Thurgood connects student work, AI-enhanced portfolios, employer engagement, career fair activity, and hiring outcomes into one measurable system.
A skills graph is a structured network connecting students, skills, projects, certifications, employers, jobs, events, and outcomes.
Verified means skills are backed by real work, training, projects, certifications, and observable progress.
Graph means every interaction can become signal: searchable, measurable, and useful for students, schools, and employers.
Students build living proof-of-work profiles with projects, videos, certifications, and AI-assisted portfolio entries. Schools gain visibility into engagement and career readiness. Employers capture candidates from career fairs, hiring events, and partner programs with a workflow built for follow-up.
We partner with schools, employers, and workforce partners to modernize career discovery and trade hiring infrastructure — so opportunity moves faster and outcomes are easier to measure.
Thurgood is built to make skill visible, useful, and actionable. Students capture real work in living profiles, and the Thurgood AI Portfolio Coach helps turn projects, photos, videos, and certifications into employer-ready proof.
For employers, Thurgood turns career fair conversations, school visits, and hiring events into structured candidate pipelines. The company talent portal helps teams review candidates, track engagement, add notes, and see who is showing real interest.
Thurgood AI adds another layer: scored engagement suggestions, candidate-fit context, and recommended follow-ups so recruiters know who to contact first — and why.
For schools and training programs, Thurgood creates visibility across student engagement, employer activity, career readiness, and outcomes — without making the résumé the center of the story.
It’s a connected pipeline: student proof → AI portfolio coaching → employer engagement → scored follow-up → measurable outcomes. Proof flows from the classroom to the career fair to the jobsite, creating a living network that strengthens programs and helps talent get discovered.
Build a living proof-of-work profile powered by real projects, photos, videos, certifications, and experience. Thurgood’s AI Portfolio Coach helps turn your work into employer-ready proof that grows with you across school, jobs, and career fairs.
Turn career fair conversations into structured candidate pipelines. Capture talent through employer-branded activation campaigns, review proof-of-work portfolios, and use AI-assisted engagement signals to prioritize who your team should follow up with first.
"You make the case compellingly and I could not agree more. As the CHRO of a big defense and aerospace company, I know firsthand how hard it is to find prospective employees who are willing to learn a skilled trade. I therefore hope Thurgood Industries thrives and scales."Senior executive in aerospace & defense
"We work with companies all the time that are hiring skilled workers—and ‘finding’ them online is often difficult because they are not on LinkedIn. That’s why I think it is great you are building an online platform and community to connect with them."Owner, StaffBuffalo
"Practical hands-on knowledge is a key ingredient to successful innovation. While we hire a lot of PhDs in engineering, one of our highest-paid employees is a tech school grad. I started my journey as a carpenter—it was invaluable to me."Founder & CEO, Endeavour
