Graduation window and eligibility
New graduate job search
Turn projects and internships into a focused new-grad search
Early-career listings often describe an ideal candidate, not a perfect checklist. Separate essential eligibility from skills you can demonstrate through projects or learn quickly.
Fit signals
Review the role before you tailor anything
A fit score is a triage aid, not a hiring prediction. Use it to decide what deserves a closer read.
Projects, internships, and practical coursework
Foundational skills and evidence of learning
A practical search plan
Build a smaller, higher-signal pipeline
Use early-career titles
Search graduate, associate, junior, trainee, and entry-level variants relevant to your field.
Translate projects into evidence
Describe the problem, your work, tools used, and observable result instead of listing course names.
Apply selectively and consistently
Prioritize current roles where you meet the core eligibility and can explain your motivation clearly.
What Kairo automates
- Searches a live jobs source using your role, location, and work-mode filters.
- Ranks results against the career profile and documents you choose to provide.
- Creates a role-specific CV draft from the job description when you request one.
What stays in your hands
- You decide which roles are worth pursuing and which listings to dismiss.
- You review every generated document before downloading or sending it.
- You open the employer's source page and complete the application yourself.
Review before you apply
Generated suggestions are drafts. Accuracy, eligibility, and final application choices always need your judgment.
- 1Confirm graduation-date and work-authorization rules.
- 2Keep project metrics grounded in real measurements.
- 3Name your individual contribution to group work.
- 4Remove tools you only encountered briefly and cannot discuss.
Questions about this workflow
Can projects replace work experience on a new-grad CV?
Projects can provide strong evidence when they show a real problem, your contribution, technical or functional decisions, and an observable result.
Should I apply when I do not meet every preferred qualification?
Yes when you meet the essential eligibility and can show adjacent evidence. Treat preferred qualifications as context, not permission to invent experience.
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