My Catalyst: Build the Career, Not Just the Next Job
My Catalyst is Catalyst's structured development program for professionals in technical,
manufacturing, life sciences, and skilled trades fields. It's not a job board. It's not a newsletter.
It's an active working relationship designed to make you a stronger candidate and keep you
connected to the right opportunities over time.
Most recruiting relationships follow a simple arc: you submit a resume, a recruiter calls you
about a specific opening, and the conversation ends when you take the job or don't. My Catalyst
is built on a different model. It treats your career as an ongoing asset — something worth
developing, not just deploying. The program combines hands-on resume and profile feedback,
a structured look at where your skills align with where the market is moving, and a planning conversation about what you're building toward. Candidates who engage with My Catalyst
aren't just added to a database — they receive direct attention from a recruiter who knows their
discipline and is actively watching for roles that fit their trajectory. As Catalyst grows this
program, additional resources — tools, content, and guidance built specifically for technical
and trades professionals — will be added. For now, the core is direct: a recruiter who knows
your industry, committed to your development, not just your placement.
What's Included in My Catalyst
Resume & Professional Profile Review
Your resume is reviewed by a recruiter who works in your field — not a career coach with a
generic checklist. We look at it through the lens of what the hiring managers we work with
actually want to see: how you describe technical scope, what certifications you lead with, how
your progression reads to a plant manager or engineering director. You'll receive specific,
actionable feedback, not a formatting critique.
Career Pathway Planning
A career pathway conversation isn't about writing down your five-year goals — it's about
understanding where you are in your discipline, where the realistic and rewarding next moves
are, and what it would take to get there. We bring market context to that conversation: what
skills are in demand, what employers in your field are prioritizing, and where the Southeast
and Midwest job market is actually heading in your sector.
Skills Gap Identification
Not every gap is a certification. Sometimes it's how you talk about your experience. Sometimes
it's a tool or platform you haven't had exposure to yet. My Catalyst includes an honest
assessment of where your profile is strong and where it has room — delivered with context
about what actually matters to employers, not a generic competency matrix.
Priority Placement Consideration
When new roles come through Catalyst that match your background and goals, My Catalyst
participants are reviewed first. This isn't a guarantee — fit still matters — but it means your profile is top of mind before a search goes wide. For candidates in competitive disciplines,
timing is often the difference.
How to Get Started
Step 1
Submit Your Resume and Tell Us What You're Building Toward
Fill out the My Catalyst intake form with your resume and a brief note about where you are in
your career and what you're looking for. This isn't a job application — it's the start of a working
relationship, and the more context you give us, the more useful the conversation will be.
Step 2
Connect with a Recruiter Who Knows Your Discipline
A Catalyst recruiter who works in your field will review your materials and reach out to
schedule a conversation. That call covers your background, your goals, your current situation,
and what good actually looks like for you — not just what jobs are open right now.
Step 3
Stay Connected as the Market Moves
My Catalyst is an ongoing relationship, not a one-time review. As new roles surface, as your
goals shift, or as market conditions in your sector change, your Catalyst recruiter stays in
contact. You won't be in a database that goes quiet — you'll be in a pipeline that's actively
managed.
Who My Catalyst Is Designed For
My Catalyst is built for professionals in skilled trades, manufacturing, technical/engineering,
and life sciences who are thinking beyond their next paycheck. It's most valuable for
candidates who are actively looking but want to be selective, those who aren't actively looking
but know a change is coming in the next year, and experienced professionals who want their
next move to be the right one — not just the fastest one. If you're applying to thirty job boards
and hoping something sticks, this program probably isn't the best use of your time or ours. If
you want a focused, industry-aware working relationship with a recruiter who will tell you the
truth about your profile and your options, My Catalyst is worth your time.
Your Next Move Deserves More Than a Job Board
My Catalyst is free for candidates and built around a simple idea: the right placement is better
than a fast one, for everyone involved. Start by submitting your resume — a Catalyst recruiter
will take it from there.
