This is a submission for the GitHub Copilot Challenge : Fresh Starts
What I Built
Pathfinder is a comprehensive career transition platform designed for anyone and everyone seeking a fresh start. It guides users to explore career paths suited to their personality, skills, and preferences through an engaging psychometric survey.
The platform also provides tailored career clusters, matching careers, and resources like upskilling programs or educational information.
Demo
You can access the website using this link => : Pathfinder APP
Repo
You can access the complete source code of Pathfinder on GitHub. Feel free to explore, fork, or contribute to the project!
Pathfinder: Fresh Start for Everyone
Objective
Pathfinder is a web application designed to help anyone discover career paths tailored to their skills, interests, and life circumstances through an engaging psychometric assessment. Whether you're starting fresh, transitioning, or transforming your career, Pathfinder provides actionable insights, resources, and inspiration to guide your journey.
Features & Functionality
1. Psychometric Career Survey
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Input: Users answer a series of psychometric questions related to interests, skills, values, and lifestyle preferences.
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Output: A personalized report suggesting:
- Career clusters (e.g., technology, education, design).
- Potential industries.
- Actionable plans such as upskilling resources and mentorship programs - coming soon
2. Personalized Career Clusters
- Recommend 2–3 career clusters tailored to the user’s survey results.
- Provide insights explaining why these careers suit the user.
3. Accessibility and Usability
- Mobile-friendly and fully accessible following WCAG guidelines.
Development Workflow
1. Tech Stack
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Frontend: Next.js with React and Tailwind CSS.
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Hosting: Vercel or Netlify…
Copilot Experience
GitHub Copilot was instrumental in the development of Pathfinder.
Here’s how I used Copilot:
- Survey Logic & State Management:
- Generated React components for the psychometric survey.
- Autocompleted state management logic using hooks like useState and useReducer.
- Assisted in creating and managing a global state store using Zustand for seamless state management across the app.
- Simplified the process of designing the overall application screens and connecting them to the store.
- Used Copilot to scaffold functions in Next.js for calculating psychometric scores and fetching career recommendations, eliminating the need to create a separate backend API.
- Suggested code for integrating Chart.js to create career cluster graphs.
- Accessibility Features:
- Debugged accessibility issues with Copilot’s assistance, ensuring WCAG compliance.
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Debugging and Code Refactoring:
- Bug Fixes: Whether it was a broken API call or a frontend rendering issue, Copilot offered suggestions that resolved issues in no time.
- Code Optimization: Copilot often suggested cleaner, more efficient ways of writing the same code, which helped improve the overall performance of the app.
Time Saved
By using GitHub Copilot, I estimated a 50% reduction in development time. It helped me automate repetitive coding tasks, quickly prototype new features, and debug with ease. As a result, I was able to focus on refining the user experience and integrating innovative features like developing the questions for career survey without wasting time on boilerplate code.
GitHub Models
No, I did not use GitHub Models for this project.
Conclusion
Building Pathfinder has been an exciting and fulfilling journey. This app isn’t just about recommending careers—it’s about giving people, the confidence and resources to take that first step toward a new beginning.
Pathfinder is more than a web app—it’s a lifeline for anyone who feels stuck, unsure, or ready for a change.By combining psychometric insights, personalized career clusters, and actionable resources, Pathfinder makes career transitions less overwhelming. The app offers a guiding hand, helping users find their strengths and navigate toward industries and roles that truly align with their skills and life goals.
A highly thoughtful and beneficial app for the younger generation, designed to assist them in choosing their career path.