CareerPlug was founded in 2007 in the heart of Austin, Texas by Clint Smith. He had a simple vision to make hiring easier for busy business leaders. Today we are the preferred partner to over 400 hundred franchise brands and member-based organizations, as well as over 60,000 business owners. Together, we are achieving our purpose of empowering teams to grow by making it easier for managers to hire and retain the right people.
Our software is easy-to-use and built for busy owners and managers who are not HR professionals but still need to hire and retain their teams. CareerPlug has a proven playbook that has helped our clients build a winning culture, hire faster, and retain great people. In addition to innovative tools that streamline and automate time-consuming HR tasks, we offer exceptional client support to help you hire, grow, and retain your team.
One of our core values is Be Kind, and to us that includes making a positive impact on the world and seeking out opportunities to help our communities. To that end, we’ve committed to giving 1% of our annual revenue to nonprofits each year.
Our 100% employee donation matching program is one of our favorite team benefits and we’ve also partnered with WeForest, a global reforestation nonprofit, to plant a tree for the first hire every client makes!
Our Give Back committee is a group of passionate employees who bring new opportunities forward: from organizing a Give Back Week, promoting time off to volunteer, and partnering with nonprofits like Maven Youth Tech Camp — a summer program for LGBTQ+ teens to learn about working in technology.
Most notably, we have a strong partnership with Foster Angels of Central Texas, supporting their Toys for Teens Holiday Drive, SkipFest, and other events throughout the year. In 2015, we worked closely with Foster Angels to begin a $10,000 scholarship awarded to a foster youth to help continue their education. Since then we’ve awarded new scholarships each year and had CareerPlug employees become mentors to help set up the recipients for long-term success.
Platform Engineering Manager
Tier 2 Manager
Consultant Manager
Tier 1 Manager
Manager of Partner Success
Consultant Manager
Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager
5: AUTOMATE
Hiring is hard, but partnering with us makes it easier. From posting jobs to scheduling interviews, CareerPlug allows you to automate certain parts of the process to improve your results and save you time.
3: EVALUATE
Once you think you have found the right person, use our reference and background check resources to verify them. Then, send an electronic offer letter from CareerPlug to close the deal!
4: HIRE
Use our prescreen questions and assessments to identify the best applicants. Then use our interview questions and scorecards to evaluate for the right things consistently.
2: COMMUNICATE
Use our notifications and automations to be the first to respond to qualified applicants. Send texts and emails from directly from CareerPlug to convert applicants to scheduled interviews.
1: ATTRACT
Use our templates to create an attractive careers page and job posting. Then promote it through our job board partners, as well as directly with your employees, customers, and social network.
Business Intelligence Manager
Manager of Account Executives
Senior Manager of Operations
HR Manager
Manager of Partnership Account Executives
Senior Manager of Partner Services
Originally from small town in central Texas, Ashley Johnson graduated from Texas State University in 2013 with a degree in Business Administration. She was hired by CareerPlug as a Talent Specialist in 2014, and moved up to ultimately lead the Recruitment Services team. From there, she pivoted to Implementation, and is now the Implementation Manager.
As the Implementation Manager, Ashley and 3 direct reports function as a transition between Sales and Partner Success in helping our clients get set up and established in our software. She spends her free time raising her 2 dogs, playing cornhole, and perfecting the art of charcuterie.
Manager of Partner Growth
Director of Product Marketing
Director of Engineering
Director of UX & Product Design
Senior Director of Sales
Outside Sales Manager
Senior Director of People
Vice President of Product and Engineering
VP of Business Development
Chris accidentally started a 20-year career in franchising when he was 18 years old and took a job painting houses for College Pro Painters. That job turned into the ownership of his first franchise (a house painting franchise). While at Monmouth College in IL, he operated his business, played on the varsity football team, and studied to become a teacher.
The taste of entrepreneurship and desire to coach others led Chris deeper into franchising, working with a few franchise brands helping them grow their businesses. He lived in the Chicagoland area his entire life until recently moving his family to Austin, TX.
In his free time Chris coaches youth sports, especially youth football, and spends as much time as he can with his wife and 2 children.
President
Native to Texas, Jenny graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and joined CareerPlug in 2017. She retired her first career path as a Registered Dietitian after 10 years, and has found her true belonging in business operations.
As CareerPlug’s President, Jenny leads all teams to an aligned effort toward achieving our vision. She works to build healthy and scalable internal systems to equip and empower the CareerPlug teams to bring their best for our clients. She loves contributing new ideas and rethinking the status quo. Jenny really connects with the company’s core values, but especially with our intent to “Keep Growing.”
In her non-work life, Jenny enjoys time with her family, playing drums and performing with the Austin Samba School, and finding excuses to be on the lake.
Founder & CEO
Clint founded CareerPlug in 2007 with the simple idea that there was a better way to help employers connect with quality applicants. Today Clint works every day to fulfill CareerPlug’s mission: Make Hiring Easier. Leading by example, Clint loves spending his time developing new ideas and teaching others.
After graduating from the University of Florida, Clint worked in investment banking and strategic marketing; both experiences influenced the development of CareerPlug. He also spent a year away from the business world teaching 5th grade in Boulder.
Clint is passionate about helping others succeed and is involved in numerous mentoring programs. He and his wife, Sarah, are also foster parents. Clint enjoys family time, beach volleyball, and outdoor adventures.
