SkillsFirst

We’re excited to partner with Vermont State University to support their students' career journeys with our comprehensive AI-powered career tools. With smart, AI-driven assistance, students can enhance their resumes, craft impactful cover letters, refine their interview strategies, and build portfolios that showcase their best work. A big thank you to Amy Wright and Jessica Duncan for their leadership. We’re thrilled to be part of empowering the next generation of professionals! ??? #MasterYourStory #AIforSuccess #StudentEmpowerment

?? New White Paper Release: Unlocking AI Success in Career Centers ?? We’re excited to introduce our latest white paper, Optimizing AI-Powered Resume Scans: Insights for Career Centers. This analysis dives into the impact of SkillsFirst’s AI in our resume builder, offering data-driven insights to help career centers maximize engagement and support student success. What’s Inside: ?? Top Scans for Engagement: Discover the most effective scans. ?? Strategic Scan Positioning: Learn how placement influences usage. ?? Best Practices for Tool Selection: Find the ideal balance of tools. ?? Career Outcome Insights: See how specific scans drive job placements. Want a copy? Message us directly here on LinkedIn to receive the white paper and start implementing these insights for enhanced AI-powered tools! #CareerCenters #AIinCareerServices #StudentSuccess #JobPlacement #ResumeBuilder #CareerDevelopment #SkillsFirst #MasterYourStory

Real Results: 5,175 Career Milestones Reached! ?? This past quarter, over 2,000 SkillsFirst users self-reported new career milestones, contributing to a total of 5,175 positive outcomes this year! Thank you to everyone who’s trusted SkillsFirst in your career journey and shared your achievements with us. These results are what matter most, and they drive us to keep supporting users with tools that make a real difference. Here’s to many more milestones ahead! #CareerSuccess #SkillsFirst #RealResults #MasterYourStory #EmpoweringGrowth #AIforCareers

?? Empowering Jobseekers Every Step of the Way! ?? From personalized resume insights to interview practice and portfolio building, SkillsFirst has you covered with a full suite of AI-powered tools. This quick guide highlights all the ways we support jobseekers in their career journey. Check it out! #MasterYourStory #CareerTools #AIPoweredCareers #JobSeekerTools #CareerSuccess

?? Specialized AI Scans for CVs: Go Beyond Generic Resume Scoring Most students rely on resume scoring tools that apply the same criteria to both resumes and CVs, but CVs are specialized documents that require their own type of analysis—one-size-fits-all doesn’t work. That's where our AI-powered ?CV Readiness Check? comes in. It’s designed to evaluate key areas like research, publications, teaching experience, and more—delivering detailed feedback specific to academic and research-focused CVs. Using AI, this scan identifies gaps and offers suggestions to help students and professionals elevate their CVs, making them more competitive in academia and beyond. ?? #MasterYourStory #AIinEducation #CareerDevelopment #AcademicCV #CVTips #AIpowered #FutureofWork #HigherEducation #SkillsFirst

?? The Risk of Over-Reliance on AI in Resumes ?? As AI tools become more common in resume creation, students can easily rely too much on automation and keyword-matching systems, leading to generic resumes. To address this, we’ve developed the ? Predicted AI Reliance Check ?—a scan designed for both students and reviewers, providing actionable insights into where more personalization and specific achievements are needed. The scan reviews areas like repetitive phrasing, buzzword overuse, and work experience descriptions that lack unique details. It also checks for consistency in tone and style, while evaluating how well personalized content is incorporated in sections such as education and skills. While AI can be a great starting point, it’s essential that students balance AI-generated content with personal input to make their resumes truly stand out. This scan helps both students and reviewers ensure resumes reflect unique skills and experiences alongside AI assistance. #MasterYourStory #AI #ResumeReview #CareerSuccess #HigherEducation #JobSearch #BalancedAI #AuthenticResumes #SkillsFirst

?? Introducing the Narrative Quality Check! ?? Many job seekers focus on hitting the right keyword match score to pass through ATS, but that’s only half the battle. The narrative you tell in your resume—how you communicate growth, achievements, and leadership—can be just as important. With our newest feature, the ? Narrative Quality Check ?, we help both job seekers and resume reviewers look beyond keywords to assess how well a resume tells a compelling professional story. The scan evaluates critical areas like message clarity, career progression, and measurable achievements to ensure resumes reflect more than just a keyword match score. ?? Check out the example below, where we analyze a resume that needs improvement in narrative quality. #MasterYourStory #AIinCareers #ResumeWriting #CareerGrowth #SkillsFirst #NarrativeQuality #JobSearchSuccess #ResumeAdvice

?? We’re thrilled to share that SkillsFirst has partnered with Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan through our exclusive collaboration with PeopleGrove! ?? What sets us apart? SkillsFirst’s GPT AI-powered tools for resumes, cover letters, pitches, and interviews are now seamlessly integrated within the PeopleGrove platform, giving students and alumni one-stop access to everything they need for career success. This scalable, reportable solution enhances both connectivity and continued engagement, making it easier than ever to tap into new opportunities and stay competitive in today’s fast-paced job market. ?? Our close collaboration with PeopleGrove promises to deliver new value-added tools and ongoing innovations, empowering students and professionals alike to grow their careers. A special thank you to Lou Ecken Kidd [she/her], Shane P., and Kathryn Roman for their support and participation in making this partnership a reality! #SkillsFirst #AIpowered #CareerTech #HigherEducation #PeopleGrove #TaubmanCollege #StudentSuccess #SeamlessIntegration #MasterYourStory

At SkillsFirst, we’re all about helping job seekers master their interview and pitch performance by focusing on what they can change—like word choice and language tone. It’s what you say, not how you say it! We don’t want to make students self-conscious about nonverbal factors that may be difficult to change; instead, we’re here to boost their confidence. We believe that making adjustments to the content is the easiest way to make a big impact. Let’s work together to empower them and build that self-confidence! ?? #CareerCoaching #JobSeekers #InterviewTips #ElevatorPitch #SkillsFirst #ConfidenceMatters #MasterYourStory

?? Big Upgrade: Supercharge Your Career Prep Tools with AI-Powered Feedback! ?? We’re excited to roll out major upgrades to our Elevator Pitch Builder and Interview Practice System. Now, organizations can give users the ability to extract transcripts from audio and video responses, review them, and get job-specific, AI-powered feedback that’s easy to understand and ready to use. Users can fine-tune their answers with real-time insights! Here’s what you can now offer with these tools: ?? Relevance to Job Descriptions – Makes sure answers hit the mark by focusing on the job’s key responsibilities. ?? Professionalism & Tone – Checks if the language and tone are polished and professional. ?? Industry-Specific Language & Keywords – Reviews the use of important terms that help candidates stand out. ?? Impact & Skills Alignment – Highlights how well skills and experience are matched to the role. ??? Clarity & Conciseness – Helps ensure answers are clear, to the point, and easy to understand. ? Behavioral Frameworks – Keeps answers structured using STAR or CART for top-notch behavioral interview responses. Schools and organizations can customize the AI tools and scans that users and reviewers see, making it easy to tailor everything to your needs and priorities. Give your users and staff the best tools to level up their interview prep and career success! ?? #AIinCareerPrep #SkillsFirst #CareerSuccess #InterviewPrep #ElevatorPitch #JobSpecificFeedback #EdTech #AIInnovation #MasterYourStory