FAQs

Prospect HQ is for past or present collegiate student-athletes seeking purpose, fulfillment and success — and for employers striving to elevate their culture and drive performance through hiring.

Yes! Creating your profile and connecting with employers is completely free. We believe every student-athlete deserves access to building a community and finding new opportunities.

Nope! If you played one year of varsity, or all four years, you're welcome to join. Club, intramural, and independent athletes are absolutely welcome. Prospect HQ celebrates the athlete mindset– discipline, teamwork, and growth, not just the level of competition.

Prospect HQ is the antidote to the transactional, overwhelming, and dehumanizing nature of the job market. Our community-centric approach and focus on cultural fit enable us to align hires, elevate cultures, and transform lives. With our video-first platform, candidates can showcase who they are beyond a résumé, including their personality, communication style, and values, while employers discover authentic talent that aligns with their culture and drives lasting performance.

Your video profile lets you share your story and personality, which are the things a résumé can’t capture. You can introduce yourself, talk about lessons from sport, and highlight what drives you. Employers use these videos to get to know you on a human level.

You’ll find purpose-driven companies across industries like tech, consulting, sports, marketing, finance, and healthcare. The best part is they are all looking for talent who bring leadership, discipline, and teamwork to the workplace.

Absolutely. Prospect HQ is built for exploration. You can learn from peers, discover industries that fit your values, and connect with mentors who’ve already made the transition from athlete to professional.

Yes! Employers come to Prospect HQ because they want to see the real person behind the résumé. Your video helps them understand your drive, personality, and culture fit before the first interview.

Totally normal — everyone starts somewhere. We’ll guide you with prompts and examples to make it feel natural. Employers value authenticity more than polish, so being real always wins over being perfect.

And if you’re not ready to post publicly, that’s okay too. You can still build your community by commenting, sharing insights, and engaging with others. When you’re comfortable, you can record short 30-second elevator-pitch videos just for employers, which stay private between you and them.

Yes! Prospect HQ is a community first. You can connect with other athletes, share experiences, ask questions, and build your professional network together. Think of it as your team, reimagined for what’s next.

You can stay connected. Many members use Prospect HQ post-graduation to network, find new opportunities, or mentor current student-athletes who are navigating the same transition.

This community is built to last. You can reconnect with former teammates, peers, and even people you once competed against. Whether you’re just starting your career or already in a job you love, Prospect HQ is a space to keep growing, share insights, and stay part of the team.

Prospect HQ is a community-centric, digital hiring platform that connects purpose-driven candidates with culture-conscious employers. Instead of keyword filters or résumé spam, employers discover candidates through authentic video introductions, shared values, and real engagement.

Our community is built around past and present collegiate student-athletes. These individuals are known for discipline, resilience, teamwork, and performance under pressure. They represent a wide range of majors, sports, and professional interests, from marketing and finance to operations, tech, healthcare, and consulting.

Student-athletes embody the mindset today’s workplaces need: accountability, adaptability, and drive. They’re trained to handle feedback, manage time, and perform in high-stakes environments, which are qualities that directly translate to professional success.

Our AI-driven matching surfaces candidates who are already aligned with your culture and hiring criteria. You’ll spend less time screening and more time meeting qualified people who are the right fit for your job posting & company.

Prospect HQ was built to meet employers wherever they are in their talent journey, from early-stage recruiting to experienced hires.

Most companies start by posting internships and early-career roles (1–5 years) to connect with standout student-athletes and recent graduates who bring discipline, coachability, and fresh perspective. These candidates often thrive in marketing, sales, finance, operations, and product roles where adaptability and communication matter most.

As your relationship with the community grows, Prospect HQ also helps you recruit mid-career professionals (5–10 years) — many of whom are former athletes ready for their next challenge. And, even experienced leaders (10+ years) seeking purpose-aligned teams and values-driven cultures.

Some partners use Prospect HQ to power leadership development programs, rotational tracks, and emerging manager roles, where culture fit and growth mindset are as important as experience.

Whether you’re building your first campus program or scaling a global team, Prospect HQ helps you find people who fit in skills, culture, and mission.

Prospect HQ helps you see the 360 degree view of the candidate. Each candidate profile goes beyond the résumé to give you a multidimensional view of who they are, how they think, communicate, and connect.

