ReLaunch

Getting laid off is isolating. It affects your sleep, mental health, and confidence. ReLaunch is a calm, capable friend guiding you through it—your mind, career, and money in one place.

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Inspiration

Every day, thousands of people get laid off. And most of them open a blank Google Doc, stare at their old resume, and have no idea where to start. I built this tool to change that.

Getting laid off doesn't just hit your career — it hits your mental health and your finances at the same time. We wanted one place that could actually respond to your situation instead of handing out generic advice.

What it does

ReLaunch has three modules: Mental Health, Career Relaunch, and Financial Planning — all powered by AI that personalizes itself to your specific situation instead of giving generic advice

How we built it

It's a React frontend using hooks for all the state and step-based flows, and the AI responses are accurate and inference is fast enough that the personalization feels instant instead of making you wait, and the Career module's report exports to PDF using the browser's native print dialog.

Challenges we ran into

Getting LLM output to look like a real product feature instead of a wall of chat text was harder than expected — we had to write a parser that turns markdown-style AI output (headers, numbered lists, bold text) into properly styled UI elements rather than just rendering plain text. Scoping three genuinely different domains (mental health, career, finance) into one cohesive app in the time we had was also a balancing act

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The platform focuses on three key areas that are often affected by layoffs: career growth, mental well-being, and financial stability.

1) Career Relaunch tool— a 4-step guided workflow. Here's what each step does:

  • Your Profile — Collects role, industry, years of experience, and skills, then gives AI-powered insights on your transferable strengths and what roles to target.
  • Resume Review — User pastes their resume or bullet points; AI gives structured feedback across impact, wording, structure, and rewrites a weak bullet as an example.
  • Job Search Strategy — Takes their target role and generates 5 job titles to search, best platforms, networking moves for this week, and a LinkedIn tip.
  • Interview Prep — Paste any job description and get tailored interview questions + how to answer each one using their specific background.

Each step feeds into the next (profile context carries through all steps), and a PDF report can be downloaded at the end.

2) Personalized Mental Heath stress buster

This module provides emotional support and wellness guidance during difficult career transitions. Features:

  • Emotion-based assessment
  • Stress management recommendations
  • Personalized yoga and wellness plans
  • Confidence-building activities
  • Emotional recovery guidance

3. Financial Planning Module

This module helps users better understand and manage their financial situation after a layoff. Features:

  • Financial runway calculation
  • Budget planning assistance
  • Monthly spending breakdown
  • Cost reduction recommendations
  • Emergency fund guidance

4. AI Recommendation Engine

The intelligence layer of the platform that generates personalized outputs across all modules. Features:

  • Personalized recommendations based on user inputs
  • Context-aware career guidance
  • Customized wellness suggestions
  • Tailored financial planning advice
  • Action-oriented recovery plans

What's next for ReLaunch

  • Persisting a user's plan across sessions
  • letting people track progress on their budget or stress-relief routine over time
  • expanding the career module with mock interview practice using voice.

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