About

College students and recent graduates are entering one of the most challenging job markets in more than a decade. Early‑career hiring has slowed, competition has intensified, and many young people are graduating into uncertainty rather than opportunity. Families across Long Island and beyond are feeling it. Students are moving home, struggling to land interviews, and losing confidence as they try to navigate a hiring landscape that feels stacked against them.

Even the most well‑resourced universities are struggling to keep up with the demands of this market. Career centers are overwhelmed, understaffed, and often unable to provide the individualized support students need to stand out. The result is a growing gap between student potential and employer expectations, leaving many graduates unsure how to tell their story, build relationships, or gain real traction.

Hire Proximity was created to close that gap.

Founded by Edward Frankel, a former Chief Talent Leader with deep experience inside global organizations, Hire Proximity is built on a simple belief: students deserve real guidance and real access to employers, especially in a market this tough. After years of leading hiring and early‑career programs, Frankel saw firsthand how many young professionals were entering the workforce without the preparation, language, or confidence needed to compete.

Hire Proximity focuses on two core offerings designed to meet the moment.
1. Personalized 1:1 Career Coaching for Students and Recent Graduates
This is the foundation of Hire Proximity’s work. The coaching is structured, individualized, and grounded in real hiring insight. Students learn how to articulate their strengths, refine their story, prepare for interviews, and build the confidence required to navigate a competitive job market. Most students never receive this level of personalized support, and it is already helping clients move from uncertainty to clarity with a clear plan of action.

Frankel’s background as a senior talent leader shapes every session. Students receive guidance rooted in how employers actually evaluate candidates, what hiring managers look for, and how strong applicants differentiate themselves.

2. Inside Hiring: Live Employer‑Access Conversations
Inside Hiring is Hire Proximity’s signature employer‑engagement series. These live sessions bring students into direct conversation with the people who sit closest to early‑career hiring decisions. Participants hear candid insight into what employers value, how hiring decisions are made, and what separates standout applicants from the rest.

Inside Hiring gives students something they rarely get: real proximity to real employers, in real time.

A Mission Built for This Moment
The early‑career job market is not just difficult. It is structurally different from what students were prepared for. Generic advice and automated rejection emails are not enough. Students need individualized coaching, real conversations, and a clearer understanding of how to navigate a hiring process that has become more competitive and more complex.

Hire Proximity exists to level the playing field. Through personalized coaching and direct employer access, the company gives students the clarity, confidence, and proximity they need to move forward with purpose and momentum.