10112128CheddarClosedSME SupportInnovate UK**Problem** - Getting a job at a company committed to Net Zero is almost impossible. Getting a job at a company that is actually Net Zero is even more so. This problem is particularly acute for graduates who (1) face a highly commoditised marketplace and (2) care deeply and increasingly about solving climate change. **Over 1m UK graduates a year** each make on average _~40 job applications across \>5 sites and ~6 months_ to find a role (HESA, Indeed, TechRound). **37% graduates list climate change as their 'No.1 concern'**, whilst a further 39% have it as 'one of their top concerns' (Guardian, Pew). This means that **370k graduates each year cannot make career choices** matching their No.1 Concern. This number is increasing ~2% every year (Clean Energy Wire, Pew). This problem has several drivers: * **Fragmented Job Search** - jobs are not organised and categorised (The Search Problem) * **Scattered Company Information** - there is no central resource of information (The Discovery Problem) * **Cumbersome Application Process** - separate applications on separate sites for every job (The Friction Problem) * **Lack of Net Zero Data** - data on _company Net Zero commitments_ is non-existent or unavailable (The Net Zero Problem) **BUT...** It doesn't need to be this way: * You book every house through a single site on Airbnb * You apply to every university through a single site on UCAS **Solution** - Cheddar. The climate-first UCAS for jobs. The only site you need to get hired. Cheddar has the following features: * **Centralised Job Search** - all the relevant jobs for a market * **Comprehensive Company Profiles** - all the relevant information for jobseekers * **Unified Application Process** - all application forms on a single site * **Integrated Net Zero Data** - integrates NZ data directly into postings Cheddar achieves this by: * **Starting Hyper-targeted** - focusing on small markets e.g. Graduate Ruby on Rails Developers in London * **Sequential Expansion** - building the marketplace out by sector e.g. Developers... Consulting... Law etc. * **Utilising Existing Datasets** - integrating directly with external APIs to collect company data * **Seamless ATS Integration** - integrating directly and replicating all job application forms on the site * **Auto-Filling Application Forms** - auto-filling the actual job application forms based on user input * **Manual Data Collection** - collecting Net Zero data using volunteers (e.g. 180DC) and paid employees Get involved: * Site (alpha) - [www.cheddarjobs.com][0] * Github repo - [https://github.com/Ches-ctrl/Cheddar][1] * Contact - [charlie.cheesman.oba@said.oxford.edu][2] [0]: http://www.cheddarjobs.com [1]: https://github.com/Ches-ctrl/Cheddar [2]: https://www.notion.so/100f06ab3cdb4131a2bc598a0bc11e98?pvs=21