skills translator

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Inspiration

We have all seen hardworking people—maybe our own family members or friends—hustling in retail, food service, or family businesses. They have incredible skills like conflict resolution and operations management, but they don't call it that. When they apply for corporate jobs, automated systems filter them out simply because they aren't using the right corporate vocabulary. We built Skill Translator to bridge that gap.

What it does

Skill Translator takes a user's raw, real-world experience and translates it into the exact professional bullet points that hiring systems and recruiters are actually looking for.

How we built it

As a team of two beginners, we needed a tech stack that was accessible but highly effective. We built the application using Python and Streamlit, which allowed us to create a clean, responsive web interface without needing to write complex HTML or CSS.

Challenges we ran into

Building this in just a few hours was a massive learning curve. Our app kept freezing with an infinite loading spinner.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

As beginners, we are proud that we took an idea from a blank text file to a fully functioning, live web application in a matter of hours.

What we learned

we learned how to debug. Instead of panicking when a wall of red error text appeared, we learned to read the terminal output, isolate the problem, and figure out exactly how to fix it.

What's next for skills translator

In the future, we want to expand the app's capabilities by allowing users to upload their actual PDF resumes and paste a link to a specific job description.

Built With

• api
• python