Career Services

Connect Students to the Right Employers—Faster

Identify hiring-aligned companies, access H-1B sponsorship data, and manage employer relationships in one AI-powered platform built for career services teams.

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The Challenge

Employer Engagement Is Hard to Scale

Career services teams must increase placement outcomes while managing limited staff and growing student demand.

Limited Visibility into Hiring & Sponsorship

Identifying companies actively hiring in specific programs—and understanding which employers sponsor H-1B visas—requires time-intensive manual research.

Outreach Lacks Prioritization

Without clear hiring signals, teams may spend time contacting companies that are not actively recruiting or sponsoring talent.

Disconnected Engagement Tracking

Employer conversations, LinkedIn outreach, career fair engagement, and hiring outcomes often live in spreadsheets and inboxes.

The Solution

Employer Intelligence + Relationship Management in One Platform

AI-powered prospecting and centralized tracking—designed to strengthen employer engagement and student outcomes.

Measurable Impact After One Year With FirstIgnite

A CRM purpose-built for partnerships. Centralize contacts, track relationship history, and manage opportunities with clean, structured data across teams.

3×

More Industry Conversations

Better prospecting and automated outreach increase qualified engagement.

50%

Faster employer partner progression

Centralized tracking reduces friction between first contact and agreement.

30m

Time to go live

From uploading a patent to contacting aligned companies in under an hour.

Built for Career Services Teams

Purpose-Built Tools for Employer & Student Success

Everything you need to discover employers, strengthen recruiter relationships, and support both domestic and international students.

Program-Aligned Discovery

Match Employers to Academic Programs

Input majors, degree levels, or skill sets to identify companies hiring aligned talent.

Verified Contact Discovery

Recruiter & Technical Contact Discovery

Access verified contacts within talent acquisition and research leadership teams.

Job Matching

Job Openings Matched to Your Programs

Surface relevant job openings based on the programs and initiatives your team is already running on FirstIgnite.

H-1B Sponsorship Data

Identify Sponsoring Employers

Access historical H-1B filing data to guide international graduate and doctoral students toward viable employers.

CASE STUDIES

FirstIgnite supported the hospital’s licensing outreach strategy, contributing to more consistent engagement and a stronger early-stage pipeline.

2–3

Phone calls generated monthly from FirstIgnite-driven campaigns

100

Contacts per campaign reached through targeted, role-specific outreach

CASE STUDIES

FirstIgnite played a key role in helping VCU accelerate its industry engagement, streamline marketing efforts, and unlock new opportunities for research commercialization.

2-3

Meetings per campaign with interested licensing partners, generating meaningful conversations that qualify research opportunities and create pathways toward potential licensing or option agreements.

CASE STUDIES

FirstIgnite helped Portland State University students expand industry connections, streamline market research, and gain hands-on experience in entrepreneurial initiatives.

2-10

Conversations were initiated per student project, with several continuing beyond the course, demonstrating ongoing engagement and the platform’s ability to support sustained industry connections.

How You Can Use FirstIgnite

Built for Comprehensive Career Services Offices

Supporting institutions that serve undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral talent populations.

Central Career Services Teams

Increase employer engagement across all academic levels.

Graduate & PhD Career Centers

Strengthen placement pipelines for research and advanced technical roles.

Employer Relations Teams

Build structured partnerships with companies hiring specialized and doctoral talent.