At PathFive, we believe the hiring process should benefit everyone, not just the final hire. That's why we give employers tools to strengthen their brand image while providing candidates valuable insights through anonymized finalist resumes. The result? Informed clients, greater time efficiency, stronger partnerships, and a more satisfying recruitment experience. Our mission is simple: to create a smarter, more receptive hiring experience where both companies and candidates become stronger and more desirable.
PathFive makes hiring smarter and more transparent for everyone involved. Employers securely share their finalist resumes, which we fully anonymize and analyze to uncover what truly makes top candidates stand out as realistic fits. From there, we create clear insight reports that highlight skills, experiences, and strategies that separate the finalists. These reports not only give employers stronger benchmarks and help showcase their brand, but they also provide candidates with the rare chance to see what it takes to reach the finish line. Career centers, consulting firms, and recruiters can also use PathFive's insights to strengthen partnerships and better support the people they serve.
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When an employer partners with PathFive, the rejection email includes a secure link to purchase a Finalist Insights report.
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With candidate consent and full anonymization, we extract the key skills, experience, and credentials from the five resumes that advanced the furthest.
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See how you compared, where you fell short, and what to change before your next application.
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From that idea, PathFive was built. Our platform delivers Finalist Insight Reports - a structured, data driven comparison of your application against the top five that reached the final stage. Instead of vague advice, you see concrete benchmarks: skills emphasized, experience levels, keyword usage, resume formatting trends as well as the top performing resumes for your job of focus. For the first time, candidates can measure exactly where they stand and what to improve for their next opportunity.
Today, PathFive is on a mission to democratize hiring insights. We partner with companies of all sizes - from startups to global enterprises - to ensure every candidate leaves with something valuable, whether they win the job or not. For employers, it strengthens brand reputation and builds goodwill. For candidates, it transforms rejection into a valuable learning experience.
Our vision is simple: to make the job market a place where every application creates progress. With PathFive, rejection is no the end of the story - it's the start of your next chapter.
PathFive was born out of a simple but powerful realization: the job search process is broken for millions of people. From the big corporation to a small neighborhood business, and everywhere in between. Both employers and candidates alike. Every year, talented professionals submit hundreds of applications, only to receive a generic denial with a vain promise to send potential future opportunities, "should you be a match." This approach has left many hopeless and without direction. What's missing isn't effort or ambition, it's insight. Candidates rarely know what separated them from the finalists who advanced, and without that knowledge, they're left guessing.
Our founder, PJ Fabrizio, firsthand experienced this cycle and set himself on a mission to be a solution for others who have struggled in a similar manner. What he wanted was not a generic response to a lengthy hiring process, but rather a formula for greater success with employers. Frustration soon turned to inspiration. What if there was a practical way to pull back the curtain and provide applicants real, solutions based feedback. A roadmap that would drastically increase their chances to land a dream job with certainty. What if companies could participate in this process, fostering transparency, empowering talent, and revitalizing our hope in an ultra competitive job market.
The level of competition for all parties has reached unprecedented heights. Candidates are vying for positions with over 1,000 applicants. Employers are burdened with substantial costs, ranging from 1.25 to 4 times the positional salary, from recruitment to onboarding. It is estimated that approximately 40% of new hires achieve long-term success. PathFive is dedicated to addressing this challenge and improving the overall hiring process.
1. Skill & Keyword Gap Map
The tools and keywords finalists highlighted that you missed.
2. Experience Benchmarks
Average years of experience, education level, and certifications finalists shared.
3. Resume Rewrite Guidance
Tailored suggestions on how to refactor your bullets for stronger alignment.
4. ATS Readability Score
Formatting and parsing insights so your resume clears the first digital screen.
1. Improved candidate experience – turn rejection into value.
2. Protect employer brand – fewer negative Glassdoor hiring reviews.
3. Monetize the rejection funnel – new revenue from post-decision traffic.
4. No recruiter workload – insights are automated.
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1. Finalist resumes are shared only with consent.
2. All personal details removed: names, contact info, identifiers.
3. Reports show benchmarks and anonymized samples, not the complete resume by default.
4. Built with GDPR & CCPA compliance in mind.
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A well formulated method for efficiency, ensuring precise results and consistent success.
• Craft clear, professional Finalist Insight Reports.
• Highlight measurable differences in skills, keywords, and formatting.
• Use visuals (charts, graphs, scorecards) for easy understanding.
• Present findings in a polished, executive-level template.
• Supply employers with aggregate applicant analysis.
• Track applicant patterns: skills, certifications, and experience trends.
• Provide candidates with personalized actionable feedback.
• Deliver secure reports at the conclusion of each hiring cycle.
• Equip job seekers with a roadmap to improve future applications.
• Support employers in strengthening candidate trust and brand reputation.
• Create long-term goodwill, increasing re-application rates from top talent.
• Analyze hiring data from top employers to identify trends.
• Review thousands of job postings and application outcomes.
• Pinpoint the exact skills and resume elements employers value.
• Identify skill gaps across candidate submissions at scale.
• Build evidence-based benchmarks for candidate improvement.
• Provide employers with analytics to refine job descriptions.
• Map the full candidate journey from application to rejection.
• Design a simple opt-in process for candidates to share resumes.
• Structure how finalist resumes are compared with rejected examples.
• Ensure clarity, fairness, and confidentiality in the process.
• Integrate PathFive seamlessly into your employer’s application process.
• Create a consistent, branded workflow for every job posting.
Getting started with us is an easy process thanks to our simple packages.
Intended for any position. One off purchase.
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Intended for long term job seeking.
Intended for highly competitive job seeking.
Intended for smaller sized firms. Providing support for up to 100 roles.
Intended for mid-sized firms. Providing support for 100 - 500 roles.
Intended for large sized firms. Providing support from 500 - 1,000 roles.
1.) Employer Insight Reports
2.) Candidate Benchmark Access
3.) Career Center Partnerships
4.) Consulting and Talent Firm Partnerships
5.) Employer Branding Support
6.) Custom Research and Data Insights
Yes. In addition to your detailed Finalist Insights Report, you'll have access to view the top 5 resumes, as long as they opted in when they initially applied for the job. This gives you full transparency into the qualifications, skill, and experience of those who advanced while also providing data-driven analysis into the factors that distinguished them for success.
We focus on delivering the finalist group, since those resumes represent the strongest matches. However, if you'd like to expand your view, we recommend that you purchase the $99 unlimited resume packages solution. If you'd rather purchase additional resumes just this once, you will be subject to the individual resume package price which includes 5 resumes for $25. These resumes will be from around the semi finalist stage and will still remain as a very competitive resource for your professional development.
No. Employers do not share your request for a PathFive package with other employers amongst their network. This violates our policy and you may be assured that your purchase is securely protected with our team.
Your PathFive package is typically delivered within 3-5 business days after the finalist selection process is completed. Please be aware the hiring process can drastically differ from company to company and job to job. For reference, some positions take upwards of 6 months to fill, while others are finished with 3-4 weeks. You may contact us for follow up but please be aware, we remain in contact with our clients as they work through their hiring regime to provide the most up to date information.
If none of the finalists have opted in to share their resume, we'll provide the next closest 5 who've granted consent, along with a full report based on anonymized data, benchmarks, and skill comparisons from the applicant pool. You will still gain actionable insights to improve your positioning for future opportunities.
If you are ready to take the next step for yourself, your clientele or your growing organization, please fill out the below and we will be in contact with you shortly.