AI tool built for students offers personalized career guidance and learning plans.

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A new AI-powered career mentor application has been developed to help engineering students enter the job market. This tool, created for the Idea2Impact 2026 Hackathon, addresses challenges students face with resume building and identifying suitable roles. Users can upload a resume or complete a form to receive a skill-gap analysis, a personalized learning roadmap, and a four-week study plan from the AI. The application utilizes the Google Gemini API for its AI capabilities and is built with a Python and Flask backend. It is currently available for local setup and testing via its GitHub repository.

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