EKC is primarily focused on growing enterprises. For us, enterprises are companies that are headquartered locally and are generating over 70% of their revenue from outside the region. We believe that growing enterprises provides the greatest multiplying effect for economic lift in the region and ultimately prosperity for all! Helping provide access to well-suited talent for enterprises to grow is a primary goal of TalentSphere. Additionally, we recognize that cybersecurity is “n-dimensional.” It is a growing business function for corporations in all industries and at all stages/sizes. We also work together with these companies to ensure that their demand for talent can be met with TalentSphere.

The integrated Assessment Tool functionality creates a perfect “Step 1” for talent as they dive into how their personal attributes align to careers in cybersecurity. Through our research and listening sessions, industry has informed us that cybersecurity offers a variety of career pathways and that there is strength in diversified experiences and personalities as challenges are met. We believe that traditional talent acquisition methods are missing “Well-suited” and “Well-potentialed” talent. It is imperative that we expand the size and the quality of the cybersecurity talent pool to meet today’s cybersecurity threats head on and to help enterprises grow right here in Kansas and Western Missouri.

TalentSphere helps both talent and industry build their brand and tell their story! Along with the Assessment Tool, TalentSphere integrates additional features to prepare for interviews, gain hands on experience, identify training opportunities, and grow networks. This is crucial to gain the confidence to prepare for career opportunities and to shorten the on-ramp to adding value once employed. These functions aim to bring the “interview” well beyond that isolated experience and give both talent and industry insights into fit, culture, and readiness to make better informed decisions.