Abstract: Systems and methods for providing augmented recruitment of candidates that connects candidates with organizations based on soft skills, expressive thoughts and content. The systems and methods create a sense of community, alleviate costs associated with recruiting, and match the best candidates with positions in which they are likely to be successful. The systems and methods utilize web-based technology that includes one or more of media capture, video sampling, peer collaboration, and text-based descriptors. Media may serve as proxy measures or representations of soft skills. A candidate may create a digital profile that includes the representations of soft skills, and may also include more traditional components used in the employment process, such as achievements and skillset. The soft skills representations may be used by recruiters or hiring managers to evaluate candidates based on their soft skills as well as their more conventionally evaluated qualifications.