Your classrooms are sitting empty.
Traditional teacher recruiting isn't working. SmartDiscovery finds the candidates you're missing — career-changers, veterans, and alternative certification candidates hiding in plain sight.
Non-Traditional Candidates — Math (Secondary)
47 matchesIdentify → Match → Engage
SmartDiscovery automates the entire non-traditional candidate sourcing pipeline — from discovery to first contact.
AI-Powered Discovery
SmartDiscovery scans public profiles, alumni networks, and career-change signals to identify professionals with teaching-relevant backgrounds in your local area.
Pathway Matching
Automatically matches candidates to state-specific alternative certification programs — Transition to Teaching, Troops to Teachers, career-switcher tracks.
Automated Outreach
Launch multi-touch email and SMS campaigns that warm candidates with info about teaching benefits, district culture, and certification pathways.
Everything you need to solve shortages
Non-Traditional Candidate AI Sourcing
Identify engineers, nurses, military veterans, business professionals, and career-changers in your local market who match teaching subject needs and alt cert eligibility criteria.
Alternative Certification Pathway Matching
State-specific program recommendations (Transition to Teaching, Troops to Teachers, Career Switcher) based on candidate background, location, and subject area fit.
Automated Outreach Campaigns
Multi-touch email/SMS sequences that educate candidates about teaching opportunities, district benefits, salary transparency, and certification support — no manual outreach needed.
Pipeline Analytics by Subject & School
Real-time visibility into shortage areas, pipeline health, and candidate progression — track sourced candidates, engaged prospects, and interview stage by subject area and grade level.
Plus, these powerful capabilities:
District Employer Branding Module
Highlight salary, benefits, PD opportunities, and culture in outreach materials.
Substitute Pool Management
Identify and engage substitute teacher candidates to fill immediate gaps.
Long-Term Talent Pipeline
Track student teachers, paraprofessionals, and future certification candidates.
State Certification Database Integration
Verify candidate eligibility against state teacher certification requirements.
Traditional job boards can't find passive candidates
Most alternative certification candidates aren't actively job-hunting. They're engineers, veterans, and career professionals who've never considered teaching — until you show them the path.
Before vs. After SmartDiscovery
- Post on job boards, wait for certified teachers to apply
- 270+ day time-to-fill for STEM roles
- Manual outreach to local universities, word-of-mouth
- No visibility into alternative cert candidate pool
- AI identifies 40+ non-traditional candidates per role
- Automated outreach warms candidates before they apply
- Pathway matching shows clear route to certification
- Reduce time-to-fill by 45%+ for shortage areas
What does teacher turnover really cost your district?
Includes substitute costs, admin time, lost instructional quality
*Estimates based on Learning Policy Institute research and Cadient client data. Actual savings vary by district size and shortage severity.
Works with your existing systems
SmartDiscovery integrates seamlessly via REST API — whether you use Cadient's ATS or another HR platform.
REST API Integration Example
POST /api/v1/smartdiscovery/candidates
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
{
"subject_area": "Mathematics (Secondary)",
"grade_level": "9-12",
"location": {
"city": "Lincoln",
"state": "NE",
"radius_miles": 25
},
"alt_cert_eligible": true,
"min_match_score": 85
}
Response:
{
"candidates": [
{
"id": "cand_8x7k2m",
"name": "Maria Rodriguez",
"match_score": 94,
"background": "Software Engineer",
"degree": "BS Computer Science",
"alt_cert_pathway": "Transition to Teaching",
"distance_miles": 8
}
],
"total_matches": 47
}Questions about SmartDiscovery
SmartDiscovery uses AI to scan public profiles (LinkedIn, alumni networks, professional associations) for career-change signals — things like "exploring new opportunities," recent certifications, community involvement, or subject-matter expertise that aligns with teaching needs. We identify engineers, nurses, veterans, and business professionals in your local area who match alternative certification eligibility criteria, then automatically reach out with personalized messaging about teaching pathways before they ever think to apply.
Yes. SmartDiscovery integrates via REST API with any ATS platform — Cadient, Frontline Education, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, iCIMS, GovOS, and more. Candidates sourced and warmed by SmartDiscovery can be synced directly into your applicant tracking system as soon as they express interest, with full profile data and outreach history included.
Initial setup takes about 30 minutes. You'll configure your shortage areas (subject, grade level), define your geographic radius, select alternative certification programs available in your state, and customize your employer branding (salary ranges, benefits, district culture). Once configured, SmartDiscovery begins sourcing candidates within 48 hours. API integration with your ATS (if applicable) typically takes 1-2 business days.
Absolutely. SmartDiscovery only accesses publicly available profile data (nothing behind login walls) and complies with GDPR, CCPA, and CAN-SPAM regulations. All outreach includes clear opt-out options, and candidates who request removal are immediately purged from your pipeline. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and we never sell or share candidate information with third parties. Full privacy policy and compliance documentation available upon request.
SmartDiscovery is the sourcing and candidate discovery layer of the Cadient SmartSuite. It finds and warms non-traditional candidates before they apply. Once they're in your pipeline, SmartRegistry handles compliance tracking (background checks, credentials), and SmartTenure manages retention and engagement after they're hired. Together, they form a complete talent lifecycle platform — source, hire, retain. You can use SmartDiscovery standalone or as part of the full SmartSuite.
Yes. SmartDiscovery includes pre-built email and SMS templates optimized for teacher recruitment, but you can fully customize messaging, timing, and sequence logic. Edit subject lines, body copy, add attachments (salary schedules, benefits guides), and set A/B test variants. You can also define trigger conditions (e.g., send follow-up only if candidate opens email, or send SMS reminder 3 days before info session). All messaging is reviewed for tone and compliance before launch.