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Work Start for Universities & Colleges
Work Start's assessment platform designed for career advisors to help students explore their “superpowers” and translate them into meaningful career directions with confidence.
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Your students are struggling with the same questions:
- "What career fits my personality?"
- "Will I actually enjoy this field?"
- "How do I explain my strengths to employers?"
Meanwhile, you're juggling:
- Limited counselor time for 1-on-1 guidance
- Generic assessments that give vague results
- Pressure to improve placement rates
- Students who change majors 3+ times
There's a better way to match students with careers they'll love.
The Career Services Challenge
67% of graduates say they're in the wrong career within 2 years.
Accelerate Your STUDENTs' Success
Science Meets Student Success
Work Start combines the validated Big 5 model with proprietary frameworks designed specifically for career discovery.
What Students Actually Get:
Clear, Actionable Results
Students understand their strengths, work preferences, and what energizes them - in language they can use in interviews.
Work Superpower Discovery
We identify where natural ability meets genuine passion—the sweet spot where students excel AND feel energized.
Scientific Personality Assessment
Based on Big 5 model - the only personality framework proven to predict job performance and which is used by employers. Unlike MBTI.
Increased Student Engagement
8-minute chat interface feels natural to Gen Z. No boring questionnaires.
89% completion rate (vs 61% for traditional assessments).
For Your Students
- Complete Big 5 personality profile with detailed interpretation
- Work Superpower identification (where talent meets passion)
- Career recommendations based on personality fit
- Permanent access to their assessment results
For Career Counselors
- View all student assessment results in one place
- See aggregate patterns across student populations
- Identify which students need which type of guidance
- Export results for your existing systems
- Share profiles with employers (with student permission)
For Your School
- Understand personality distribution by major
- Build better employer partnerships with data
- Provide evidence-based career guidance
- Move beyond generic personality types
- Scale personalized guidance efficiently
Ready to transform your school's career services with Work Start?
Work Start makes it easy to guide students from self-discovery to career success. Set up student profiles, map their unique strengths, and connect with employers using data-driven insights—all in a few simple steps. Help students navigate career paths and build lasting connections with employers who value their skills.
Built for Modern Career Services
The Numbers That Matter
Clarity
- Students gain clarity on career direction
- More productive career counseling sessions
- Better employer conversations at career fairs
- Reduced anxiety about career choices
Simple Math
If Work Start helps just 1% of students avoid wrong career paths, it pays for itself 100x over.
- Cost of student changing majors: $15,000+.
- Cost of poor job fit after graduation: Priceless.
Empower Your Team
How It Works
Quick Setup (Day 1)
Student Launch (Week 1)
Ongoing Usage
Throughout the Student Journey
First-Year Orientation:
Help undecided students explore majors aligned with their Work Superpower.
Sophomore Declaration:
Confirm major choice with personality-career fit analysis.
Junior Internships:
Match students with internships where they'll get offers.
Senior Placement:
Target job search to roles where they'll excel and stay
Alumni Services:
Support career pivots with updated assessments