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StudentCareer+

Earn Early. Build Your Career.

StudentCareer+ is a career development platform and two-sided marketplace designed for business-focused students to gain real-world experience, build professional credibility, and earn money while studying.

🚀 Project Overview

StudentCareer+ bridges the gap between academic theory and real-world execution.
Unlike traditional career platforms focused on graduates, StudentCareer+ empowers students before graduation by providing access to real opportunities, peer knowledge, verified success stories, and professional networking.

🎯 Problem

Most students face the same challenges:

  • Strong theoretical knowledge but little practical experience
  • No clear path to earning during studies
  • Lack of transparent, real examples from peers
  • Fragmented tools

Existing platforms focus on corporate hiring and graduates, not early-stage student execution.

💡 Solution

StudentCareer+ creates a student-only ecosystem that combines:

  • Knowledge sharing through student-written blogs
  • Verified success stories with earnings transparency
  • Internships, competitions, and sponsored opportunities
  • Student networking and collaboration
  • Career-focused student profiles

All in one focused, student-centric product.

👥 Target Audience

Primary Users

  • University students (18–25)
  • Majors:
    • Business Administration
    • Marketing
    • Economics
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Management

Secondary Users

  • Companies hiring interns
  • Competition and program organizers
  • Educational platforms

Geographic Focus

🌍 Global (students worldwide)

🧩 Core Features

1. Blog

Students share actionable content about:

  • Career growth
  • Freelancing and startups
  • Tools, platforms, and workflows
  • How to earn money during studies

Key functionality:

  • Write and publish articles
  • Add tags for discoverability
  • Subscribe to authors
  • Receive alerts for new content

2. Stories

A dedicated space for verified student success stories.

Each story includes:

  • Description of the journey
  • Earnings (if applicable)
  • Tools and platforms used
  • Timeframe and expenses

Goal: Inspire through real, transparent examples.

3. Opportunities

Centralized hub for:

  • Internships
  • Business competitions
  • Sponsored programs and courses

Students can:

  • Browse opportunities
  • Save them
  • Track deadlines

All listings are published by verified companies via paid plans.

4. Networking

  • Send and accept connection requests
  • Private messaging after connection
  • Collaboration and idea exchange

A safe, student-focused networking environment.

5. Profile & Alerts

Each student profile includes:

  • Photo and bio
  • Desired role or career goal
  • Followers and connections
  • Published articles and stories
  • LinkedIn integration

Alerts notify users about:

  • New connection requests
  • Messages
  • New articles from subscribed blogs

💼 Business Model

StudentCareer+ operates as a two-sided marketplace (B2C + B2B).

B2B — StudentCareer for Business

Designed for companies and organizers seeking student talent and exposure.

Plans:

  • Internship Plan$69/month

    • Up to 5 active internship listings
    • Application analytics
  • Competition Spotlight$649/post

    • 365-day visibility
    • Featured placement
  • Sponsored Brand$89/month

    • Verified company profile
    • Custom company page design
    • Priority listing placement

B2C — StudentCareer+ Premium

Freemium model for students.

StudentPlus — $4.99/month:

  • Profile analytics (views by companies)
  • Advanced profile customization
  • Premium member badge
  • AI-powered Career Advisor

🧠 Product Vision

Vision
To become the global standard platform where students build careers and income even before graduating.

Mission
Empower students to gain experience, earn money, and grow professionally while studying.

🏷 Brand Strategy

Brand Personality:
Ambitious, practical, supportive, modern

Tone of Voice:
Friendly, professional, motivating

Values:

  • Action over theory
  • Growth mindset
  • Community
  • Equal opportunity

🎨 Visual Identity

  • Primary Color: Deep Purple — ambition, creativity, professional growth
  • Secondary Color: White — clarity, trust, simplicity

Minimalist, modern UI focused on readability and usability.

📊 Market Opportunity

  • 52M+ business-oriented university students globally
  • Rapid growth of remote work and freelancing
  • Rising demand for early career monetization
  • Companies actively seeking young digital talent

StudentCareer+ targets a clear and growing market gap.

📌 Project Status

  • High-fidelity interactive prototype
  • Core user flows and monetization designed
  • Ready for MVP development or investor pitch

📎 Links

🎨 Figma Prototype

🧠 Why This Project Matters

This project represents a full-cycle product case from idea to scalable platform concept.

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