacement provider with a technology-enabled delivery model. Comparable to CMP's outplacement and Career Victory Portal offerings, especially at the mid-market and enterprise tiers.

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Stuart: One of the leading global executive search and leadership advisory firms, serving Fortune 500 boards and CEOs. Directly comparable to CMP's Executive Search and Leadership Development offerings, with deeper C-suite penetration.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and on-demand talent solutions firm. Comparable to CMP's executive search and organizational consulting offerings, with significantly larger global footprint.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm serving large-cap enterprises. Comparable to CMP's executive search, leadership development, and assessment practices, particularly at the senior leadership level.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm spanning executive search, leadership development, and talent assessment. Directly comparable to CMP's Executive Search, Assessments, and Leadership Development practices, with much broader scale.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Right Management is the talent and career management arm of ManpowerGroup, delivering outplacement, leadership development, and organizational consulting globally. Direct overlap with CMP's talent lifecycle services across enterprise accounts.
• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison, part of ADP): LHH is one of the largest global outplacement and career transition providers, owned by ADP. Directly comparable to CMP's Outplacement and Global Delivery offerings, with much broader scale and bundled ADP HR services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/careermp
• Xx.com/CareerMPUSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/careermp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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