Platform helps jobseekers showcase their
trades experience and connect with hiring trades
professionals
ATLANTA, Oct. 18,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot® launched a new
jobseeker marketplace created to connect skilled tradespeople to
hiring trades professionals in the construction and home
improvement industries.
According to a new survey conducted by The Home Depot in
partnership with Morning Consult, half of trades professionals
(50%) say that determining whether an applicant is qualified for a
job is an obstacle to hiring. Skilled trades jobseekers can visit
PathtoPro.com to create a profile, upload their resume and add
photos of their work to connect with The Home Depot's Pro customers
looking to hire in their local area. To help jobseekers showcase
their skills, the Path to Pro Network features skill badges that
indicate if someone has accredited training, is a U.S. Military
Veteran, or has graduated from The Home Depot's free trades
training program.
"There is not a leading jobseeker platform for the skilled
trades and The Home Depot is committed to connecting skilled
tradespeople with our Pro customers for jobs," said Eric Schelling, vice president of global talent
acquisition at The Home Depot. "The Path to Pro Network was
designed to provide jobseekers with new career networking
opportunities in the trades. Building a profile in the Path to Pro
Network is the best way to showcase to potential employers that you
have what it takes to work in the skilled trades."
The Path to Pro Network is part of The Home Depot's larger Path
to Pro program to help address the growing skilled labor shortage
in the U.S. and build the next generation of trades professionals.
Launched in 2021, the Path to Pro Skills Program offers a free
training program for those interested in pursuing and growing a
career in the skilled trades and prepares them for their first job.
Visit PathtoPro.com to learn more.
ABOUT THE HOME DEPOT
The Home Depot is the world's
largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of the
second quarter of fiscal year 2022, the company operated a total of
2,316 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company employs approximately
500,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones
industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index. The Home
Depot is #17 on the 2022 Fortune 500.
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