You’ll still find traditional details like résumé, experience, and education, but you’ll also see short-form videos where candidates answer prompts or share reflections about their goals, strengths, and work style. These short-form videos reveal qualities that no document can: communication skills, presence, and genuine enthusiasm.

Our engagement insights track how candidates interact across the platform. You can see who’s contributing, networking, and showing initiative, so you can distinguish between passive browsers and people who are actively pursuing growth.

Prospect’s Purpose-full Intelligence (PI) technology then adds another layer: analyzing behavior and engagement patterns to provide Prospect Insights into traits like coachability, collaboration, and cultural alignment. It’s designed to support your intuition, not replace it, giving you richer context to make confident, informed hiring decisions.

The outcome? You’ll identify high-performing, purpose-aligned candidates faster, and feel more confident about every hire you make.

Employers who use Prospect HQ consistently report stronger alignment between their hires and their culture.

Because candidates are pre-qualified through authentic video introductions and shared values, teams spend less time screening and more time connecting with people who genuinely fit their mission. The result is a shorter time-to-hire, smoother onboarding, and higher long-term performance.

But the biggest shift is qualitative: Prospect HQ helps employers build teams that stay and thrive. When culture fit comes first, retention improves, engagement deepens, and managers spend less time rehiring and more time developing their people.

In short, you’ll see faster hiring, stronger culture, and better performance outcomes, all through a process that feels more human for everyone involved.

Absolutely, Prospect HQ makes it easy to share candidate profiles, add notes, and manage hiring workflows across multiple team members. Collaboration is built in, so your team can evaluate talent together.

No problem. Prospect HQ integrates seamlessly with your process. You can export candidate profiles, résumés, and video links directly into your existing ATS or hiring funnel.

Our platform prioritizes engagement signals such as video activity, connection requests, and content participation, ensuring you see candidates who are genuinely exploring opportunities.

Yes, whether you’re hiring your first intern or scaling a 500-person team, Prospect HQ provides a guided, low-lift way to tap into high-potential talent without wasting time on résumé overload.

Absolutely! And it’s one of the best ways to attract the right people. When candidates can see and hear your team, they get a sense of your culture before they ever apply. Whether it’s a quick “meet the team” clip, a day-in-the-life walkthrough, or a message from leadership about what your company stands for, video gives your brand a personality that job posts simply can’t.

Employers who use video tend to see higher engagement, better alignment, and more thoughtful applications. It’s your chance to highlight what makes your workplace unique i.e. your values, your energy, your purpose, and connect with candidates who resonate with it.

When both sides show up authentically, the right matches happen.

Prospect HQ isn’t just for hiring, it’s for storytelling. Your company brand is one of your greatest assets, and on Prospect HQ, it comes to life through authentic, human content.

Think of your company profile as a living, breathing extension of your culture. You can post short-form videos that highlight your people, your purpose, and what it feels like to work on your team — from leadership spotlights and team wins to behind-the-scenes moments that show your day-to-day energy.

This content does more than look good; it attracts the right kind of talent before they ever apply. When candidates see your values and culture in action, the ones who resonate will naturally lean in, leading to higher engagement, stronger alignment, and fewer mismatched interviews.

Prospect HQ helps you shape perception through authenticity, not advertising. Over time, your content builds a reputation that does the recruiting for you — connecting you with people who belong in your culture long before the first conversation.

Getting started with Prospect HQ is simple — and you don’t need a long onboarding process to start seeing value.

1. Create your company profile.
   Share your mission, values, and what makes your workplace unique. This becomes your digital culture hub — where candidates can see your story come to life.
   
   
2. Upload a short intro video.
   Introduce your team or leadership and highlight what drives your culture. Video helps candidates connect on a human level before the first conversation.
   
   
3. Start your free trial.
   Explore the candidate feed, view profiles, and discover how Prospect HQ’s matching and insights surface people who align with your values and roles.
   
   
4. Post your first role.
   Whether it’s an internship, early-career position, or leadership opportunity, our AI-driven system connects you with purpose-driven candidates ready to grow with your team.
   
   

From there, our team will guide you every step of the way, from setting up your first campaign to collaborating with your hiring team inside the dashboard.

You’ll be meeting high-potential candidates within days and seeing how human-first hiring truly works in action.