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SteppingStone, an innovator in HR technology, has announced an exciting partnership with Concordia University St. Paul (CSP) to modernize career readiness for CSP students. This partnership leverages SteppingStone’s AI-powered job search assistant, Stella, to enhance students’ career launch through personalized job matching, making CSP among the first universities to integrate AI in a way that aligns students’ skills with targeted career opportunities.
Modernizing Career Services with AI
The partnership aims to tackle the challenges of bridging academic skills with real-world job market demands. Through SteppingStone’s mission to personalize the job search experience, CSP will harness Stella’s AI-driven capabilities to offer students tailored career guidance that connects them with employers seeking candidates with their unique skills and experience.
“At SteppingStone, we’re dedicated to transforming the way students approach their career paths by offering technology that humanizes and personalizes the job search,” said Eric Elwer, Founder of SteppingStone. “This collaboration with CSP demonstrates how AI can be integrated into academic environments to better prepare students for meaningful careers while meeting employers’ needs.”
Through CSP Global initiatives, the university will utilize SteppingStone’s Persona-based Matching™ to align students with roles that match their skills and aspirations. This technology provides students with a guided, personalized job search experience while helping them stand out amongst growing applicant pools.
“We’re committed to ensuring CSP’s curriculum directly supports modern career readiness, bridging academic learning with real-world job opportunities,” said Dr. Kimberly Craig, Vice Provost of CSP Global. “Integrating SteppingStone’s AI technology enables us to provide students with a highly personalized pathway to success, aligning their education with the demands of today’s workforce.”
CSP is committed to empowering students to showcase their strengths and achievements in a personalized digital format called the e-Portfolio. “Integrating technology like Persona-based Matching™ with CSP’s e-Portfolio is not only about connecting students to jobs; it’s about fostering a meaningful career journey,” said Dr. Holly Tapper, Associate Vice President for Business Development at CSP. “We are thrilled to bring our students more customized career support and insights.”
About SteppingStone
We believe that true innovation comes from the collaboration of AI and human insight. When paired with human intuition and empathy, AI can help deliver a more personalized and meaningful job search experience. The key is using technology not to replace the human touch but to enhance it. By combining the strengths of both, we can build a future where hiring is more efficient, thoughtful, and ultimately more human.
About Concordia University St. Paul (CSP)
CSP is dedicated to preparing students for lifelong success through educational experiences that integrate technology and practical career preparation. CSP’s mission to empower students aligns with innovative partnerships like this one, aimed at giving students a competitive edge in the evolving job market.