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A better way to find and hire talent
Hiring takes time. Posting a position can mean sorting through hundreds of resumes, conducting multiple rounds of interviews, paying recruiting fees, and still making a decision without really knowing whether a candidate will be the right fit.
Merge offers another approach. Partnering with Merge helps your organization discover potential talent that you might miss via traditional recruitment efforts. We develop ongoing relationships with the young adults in our programs. We get to know their goals, strengths, experience, readiness, and the support they may need to succeed. At the same time, we work with employers to understand the positions they need to fill and what success looks like in those roles. That means you are not simply receiving another stack of resumes.
Prepared talent
Candidates may receive résumé and interview preparation, professional development, hands-on training, certifications, apprenticeship preparation, paid work experience, and other support based on the opportunity.
A talent pipeline, not a one-time search
Because Merge works continuously with young adults and community referral partners, employers can build an ongoing relationship with a source of emerging talent rather than starting from scratch every time a position opens.
Less time and recruiting burden
We help identify and prepare candidates based on your needs, reducing some of the time your HR team and hiring managers spend sourcing, reviewing, and screening applicants.
People we actually know
Unlike a traditional recruiter who may first encounter someone when they apply for a position, Merge often works with candidates throughout their preparation and career journey. That gives us a deeper understanding of the individuals we introduce to employers.
No recruiting fee
There is no cost to become a Merge employer partner, submit opportunities, or connect with candidates through our workforce programs.
Support after the hire
If you hire someone through Merge, our role does not end on their first day. We stay involved with both the employee and employer to help address challenges early and support long-term success.
Community impact with business value
Hiring through Merge can also help your company create opportunity for system-impacted and underserved young adults while strengthening your workforce and community.
How it works
Tell us what you need
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We identify and prepare candidates
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Meet candidates
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You make the hire
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Merge stays involved
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Partnering with Merge is more than community engagement. It is an investment in untapped talent and a stronger workforce. Social impact and smart hiring do not have to be separate goals. With Merge, they can be part of the same workforce strategy
Workforce partnerships that lead somewhere
The strongest way to understand how Merge works is to see the relationship in action.
Marcus, construction apprentice, Long Beach, CA
The need:
The match:
The result:
Employer Perspective: Short employer quote about the candidate, the experience working with Merge, and why the partnership works.
Merge didn’t just help me find a job. They helped me figure out who I wanted to be in my career, and they were still checking in six months later to make sure I was okay.
Candidate Perspective: Short candidate quote about the opportunity, career, or what Merge made possible
Merge didn’t just help me find a job. They helped me figure out who I wanted to be in my career, and they were still checking in six months later to make sure I was okay.
Before Merge: Brief description of where the candidate was in their career journey before connecting with Merge, without defining them by hardship or failure.
The Opportunity: How the candidate connected with Merge, what training, preparation, paid experience, or other support they received, and what helped them become ready for the next step.
The Career: Employer, role, placement, starting wage or wage growth where appropriate, and where they are today.
Still Moving Forward: How Merge remained involved after the hire and how the candidate continues to build skills, stability, earning potential, and career growth.
Candidate Perspective: Short candidate quote about the opportunity, career, or what Merge made possible
Employer Perspective: Short employer quote about the candidate, the experience working with Merge, and why the partnership works.
Merge didn’t just help me find a job. They helped me figure out who I wanted to be in my career, and they were still checking in six months later to make sure I was okay.
Marcus, construction apprentice, Long Beach, CA
The numbers speak
employer partners
retention rate
repeat hiring partners
industries represented
What kind of talent are you looking for?
Merge works with young adults pursuing sustainable careers across a growing range of industries and pathways. Current and developing career areas may include:
The opportunities do not have to stop with this list. If your company has entry-level roles, apprenticeships, work-experience opportunities, or other positions that could become career pathways, we want to hear about them.
Don’t See Your Industry? Talk with us. Many workforce pathways begin with an employer telling us what they need.
What happens after you hire
Hiring Is the Beginning of the Partnership. Most hiring programs focus on getting someone into the job. Merge is focused on what happens next. We continue working with both the employee and employer after placement to help:
If something comes up, you are not left to manage it alone. You’re not just hiring a candidate. You’re gaining a workforce partner that stays involved.
Workforce funding, training reimbursement & incentives
You may be leaving workforce dollars on the table. Employers spend significant money training and developing employees. In some cases, workforce programs and incentives may help offset eligible costs associated with onboarding, technical training, safety training, certifications, upskilling, or other workforce development.
Merge can help employers explore opportunities that may include:
If your company is already investing in training, it may be worth finding out whether some of those costs could qualify for outside workforce support.
More ways to get involved
Hiring is one way to partner with Merge. Your company and employees can also share their experience and expertise with young adults building their careers.
Ready to work with Merge?
Request talent
Tell us what you need and the positions you are trying to fill.
Submit a job
Have an opening now? Share it directly with our team.
Become a hiring partner
Interested in building a longer-term talent pipeline or workforce partnership?
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Employer questions
No. There is no cost to become a Merge employer partner, submit opportunities, or connect with candidates
Merge works primarily with system-impacted and underserved young adults ages 18–28 across Los Angeles and Orange Counties who are working toward sustainable careers.
Current and developing pathways include skilled trades such as electrical, solar, plumbing, HVAC, and general construction, along with apprenticeships, paid work experience, AI/technology opportunities, and other employer-driven pathways.
Preparation depends on the opportunity and the individual. It may include professional development, résumé and interview preparation, workplace readiness, certifications, hands-on training, apprenticeships, or paid work experience.
Yes. Understanding what employers need helps Merge develop stronger talent pipelines and identify future training and preparation opportunities.
Timing depends on your position requirements, current candidate pipeline, and candidate readiness. Start by telling us what you need and we can discuss what may be available.
You always make the hiring decision. Merge helps prepare and connect candidates, but the final match depends on the employer, candidate, and available opportunity.
We stay involved. Merge continues supporting both the employee and employer after placement to help address challenges, strengthen retention, and encourage long-term success.
Merge receives candidates through a network of 30+ community and referral partners across Los Angeles and Orange County, including organizations serving foster youth, justice-impacted young adults, and underserved communities.
Potentially, yes. Talk with us about what type of opportunity you are interested in creating and what might work for your organization.
Potentially. Available programs depend on employer eligibility, training, and current workforce funding opportunities. We can help explore what may apply to your organization.
Yes. Companies and employees can participate through mentoring, mock interviews, workshops, workplace tours, and other volunteer opportunities.
Let’s talk about your workforce needs
Looking for talent now or planning for future hiring? Tell us what you need. We’ll talk with you about your open roles, workforce challenges, and whether Merge can help build the right talent pipeline for your organization.