{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtf13ej9000no3neusg6eulr","name":"Vault-Firsthand","slug":"vault-firsthand","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/vault-firsthand","shortDescription":"Career content, company/industry research, employer rankings & reviews, and virtual career fairs for students, job seekers and employers.","categories":[{"name":"Career","slug":"career"},{"name":"Employer Branding","slug":"employer-branding"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Vault-Firsthand — official website","url":"https://firsthand.co/apple-touch-icon.png","type":"official","field":"logoUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T16:35:20.804Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/vault-firsthand","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Vault-Firsthand","website":"https://firsthand.co","longDescription":"Vault-Firsthand is a career-intelligence and engagement platform formed in 2021 when career-content publisher Vault.com merged with Firsthand (a student/alumni mentoring platform) under Infobase. It provides industry guides, employer rankings and reviews, company research and an ML engagement platform serving 500+ higher-ed institutions. In 2022 it acquired virtual-event platform CareerEco to add virtual/hybrid career fairs.","hqLocation":"New York","country":"United States","foundedYear":"1996","founder":"Samer Hamadeh, Hussam Hamadeh, Mark Oldman","social":{},"leadership":[{"name":"Jonathan Heller","role":"ceo"},{"name":"Samer Hamadeh","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/samer-hamadeh"},{"name":"Hussam Hamadeh","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/hussam-hamadeh"},{"name":"Mark Oldman","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/mark-oldman"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Vault-Firsthand do?","a":"Career content, company/industry research, employer rankings & reviews, and virtual career fairs for students, job seekers and employers."},{"q":"Where is Vault-Firsthand headquartered?","a":"Vault-Firsthand is headquartered in New York, United States."},{"q":"When was Vault-Firsthand founded?","a":"Vault-Firsthand was founded in 1996."},{"q":"Who founded Vault-Firsthand?","a":"Vault-Firsthand was founded by Samer Hamadeh, Hussam Hamadeh, Mark Oldman."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Vault-Firsthand?","a":"Vault-Firsthand is categorized under Career, Employer Branding on DHRMap."}]}