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Nextstep is the AI career coach built to get students hired

Career assessment, personal storytelling, curated jobs, ATS-friendly resumes, and application tracking in one focused workspace.

Students using Nextstep are getting hired at top companies

Nextstep students are landing roles at major employers.

Meta
Apple
Amazon
NVIDIA
Google
Microsoft
Stripe
Meta
Apple
Amazon
NVIDIA
Google
Microsoft
Stripe
Slack
Canva
Shopify
Zoom
Dropbox
Atlassian
Slack
Canva
Shopify
Zoom
Dropbox
Atlassian
Goldman Sachs
JPMorgan
Morgan Stanley
BlackRock
Citadel
Bank of America
Goldman Sachs
JPMorgan
Morgan Stanley
BlackRock
Citadel
Bank of America

Universities

We're proud to support students from leading universities

Harvard University
Stanford University
University of Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell University
University of Michigan
Brigham Young University
Arizona State University
Grand Canyon University
Princeton University
Yale University
California Institute of Technology
Duke University
Johns Hopkins University
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Brown University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
University of Notre Dame
Georgetown University

How Nextstep works

What is Nextstep? Four connected workflows that get students hired

Students can start with direction, turn experience into proof, build stronger ATS-friendly applications, and close the skill gaps between where they are now and the roles they want next.

Career Storyboard

Turn coursework, projects, and experience into usable proof

Storyboard helps students organize outcomes, skills, and examples so resumes, interviews, and applications all start from stronger evidence.

  • Organize classes, projects, internships, and work in one place
  • Reuse stronger examples across resumes, interviews, and applications

Career Assessment

Start with direction before the job search gets noisy

Use guided questions and AI interpretation to clarify strengths, interests, target roles, and the next steps that make sense for each student.

Job Search + ATS Resumes

Match to better-fit roles and tailor stronger applications

Students can find relevant opportunities, generate ATS-friendly resumes, and track each application from saved to interview and offer.

Skill Up

Turn ambitious roles into an actual plan to get there

When a role is still out of reach, Nextstep shows the missing skills and helps students build a practical roadmap that feeds back into Storyboard.

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Always-on support

24/7 guidance for applications, interviews, and next steps

Students can keep moving between advising sessions with a system that helps them clarify what to do next, strengthen their materials, and stay organized while opportunities are active.

Why it matters

4 connected AI career workflows in one student-ready system

Direction, Storyboard, ATS-friendly applications, and skill-up planning work better when they share the same student context. Nextstep helps progress compound instead of forcing students to restart in separate tools.

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Why Nextstep

How Nextstep helps students build career momentum

A simple process powered by AI and focused on real job outcomes.

  • Assess your direction

    Start with a Career Assessment that clarifies strengths, interests, and the types of roles worth pursuing.

  • Tell your story

    Use Storyboard to organize experiences into a professional narrative employers can understand quickly.

  • Apply with confidence

    Improve resumes, cover letters, interview prep, and job applications with step-by-step AI assistance.

Feature comparison

How Nextstep compares to LinkedIn, VMock, and KickResume

Nextstep is highlighted because it connects direction, Storyboard, ATS-friendly resumes, application tracking, and skill-up planning in one student-ready workflow.

Student career direction

NextstepIncludedCareer Assessment + role direction
LinkedInLimitedProfile and network signals
VMockLimitedFeedback-oriented
KickResumeLimitedDocument-first

Experience-to-story workflow

NextstepIncludedBuilt-in Career Storyboard
LinkedIn
VMockLimitedNot the primary model
KickResumeLimitedResume inputs

ATS-friendly resumes

NextstepIncludedStoryboard-connected
LinkedInLimitedProfile/resume support varies
VMockIncludedResume feedback strength
KickResumeIncludedResume builder strength

Application tracking

NextstepIncludedPipeline workflow
LinkedInLimitedSaved jobs and alerts
VMock
KickResumeLimitedNot the main focus

Skill-gap planning

NextstepIncludedBuilt-in Skill Up plans
LinkedInLimitedLearning is separate
VMockLimitedFeedback-oriented
KickResumeLimitedNot the main focus

What students say after using Nextstep

Nextstep is designed for students who want practical support turning potential into job opportunities.

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Who is this for?

Who Nextstep is built for at every career starting point

Nextstep is designed for the end users competitors often leave vague: students preparing for college, internships, first jobs, and next-step career moves.

  • High school seniors

    Students choosing majors, comparing postsecondary paths, and starting to connect interests to future careers.

  • Undergraduate students

    First-years through seniors preparing for internships, part-time roles, leadership opportunities, and full-time jobs.

  • Graduate students

    Masters and doctoral students translating advanced study, research, and experience into targeted career opportunities.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Helpful answers before you start your AI-powered career path.

  • Nextstep is an AI career platform for students, recent graduates, and early-career job seekers who want clearer direction and stronger job applications. It combines career assessment, Storyboard, ATS-friendly resume support, and application tracking in one workflow so students can move from uncertainty to action.

    Instead of giving generic job-search advice, Nextstep helps students connect their real experience to realistic roles and next steps. That makes it easier to target better-fit opportunities, write stronger materials, and prepare for interviews with more confidence.

  • Nextstep is built for students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals who need help turning education, projects, and early work experience into a clear job-search strategy. It is especially useful for people who feel overwhelmed by too many options or unsure how to present themselves to employers.

    The platform also works well for students who already know the direction they want but need more structure around resumes, applications, and skill gaps. Whether someone is exploring internships, first jobs, or a career pivot, the workflow is designed to create momentum.

  • Nextstep uses AI to help students organize information, spot patterns, and turn raw experience into practical career materials. The platform starts with Career Assessment, carries that insight into Storyboard, and then supports resumes, cover letters, interviews, job search, and Skill Up planning.

    The AI does not replace the student's experience; it helps surface and structure it. That means the output stays grounded in the user's actual background, goals, and target roles instead of sounding generic or disconnected.

  • The best first step on Nextstep is to create an account and complete the Career Assessment, so the platform has a strong starting point for role direction and decision-making. That assessment gives students a clearer sense of strengths, preferences, and next moves before they spend time rewriting resumes or applying blindly.

    After that, students can build their Storyboard and start turning their experiences into stronger resumes, cover letters, and interview stories. Beginning in that order usually leads to better job targets and better application materials.

  • Yes. Nextstep is designed to help students build ATS-friendly resumes, improve cover letters, and prepare stronger interview answers using the same core Storyboard evidence. That keeps application materials more consistent, more credible, and more tailored to the role.

    Because the workflow starts with actual projects, experiences, and outcomes, students are not starting from a blank page every time. They can reuse better evidence across documents and conversations instead of rewriting their story from scratch.

  • Yes. Nextstep is especially valuable for students who do not yet have a clear target role because the Career Assessment helps narrow options before the job search gets messy. It gives students a more realistic starting point for exploring career paths, internships, and entry-level roles.

    Once there is more direction, the rest of the platform helps build proof around that path. Students can organize experiences in Storyboard, create better materials, and identify skill gaps without pretending they already have everything figured out.

Start today

Ready to take the next step toward a job?

Use AI-powered tools to clarify your path, build your Storyboard, and apply with confidence. Universities can partner with Nextstep for campus-wide access.