STEP AHEAD - Career Planning App

A career planning app for people who want to change career paths or upskill themselves

People don’t know where to start.

I designed Step Ahead for anyone feeling stuck about their next career move — students, career switchers, returning parents, people mid-burnout. The information they need exists. It’s just nowhere they can actually find it.

Everyone’s involved. Nobody’s connected.

Career counsellors, teachers, and professionals all play a role — but none of them are linked to the person who needs help. The user is stuck in the middle, getting bits and pieces from everywhere, making sense of none of it.

Process

Sorting the chaos into four clear problems

I grouped everything people were struggling with into four areas — not knowing which direction to go, no reliable guidance, no connections, and no way to upskill around a busy life. Four problems. One app to fix them all

A real person’s day told me what was missing

I tracked what a career switch looks like hour by hour — a draining job, a late-night search, a family conversation that goes nowhere. The problem is not effort. It’s hitting a dead end every single time someone tries to move forward

Result

A toolkit made exactly for this situation

One place. Everything you need

Step Ahead brings career exploration, skill checks, learning paths, mentorship, and networking into one app. No more piecing it together alone — just one clear, guided space to figure out what’s next

Result