Case Study: College Possible achieves scalable hiring and saves 20 minutes per candidate with Spark Hire

How College Possible Scales Their Hiring And Saves 20 Minutes Per Candidate With Spark Hire

College Possible is a national nonprofit that helps low‑income students gain admission to and succeed in college, serving about 30,000 students across multiple cities. As the organization grew, its recruiting process—reliant on phone screens, in‑person interviews and ad‑hoc Skype calls—couldn’t scale: scheduling across time zones and screening large applicant pools took too much staff time.

By adopting Spark Hire’s recorded video interviews (integrated with ApplicantPro), College Possible implemented a fast, easy-to-use screening layer that decision‑makers can share and review on demand. The platform was quick to set up, let the team customize response timing and retakes, and replaced cumbersome scheduling—saving about 20 minutes per applicant, enabling hundreds of applicants to be processed in under a year, and improving hiring decisions by providing replayable interviews and more focus on in‑person fit.

College Possible

Chad Karlsson

AmeriCorps and VISTA Manager