Kira Talent
| Industry | Education technology |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Emilie Cushman Konrad Listwan |
| Headquarters | Toronto |
| Website | www |
Kira Talent is a Canadian education technology company headquartered in Toronto.[1] It is an online video platform used by universities for admissions interviews.[2]
History
[edit]Kira Talent was founded in 2012 by Emilie Cushman and Konrad Listwan.[3] It was named the Most Outstanding Venture among the Next 36 entrepreneurial initiative participants of 2012.[4][5] As of 2016, Kira Talent had raised $8 million in funding.[6] In 2019, Cushman, was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Education.[7]
Kira Talent’s cloud-based applicant assessment platform was introduced as an alternative to in-person and phone interviews. The interviewer records their questions over video and sends them over to candidates with an established deadline. After viewing each question, an interviewee has an allotted amount of time to consider the query, after which the webcam turns on and they have a limited amount of time to record a response. After applicants have responded the reviewers can log-in to see, rank, share, and compare the results.[4]
In 2019, Kira Talent partnered with Turnitin to offer a plagiarism checker for college admissions.[8]
Kira Talent maintains a higher education blog and online newsletter, The Admissions Roundup, on higher education admissions and recruitment.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Tossell, Ivor (April 22, 2013). ""Kira Talent's video platform simplifies the search for high-caliber candidates"". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
- ^ Ali, Anwar (July 21, 2015). ""How HR startups are bringing hiring into the 21st century"". Financial Post. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22.
- ^ Ligaya, Armina (November 25, 2013). ""How Kira Talent went from a classroom to a fast growing venture"". Financial Post. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14.
- ^ a b Farr, J.M. (March 28, 2013). ""Toronto's Kira Talent and Unhaggle StartMeUp Ryersons Slaight Communications Business Plan Competition Winners"". The Star. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Attfield, Paul. ""Konrad Listwan-Ciesielski: There's no hiding in this university admissions test"". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ^ ""Kira Talent Raises $5 Million Series A To Develop a Talent Assessment Platform"". BetaKit. August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22.
- ^ "30 Under 30 2019: Education". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Kelly, Rhea (June 26, 2019). ""Turnitin Partnership Adds Plagiarism Checking to College Admissions"". Campus Technology. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11.
- ^ "Sign up for the Admissions Roundup". start.kiratalent.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2025-03-13.