Nextstep is an AI‑driven platform that assesses a user’s interests, goals, and experience through a short questionnaire and builds a structured “Storyboard” of education, roles, and projects.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Job seekers often struggle to identify clear career pathways and create tailored application materials, leading to inefficient job searches and missed opportunities.
Solution
Nextstep offers an AI-driven assessment that captures a user’s interests, goals, and experience to generate a structured “Storyboard” of education, roles, and projects. This Storyboard serves as a data backbone for personalized job matching and automated resume creation. Users can manually refine their Storyboard alongside AI suggestions, ensuring accuracy and relevance. The platform presents curated job listings aligned with the Storyboard and highlights skill gaps, while premium subscriptions unlock unlimited listings, custom resume drafts, and curated career pathways.
Target Audience
Primary users are individuals actively seeking career direction, including recent graduates, career changers, and early‑stage professionals looking for structured guidance and job application support.
Features
- Five-question AI assessment that maps interests to suggested majors, job titles, and next steps
- Interactive Storyboard builder that combines AI assistance with manual editing to organize education, roles, and projects as structured data
- Job matching engine that uses the Storyboard to surface relevant openings and identify competency gaps
- Automated resume generation tailored to each matched position
- Tiered subscription model providing unlimited job results, personalized resume drafts, and curated career pathway recommendations