HR technology and recruiting systems
David has implemented and managed applicant tracking, learning, performance, payroll, time, absence, and related workforce systems.
Founder story
Experience on both sides of the hiring system
David Rice spent nearly two decades helping organizations implement and improve systems used to recruit, interview, evaluate, develop, and manage employees. After later navigating a difficult return to the workforce himself, he began helping other job seekers understand and communicate their value more effectively.
The Merifact Profile difference
Professional systems expertise meets firsthand candidate experience
Merifact Profile is not simply an AI-powered profile tool. AI accelerates the work, but the platform's methodology is informed by years spent at the intersection of HR, recruiting, technology, workforce development, and candidate qualification.
Behavioral interviewing and talent evaluation
His work included competency-based interview tools, 360-degree reviews, management reviews, bench strength, and nine-box talent ratings.
Technical resume interpretation
Recruiting teams regularly asked David to interpret technical resumes and job descriptions so they could better understand candidate fit.
Innovation and process improvement
His work received recognition that included an innovation award from the ADP CEO and process-improvement awards from senior HR leadership.
Modern job-search experience
After caregiving and time away from full-time corporate work, David personally encountered employment gaps, automated screening, and assumptions about career continuity.
Service to real job seekers
Merifact Profile grew from Active Job Search participation, referrals, mentoring, facilitation, and a desire to return the help David received.
Why I built Merifact Profile
The system looks different when you have lived on both sides of it
Earlier in his career, David helped organizations modernize how they recruited, interviewed, evaluated, developed, and managed employees. He built self-service applications, dashboards, reporting tools, interview systems, learning platforms, and performance processes.
In 2017, he stepped away from full-time corporate employment to serve as a stay-at-home father and primary caregiver for his aging father. When family restrictions later eased, he returned to a hiring environment that often treated employment gaps, caregiving, short-term roles, and unconventional paths as risk signals instead of context.
Active Job Search provided coaching, accountability, networking, resume guidance, interview practice, professional development, and direct referrals. That experience reinforced a lesson David had seen from inside recruiting systems: technology matters, but human support, clear evidence, authentic communication, and trusted relationships often determine whether a candidate is understood.
A philosophy documented before the platform
Practical lessons from a difficult job search
After returning to full-time employment, David published a January 2025 LinkedIn article titled My Job Search Tips & Tricks. Many of the principles documented there now inform Merifact Profile.
Do not search aloneBuild a team of coaches, peers, friends, former coworkers, and supporters.
Use structure and accountabilityTreat the search like meaningful work, track activity, and maintain clear follow-up habits.
Use networking and referralsReduce dependence on automated screening by creating real human connections.
Tailor without losing authenticityUse targeted resumes and AI assistance carefully, but keep every claim factual and defensible.
Protect the whole personPreserve mental, emotional, family, and spiritual well-being throughout the search.
Help someone elseReflect on what worked and use that experience to support other job seekers.
Merifact Profile combines experience, methodology, technology, and service
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