Align.aiAI is changing junior roles. Employers have more applicants to choose from. And sending more applications isn't fixing the problem.
FortuneEditorialGen Z's hiring hell is real: 1 in 3 employers admit they're replacing entry-level roles with AIJune 26, 2026Read at Fortune (opens in a new tab)
StanfordResearchThe AI employment gap for young workers has widened to 19%August 12, 2026Read at Stanford (opens in a new tab)
LinkedInResearchSkills for jobs set to change by 70% by 2030January 15, 2025Read at LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
New York FedDataRecent college graduates: 5.6% unemployed, 42% underemployed2026 Q2Read at New York Fed (opens in a new tab)
BBCVideoWill AI make your degree pointless?August 18, 2026Read at BBC (opens in a new tab)
World Economic ForumReport170 million new jobs by 2030, while 92 million are displacedJanuary 2025Read at World Economic Forum (opens in a new tab)
FortuneEditorialAI won't kill your job. It will kill the path to your first oneApril 29, 2026Read at Fortune (opens in a new tab)
NACEResearchDemand for AI Skills in Entry-Level Jobs Nearly Triples Since Fall 2025April 2026Read at NACE (opens in a new tab)Here is the proof. Recent reporting from Fortune, Stanford, LinkedIn, the New York Fed and more.
Senior HR expertise, a proven process and powerful technology, from the first conversation to the offer.
It starts with understanding two things: who your graduate is, and where the market actually needs someone like them.
Where are they strongest?
Go beyond the degree and resume to uncover their strengths, experience, transferable skills and potential paths.
Where is there real demand?
Look at hiring trends, employer demand and changing skill requirements to identify where real opportunity exists.
Where should they focus?
Align brings the two together to identify the right roles, employers and positioning for their search.
We bring hiring expertise, market insight, technology and employer connections together in a career plan built around your graduate.
We track where roles, skills and employer demand are moving, so graduates focus on opportunities with real potential.
Decades of screening, interviewing and hiring candidates shape the search from the employer's point of view.
We uncover strengths, transferable skills and career paths that a degree or resume alone may never reveal.
Specialized tools and data help us identify opportunities, assess fit and make every search more targeted.
A network of over 10,000 employers, plus partners across technology, entrepreneurship and business, takes the search well beyond the job boards.
From finding the right direction through positioning, outreach, interviews and offers, we stay involved throughout the journey.
Better information. Better positioning. Better decisions. Backed by experienced people.
One team and one plan, from the first strategy conversation to the offer.
Step 1
We help your graduate understand where they fit, what roles to pursue and how to tell their story.
Step 2
We identify roles and employers that match their background, strengths, interests and goals.
Step 3
Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, cover letters and applications are built around the opportunities they actually want.
Step 4
Your graduate learns to communicate their value, approach employers, build relationships and perform when an opportunity arrives.
Step 5
From the first strategy conversation through interviews and offers, there is a clear plan and experienced guidance behind every step.
Why us
Behind every search are two people who have done this from the other side of the table. One spent three decades deciding who gets hired. One built and scaled companies, and did the hiring along the way.
Decades of hiring and HR leadership, from startups to large companies
Steve Demick has spent three decades screening, interviewing and hiring at startups, mid-size and large companies. He is the named person accountable for every recommendation, resume edit and mock interview a family is paying for.
Built and scaled companies.
An entrepreneur and operator who has taken companies from startup to scale and hired for them as they grew.
Together, that is what makes Align different: experienced people guiding every search, backed by technology.
The degree was the investment. The career is the outcome.
Parents aren't paying for another tool. They're putting an experienced team behind their graduate.
The parent gets confidence that there is a plan. The graduate gets the expertise, tools and accountability to carry it out. Schedule a confidential consultation to get started.
Your graduate gets more than advice. They get a team behind them.
Prefer email? sdemick@cap20.ai