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10 Minutes 

Parents, here’s how to give your child the edge in today’s competitive job market — in just 10 minutes.

If your teen or college student is nervous about interviews, lacks confidence in professional settings, or struggles to articulate their strengths — Workforce Quest was made for them.

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Infrastructure to Access
Soft-skills Conveniently,
Globally.

 The Ideal Candidate is a social impact organization with a dual-entity model—combining nonprofit innovation and corporate solutions to build stronger workforce ecosystems for the future of work.

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About Us: Unified Mission,
Two Powerful Arms

We are one mission, operating through two entities:


🏛️ The Ideal Candidate,NFP (501c3 Nonprofit): Focused on systems change—partnering with governments, philanthropies, and workforce intermediaries to create coordinated, scalable workforce strategies.


💼 The Ideal Candidate Corporation (For-Profit): Delivering soft skills training, gamified curriculum, and workforce readiness solutions for employers, schools, and training providers.


Together, we work toward one goal:
To help people facing systemic barriers become ready for work—

and help employers become ready for people.

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Who We Support

  • Government & Workforce Boards: Building aligned, data-informed workforce systems

  • Employers: Creating new, inclusive talent pipelines

  • Nonprofits & CBOs: Gaining tools to scale and streamline impact

  • Philanthropic Funders: Driving systemic change through real-time data

  • Under-Resourced Job Seekers: Gaining tools, training, and support to succeed

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Brands

Microsoft Training Partner
5/3rd Bank Training Partner
BET Training Partner
Rotary Club Training Partner
Chicago Public Schools Training Partner
Concurrency Training Partner
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Ready to Partner with Us?

Whether you're building a regional workforce strategy or leveling up your front-line staff, The Ideal Candidate has tools to meet you where you are—and help you scale impact.

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