Your Career Story,
Authentically Told
Move beyond traditional resumes. Use AI-powered voice conversations to capture your unique experiences, skills, and aspirations—then get discovered by employers who value your authentic story.
AI Career Conversations
Share your story through natural voice conversations that capture what resumes miss
AI-Generated Profiles
Transform your experiences into compelling, structured professional profiles
Smart Job Matching
Connect with opportunities that align with your authentic career goals
Why Being Ready to Switch Jobs Matters
The data is clear: job switching has historically been the fastest path to significant salary growth. Are you prepared to seize these opportunities?
Typical salary increase for job switchers in high-demand fields like tech, cybersecurity, and executive management.
(ResumeWorded 2024)
Average annual raise for employees staying at the same company—barely keeping pace with inflation.
(Willis Towers Watson 2025)
Additional earnings over 10 years for job hoppers vs. those who stay, even with conservative switching patterns.
(PayDestiny 2024)
Job Switching Advantages
- Executive Management: 25-30% salary increases
- Cybersecurity: 20-30% raises
- IT & Tech: 15-25% salary bumps
- Healthcare & Finance: 10-20% increases
- Lower-income workers: 35%+ pay increases
The Cost of Staying Put
While job switching advantages have moderated from Great Resignation peaks, staying at one company still typically means:
- •Average 3-5% annual raises that barely beat inflation
- •Slower career progression and skill development
- •Thousands of dollars in lost earning potential over time
- •Limited exposure to new challenges and networks
Historical Context:
During the Great Resignation (2021-2022), switchers saw 15-20%+ raises vs. 7-8% for stayers—an 8+ percentage point gap.
The bottom line: To maximize your career growth and earning potential, you need to be ready when opportunities arise.
CandidateFirst helps you build the profile, skills, and confidence to make your next move count.
How It Works
From signup to getting discovered by top employers—here's your journey to authentic career representation with CandidateFirst.
1. Sign Up & Role Selection
Create Your Account
Join CandidateFirst with a simple signup process. Choose "Candidate" to begin your journey toward authentic career representation and meaningful connections with top employers.
Share Your Foundation
Upload your current resume and a professional photo. This provides the starting point for our AI to understand your background before the conversation begins.
2. Upload Resume & Photo
3. Voice AI Conversation
Meet Cameron: Your AI Career Conversation Partner
This is where the magic happens. Spend 20-40 minutes in a natural conversation with Cameron, our advanced AI assistant. Share your experiences, aspirations, challenges, and what makes you unique. Cameron understands context and captures nuances that no resume could ever convey.
Review & Personalize
Our AI processes your conversation and creates a comprehensive profile. Review, edit, and customize how you want to be presented to potential employers. You're in full control.
4. Profile Customization
5. Go Live
Enter the Marketplace
Make your profile visible to our network of sourcing partners. Your rich, AI-enhanced profile becomes discoverable by recruiters and hiring managers looking for authentic talent.
Meaningful Connections
Receive connection requests from sourcing partners who understand your full story. Engage in conversations that focus on fit and opportunity, not just qualifications.
6. Connect & Engage
Your Complete Career Toolkit
Every feature is designed to work together, creating a seamless experience that elevates your professional journey from start to finish.
Conversational AI Agent
Our AI companion Cameron guides you through natural conversations, drawing out your unique experiences, skills, and career aspirations. No more tedious forms or rigid questionnaires.
AI-Generated Profiles
Advanced AI transforms your conversations into rich, comprehensive professional profiles that showcase your true potential to employers.
Personality Insights
Complete a validated Big Five personality assessment (IPIP-NEO-120) to understand your unique traits. Get AI-powered insights that reveal your strengths, work style, and relationship patterns—making your Advice Copilot even more personalized.
Smart Resume Generation
Generate targeted resumes automatically from your rich profile data, customized for specific roles and industries.
Job Application Tracker
Keep track of all your applications, interviews, and follow-ups in one centralized, intelligent dashboard.
Mock Interviews
Practice with AI-powered mock interviews tailored to your target roles, with real-time feedback and improvement suggestions.
Career Advice Copilot
Get personalized career advice powered by your personality insights and career data. Our AI copilot is trained on industry best practices and understands your unique profile.
Ready to Transform Your Career Story?
Join thousands of candidates who are using CandidateFirst to showcase their authentic professional stories and connect with meaningful opportunities.
Sources:
- [1] Average Salary Increase When Changing Jobs, ResumeWorded, 2024.
- [2] Switching jobs used to mean higher pay. Not anymore., Business Insider, 2025.
- [3] Average Raise After 1 Year of Work, PayDestiny, 2024.
- [4] Median Year-Over-Year Change in Annual Pay in the US, Statista, 2025.
- [5] Wage Growth Tracker, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2025.
- [6] Americans are switching jobs less often, and it's costing them, CBS News, 2023.