CareerShift

What CareerShift does

CareerShift is a job search and career management platform operating as a division of Springshare LLC. The company aggregates 10M+ job listings and internship opportunities alongside a proprietary database of 220M+ professional contacts with 150M+ direct email addresses, combining published job search with access to the so-called "hidden job market" (the estimated 70% of jobs that are never posted publicly) into a single workflow tool for researching companies, building target lists, managing resumes and cover letters, tracking applications, and conducting direct outreach. Its product suite comprises CareerShift Research (the core platform), CareerShift Analytics (an institutional add-on providing labor market and job trend insights), and CareerShift One (a direct-to-consumer individual membership with guided curriculum and optional expert mentor sessions).

The company sells primarily to institutions — over 200 universities, colleges, libraries, non-profits, and workforce organizations nationwide, including Temple University, Carnegie Mellon, Boston College, Drexel, NC State, Virginia Tech, SMU Cox, and Texas A&M — through multi-year subscription contracts with pricing varying by organization type, size, and user population. Individuals access the platform either through institutional provisioning at no direct cost or via a self-serve 48-hour free trial converting to a paid subscription of $49/month annual or $199/month monthly. Distribution is dual-track: direct self-serve web for consumers and field sales for institutional accounts, supported by content marketing, webinars, and presence at career services industry conferences.

CareerShift was founded in 2007 and operates as a division of Springshare LLC, which was itself acquired by Thoma Bravo in 2022. In October 2025 Springshare acquired the assets of Pathrise to integrate AI-enabled job search capabilities into the platform. The company maintains compliance posture across GDPR, ICO registration, ADA, and WCAG accessibility standards.

Name

CareerShift

Legal name

Careershift, a division of Springshare LLC

Website

https://careershift.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CareerShift is a job search and career management platform, division of Springshare LLC, serving over 200 institutions and individual job seekers with 10M+ job listings and 220M+ professional contacts featuring direct email addresses for hidden-market networking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Memberships (Careershift One): Direct-to-consumer subscription model for individual job seekers with free trial conversion. Individual memberships provide access to job search tools, guided curriculum, and optional mentor sessions.
2. Institutional Subscriptions: B2B subscriptions for schools, libraries, organizations, and non-profits. Pricing varies by organization type (educational institution, non-profit workforce development, private business), size, and user population. Revenue derives from membership subscriptions per terms and conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CareerShift operates a job search and career management platform that aggregates 10M+ job listings, 220M+ professional contacts with 150M+ direct email addresses, and company research tools into a single database. The platform targets the hidden job market, helping job seekers build target company lists, conduct networking outreach, and manage applications. It sells individual subscriptions (Careershift One) and institutional licenses to schools, libraries, organizations, and non-profits.

Product overview

CareerShift is a job search and career management platform offered as a unified product with multiple modules. The core platform consists of Careershift Research, a comprehensive database of companies, contacts, and job openings enabling search of 10M+ jobs and access to 220M+ professional contacts. Institutions can add Careershift Analytics for labor market insights and job trend data. Careershift One serves individual job seekers with guided curriculum and optional mentorship sessions, available through individual subscription ($49/month annual or $199/month month-to-month). The platform is used by over 200 institutions nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Careershift Research: Core platform providing comprehensive database of companies, contacts, and job openings.
• Careershift Analytics
• Careershift One

Products and services

• Careershift Research A comprehensive database enabling job seekers to search 10M+ jobs and internship opportunities, research companies, build target company lists, and access 220M+ professional contacts with 150M+ direct email addresses for networking outreach.
• Careershift Analytics Advanced analysis of job market data and career trends to support smarter decisions. Provides labor market insights and job trend data supporting advising, planning, and assessment for institutions.
• Careershift One An individual membership combining powerful job search tools with guided curriculum and access to experienced mentors. Includes a free 48-hour trial, $49/month annual billing, and $199/month month-to-month billing, with optional 1-on-1 mentor session credits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by over 200 institutions nationwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PathrisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2025Springshare (parent company of CareerShift) acquired Pathrise assets in October 2025 to integrate its AI-enabled job search platform into the CareerShift service. The integration aims to enhance career resources for students and alumni. Pathrise's mentorship program will be wound down by end of 2025 to focus on developing a unified job search platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• WayUp: WayUp is a job and internship platform focused on college students and recent graduates, with employer partnerships targeted at entry-level hiring — directly comparable to CareerShift's student and alumni use case.
• Parker Dewey: Parker Dewey runs a micro-internship platform connecting college students with project-based work at companies, addressing similar higher-ed career outcomes needs as CareerShift for early talent.
• Vault: Vault provides employer rankings, career guides, and internship/employer research, overlapping with CareerShift's company research and career exploration features for student and early-career audiences.

Direct peers

• 12Twenty: 12Twenty is a higher-education career outcomes platform used by business schools and universities for student employment tracking, recruiting, and career services management. It is a comparable institutional buyer-facing platform.
• Handshake: Handshake is the leading career services platform for US universities and college students, directly competing with CareerShift in the higher-education career center market with a focus on early talent recruiting. Both companies sell into university career centers and compete for student/alumni engagement budgets.
• Symplicity: Symplicity provides career services and student affairs software to universities, including job posting, recruiting, and career center management modules. It overlaps with CareerShift's institutional product suite for schools and career centers.

Broad incumbents

• Glassdoor: Glassdoor provides company research, salary data, and job listings — overlapping with CareerShift Research's company intelligence and job search functionality for individual job seekers.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a major US job marketplace with AI-driven matching serving both employers and job seekers. It is comparable to CareerShift's individual job seeker offering and competes for direct-to-consumer job search subscription dollars.
• Indeed: Indeed is a leading global job search engine aggregating millions of listings, with employer branding and recruiting tools. It overlaps with CareerShift's job-listing aggregation and individual job seeker subscription value proposition.
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant professional networking and job search platform globally, with massive contact data, AI features, and recruiter tools. It competes with CareerShift across job search, networking, and company research for both individuals and institutional customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyoLa53ym52cJqFKfHBrAww
• Facebookfacebook.com/169358136446753
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1335302
• Xx.com/careershift

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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