Campus to career. Career quiz, resume templates, gap analysis, and college finder—all free for students.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Career Quiz | Short quiz by major or explore mode; personalized job suggestions |
| Resume Templates | Major-specific resumes, cover letters, admissions essays + FutureBot AI |
| Gap Analysis | Paste resume + job posting → AI match score, missing keywords, suggestions |
| College Finder | Filter by major, location, cost, school type |
| Jobs | Live job listings from LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, ZipRecruiter & more — filtered by major |
- Add ability to make futurebot popup larger
- Make resume tips section into carousel
- Add more colleges
- Finish sign-in functionality so users can save resumes
- optional: make it so verification emails are sent to the user
- add profile pictures
- consider adding mbti test
- add ability to download resumes/resume templates as docx
- add way for AI chat to reference user behavior
- add way to search for jobs by major (JSearch API — LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.)
- change dockerfile to use actual server instead of debug server
docker compose up --buildOpen http://127.0.0.1:8000.
AI features (gap analysis, FutureBot): add GEMINI_API_KEY to a .env file. Get a key from Google AI Studio.
Jobs page (live listings from LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.): add RAPIDAPI_KEY to .env. Get a free key from RapidAPI (200 requests/month free). Without the key, the page shows curated career data with direct links to job boards.
cd ExploringU
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserverStatic preview in docs/. Deploy: Settings → Pages → source main / folder docs. Full app: use Docker.
ExploringU/
├── config/ # Django settings
├── resume_analysis/ # Gap analysis
├── career_quiz/ # Quiz
├── resume/ # Templates, cover letters, essays
├── schools/ # College finder
├── jobs/ # Job market sweep (JSearch API)
├── docs/ # Static site
├── templates/
└── static/
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