Job Finder for College Students

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Inspiration

I created a Job Finder for College Students since I realized many First Generation students worldwide couldn't support themselves since they lacked money. And what leads to money? A job, and to get a job you need to have time, skills, and items. So I created a basic coded survey that asked these questions and gave jobs based on a student's data.

What it does

My Job Finder finds jobs for first-generation students based on a survey where students answer questions about their situation. After they have answered the survey our dataset finds jobs that fit the students and gives them those jobs.

How we built it

I used Python in Google Collab to build my survey. I first created the questions like "How much free time do you have?" and gave the students options for each question. I then built a dataset which held around 10-12 jobs based on the student's situation. Then I used if statements to see if the user had matched a job, and if no jobs matched they would have to retake the survey.

Challenges we ran into

A challenge I ran into was while creating the "if" statements I had written the code wrong. I matched each question with a few answers. Instead what I should have done was just say "if web_design == True" since the computer would understand that better. I also should have made the dataset cleaner, by using parentheses and when using or restating the question (Ex: free_time = 8-12 hours or free_time = 12-15 hours).

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I am proud I was able to make a presentation, website, and code by myself since this was my first hackathon and I wasn't sure I could make a functioning prototype.

What we learned

I learned that to make a pitch interesting you need to speak confidently and explain how your idea can be important to certain people in the long run. I also learned that having a good idea is very important for your project since without a good idea you can't make a good pitch or website or anything around it. I learned that I really like Hackathons and would want to do more of them in the future.

What's next for Job Finder for College Students

In the future we could add a much larger dataset with 10,000's of jobs, so many people could find a job that fits them. We could also integrate scholarships into our dataset so that if a student can apply for a scholarship with a certain company they can earn extra income while in college. We could also make our survey longer, and even gather job postings and other important information a student would need to pursue their job of choice. Other than that we could let users create accounts so they can get updates on job postings and other related information.