Skill Issue

1) Inspiration

We were inspired by two things:

-Watching smart, hardworking people keep getting rejected with zero feedback. -Obsidian, because careers, like notes, shouldn’t live in 47 disconnected tabs and I shouldn't need to have 50 different linkedin tabs on my laptop.

The job market keeps telling people to “just upskill” without explaining what, why, or in what order. That’s not advice, that’s vibes. We wanted to fix that.

2) What it does

Skill Issue tells you why you’re not getting hired, and what to do about it.

Using real job-market data, we:

• Group roles into skill-based career clusters (not rigid job titles) -Diagnose your actual skill gaps -Generate personalized, gamified roadmaps -Link you directly to job-relevant resources

No blind grinding. No guessing. Just clarity.

3) How we built it

We combined multiple databases, job postings, skill requirements, and learning resources, into one unified system. On top of that, we built a clean, connected UI inspired by Obsidian, so skills, roles, and progress actually relate to each other instead of living in silos.

Think of it as a career command center, not another cluttered dashboard.

4) Challenges we ran into

-Job data is messy, inconsistent, and loves vague buzzwords -Mapping skills across different roles without overfitting was… not fun -Deciding what doesn’t matter was just as hard as deciding what does -Resisting the urge to overbuild (we failed a little)

5) Accomplishments that we're proud of

-Turning a vague “career advice” problem into a clear, structured system -Building something that’s actually actionable, not motivational fluff -Creating a UI that makes career progression feel understandable, not intimidating -Making people say “oh wait… this actually makes sense”

6) What we learned

-People don’t lack effort, they lack direction -Showing why a skill matters is more motivating than listing 20 of them -Good structure beats endless content -Clarity > inspiration posters

7) What's next for Skill Issue

More refined career clusters Better resume parsing and feedback Deeper personalization based on time, goals, and constraints Turning Skill Issue into the place people actually start their careers from

Hope is optional, Employment is not.

Built With

• css
• flexbot
• html
• javascript
• react