Founded in 2006, Clean Slate is a recruitment agency and social enterprise that works to facilitate unemployed people in finding jobs. But more than that, however, they target those individuals who have significant difficulty in staying in long-term employment for whatever reason.
"Some of our workers have been out of work while raising a family, some are young and have never experienced employment, and some have overcome setbacks," they write on their website on the types of people they serve, train and employ. "All of them are ready to prove themselves on the job."
While there are many social enterprises engage in this type of model what makes Clean Slate spectacular is that it now runs a service directed to employers themselves so that, if they have even the slightest social goal in mind, they can find and hire people facing difficulties.
Contact Information
Clean Slate website
Unemployed Recruitment Agencies
Clean Slate Supports People with Difficulties Getting a Job
Trend Themes
1. Unemployment Assistance Programs - Opportunity to create more social enterprises that provide employment assistance to marginalized individuals
2. Socially Responsible Recruitment - Disruptive innovation opportunity to integrate socially responsible practices into traditional recruitment agencies
3. Emphasis on Job Readiness - Potential for innovation in providing job readiness training for individuals with difficulties in finding long-term employment
Industry Implications
1. Human Resources - Opportunity to incorporate socially responsible recruitment practices in traditional HR functions
2. Social Enterprise - Growing industry that offers opportunities to create employment assistance programs for marginalized individuals
3. Education and Training - Innovative opportunities in providing specialized job readiness training to help individuals overcome barriers to employment