Your hiring advantage
Hire better entry-level talent. Guaranteed.
A smarter, lower-risk way to hire. Our flexible model lets you see real performance on the job before making a full-time commitment, reducing risk and increasing confidence in every decision.
Why we exist
Great candidates. Great employers.Matched with confidence.
For employers
Build your next generation of great talent.
Find early-career candidates with the strengths, attitude, and potential to grow with your company.
For early-career candidates
Launch a career built around your strengths.
Discover opportunities where you can contribute, develop, and build what comes next.
The Katapult approach
See the potential. Make the match.Find the SPARK!
A fuller picture creates a more thoughtful match.
A resume shows experience. It does not always reveal how someone naturally contributes, approaches their work, or may grow in a role.
Katapult’s proprietary SPARK assessment helps us better understand the person behind the resume. Combined with conversations, interviews, experience, skills, role requirements, business needs, and human judgment, SPARK insights help inform more thoughtful hiring conversations and matches.
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Understand what success requires
We work with employers to clarify the strengths, qualities, role requirements, and expectations that matter most.
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Get to know the candidate
Through conversations, interviews, and Katapult's proprietary SPARK assessment, we develop a fuller picture of each candidate's strengths, working style, experience, and aspirations.
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Make a thoughtful match
We consider SPARK insights alongside experience, skills, role requirements, business needs, and human judgment to identify opportunities where the candidate and company may thrive together.
Beyond the Resume
The right match starts with understanding more.
Katapult brings together what the role requires and what each candidate may bring, using SPARK insights as one part of a broader, human-led recruiting process.
Confidence after the match
Hire better entry-level talent.Guaranteed.
Career-to-Launch, Direct Hire, and Elite each include six months of hiring protection. The programs work differently, but the commitment is consistent: Katapult shares the hiring risk and stands behind the match.
Three ways to hire
Choose the approach that fits your needs.
Career-to-Launch, Direct Hire, and Elite provide different ways to bring early-career talent into your organization.
Six months of protection
Move forward with greater confidence.
Every Katapult hiring program includes six months of hiring protection, with coverage and eligibility defined by the program and engagement terms.
Confidence built into the process
Evaluate or hire with protection behind you.
Career-to-Launch provides time to evaluate performance before making a full-time commitment. Direct Hire and Elite provide protection after the candidate is hired.
Three ways to hire. Six months of confidence.
Explore the programs and understand how each approach works.
Who you'll work with
The people behind the guarantee.
Hiring protection is only as meaningful as the people standing behind it. Meet the Katapult team that helps employers understand their needs, find the right match, and navigate the hiring process with confidence.
Brian Johnson
Owner & President
Vanessa Lopez
Account Director
Maddy Olson
Account Manager
Aaron Kudrle
Business Development & Sales Recruiting Associate
Kristina Ott
Account Coordinator
Kylie Baumann
Sourcer
Kiya Issendorf
Recruiting Specialist
Paige Lehner
VP of Operations
Alexa Eng
Human Resources & Payroll Manager
Lillia Fretheim
Strategic Operations Manager
From the Katapult blog
Advice worth reading before you hire
Hiring and early-career guidance from the team that does this every day.
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Hiring Advice
Job Rejection Happens: How to Move Forward and Keep Going.
Job rejection can be discouraging, but it doesn’t define your future. Learn how to process setbacks, stay confident, and keep your job search moving.
Updated September 16, 2026
Hiring Advice
Hiring for Potential: 3 Things to Look for Beyond the Resume
A resume only tells part of the story. Learn what employers should look for beyond experience when evaluating recent graduates and early-career talent.
Updated September 16, 2026
Take the next step
Ready to make your next move?
Whether you’re building your team or launching your career, Katapult can help you take the next step.