Career Coach

Help learners discover careers and education pathways

that align with their interests and skills

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Give learners a single platform for career and academic exploration

Interest assessment for undecided students or those exploring a new career

Skills inventory for learners looking to explore careers that match their existing skill set

Guided career exploration based on interests, skill sets, or keyword search

Recommended educational offerings that align with a learner’s target career

Local job postings + vetted opportunities with your industry partners

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What data does Career Coach use?

Career Coach taps into Lightcast’s comprehensive labor market data and uses a customizable CIP-to-O*NET crosswalk – or CIP-to-NOC crosswalk, for Canadian institutions – to connect your programs with careers. It also leverages Lightcast’s proprietary skills library of over 32,000 career-relevant skills, pulled directly from employer job postings.

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How does Career Coach work for your learners?

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Choose a starting place

Learners choose whether they want to explore careers based on their interests, or based on the skills they’ve already gained through prior learning or work experience.

Inventory interests or skills

Learners take a brief assessment to determine their areas of interest; or, catalog their skills to discover related careers.

View matches

Learners are shown recommended careers that match their interests or skills.

Explore careers

Learners get detailed insight into career opportunities in their region: salaries, required education, job growth, top employers, in-demand skills, and more.

Find the right educational offering

Learners can easily find and apply for the educational pathway that will prepare them for their desired career.

Take the next step!

Learners can also create a Career Coach profile and quickly craft a resume. Career Coach will even suggest tasks and skills to include based on their work experience. Once they’re ready to apply, they can upload their resume directly to employers within Career Coach!

The CC skills and interests inventory screens

Interest assessment and skills assessment results

Career insights from Career Coach about accountants

Finding a business admin HR program in Career Coach

Resume builder and work opportunities in Career Coach

"Career Coach helps our students think more deeply about their strengths. In my 13 years in career services, it's the best tool I've used."
Daniel Ortego,
Fmr. Coordinator of Career Services
McHenry County College

(More) Career Coach capabilities

Automatically Up-To-Date Data

Includes monthly updates to employer job postings data and quarterly updates to regional labor market information.

Live job postings

Local job postings let learners see real-world job opportunities connected to a specific occupation, or jumpstart their job search!

Informative Analytics for Administrators

Review learner activity to gain insight into your learners’ interests and help demonstrate ROI.

Built-In Resume Builder for Learners

Helps students create effective resumes with guided skill suggestions.

Employer Portal for Industry Partners

Allows your industry partners to post jobs directly in Career Coach, creating a pipeline of curated opportunities for learners, and qualified applicants for employers.

Accessible, Brand-Compliant Interface for Everyone

Designed to be mobile-friendly, accessible, and easy to use for learners of all ages and backgrounds, Career Coach is also customized with your institution’s logo and colors to deliver a seamless experience for your students and website visitors.

Career snapshots. Anywhere you want.

Use the Widget Builder to embed career information or assessments on any page of your website.

Or, create your own custom data integration with our comprehensive APIs.

How colleges are using Career Coach

Sierra College Uses Career Coach to Help Students Where They Are

October 14, 2019

Lee College Helps Students Set Goals and Stay on Track With Career Coach

September 3, 2019

McHenry County College Helps Students Convert Strengths to Careers

April 12, 2018

Drive innovation and prosperity in your community with a strong foundation in learner-career success.

Find the comprehensive labor market data and insights you need in Lightcast’s Career Coach platform.