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How FYJ Works
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How FYJ Works

What powers the platform: named research sources and named coaching frameworks, with every claim traceable to where it came from.

Research & data sources

Public data the AI draws on the moment a student starts a conversation. Federal data, occupation databases, and independent labor research.

O*NET
U.S. Department of Labor. 1,000+ occupations with skill profiles.
Used for: Mapping career paths and matching skills to roles.
BLS Wage Statistics
Federal salary data, 10th to 90th percentile ranges.
Used for: Salary benchmarks, cited with a direct link.
BLS Employment Projections
10-year occupational outlook.
Used for: Growth rates and viability on career-path recommendations.
NACE Competencies
8-competency career readiness framework.
Used for: Tracking student readiness from coursework and experience.
WEF Future of Jobs
Global employer survey, 2030 skills outlook.
Used for: Identifying rising skills and long-horizon career planning.
FRED Economic Indicators
Federal Reserve macro and labor data.
Used for: Real-time unemployment, sector employment, market context.

Coaching frameworks the AI applies

Established frameworks from recruiting, leadership, and coaching literature. Each card cites its origin so students and reviewers can trace the method back to its source.

XYZ Formula
"Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]."
Used for: Shaping resume bullets with a strong verb, a measurable outcome, and the specific action.
Source: Popularized by Laszlo Bock, former SVP People Operations at Google, in Work Rules! (2015).
STAR Method
Situation · Task · Action · Result
Used for: Structuring behavioral interview answers and evaluating whether a resume bullet tells a complete story.
Source: Originated by Tom Janz in Behavior Description Interviewing (1982). Adopted by Amazon, SHRM, and most Fortune 500 recruiting processes.
SMART Goals
Specific · Measurable · Achievable · Relevant · Time-bound
Used for: Concrete career action plans. "Apply to five target firms by November 1" rather than "work on job search."
Source: Introduced by George T. Doran, Management Review (November 1981).
Competing Values Framework
Four culture types: Clan · Adhocracy · Hierarchy · Market
Used for: Surfacing culture fit when students compare roles.
Source: Developed by Robert Quinn and Kim Cameron, University of Michigan. Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture (Jossey-Bass, 1999).
DISC-Inspired Style Adaptation
Behavioral communication styles.
Used for: Adapting AI response format to each student's communication preference.
Source: Based on the behavioral model introduced by William Moulton Marston, Emotions of Normal People (1928). FYJ implements a DISC-Inspired style adaptation. It is not a formal assessment tool.
Socratic Coaching
Questions over answers.
Used for: Building student agency. The AI asks, students think, decisions come from them.
Source: Classical method attributed to Socrates, via Plato's dialogues (5th c. BCE). Modern coaching application: Stober and Grant, Evidence Based Coaching Handbook (Wiley, 2006).

Principles that hold these together

Every factual claim is designed to cite its source.

When the AI surfaces a salary, it links to the federal data. When it describes a career path, it links to the occupation source. The design target is traceability for every number students see.

Grounded in the student's real data.

The AI reads the student's actual coursework, grades, experiences, and goals. Generic career advice is the baseline other tools offer. Grounding in the individual student is what makes FYJ different.

Designed to minimize fabrication.

Source grounding and post-generation validation are in place to reduce the risk of invented facts. Like any AI system, occasional errors are possible. The architecture is designed to catch them.

What you can count on

Standards and commitments that apply to every FYJ engagement, regardless of audience.

  • Your data stays yours. Each user's data is isolated. No cross-tenant access.
  • No training on user data. User content is not used to train AI models. OpenAI API data is not used by OpenAI for model training per their enterprise API terms.
  • Deletion on request. Any account or its data can be removed. Verified in writing.
  • SOC 2 Type II infrastructure. Hosted on independently audited platforms (Supabase and AWS).
  • Encryption everywhere. TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest.
  • Built to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility principles. Keyboard navigation, screen reader support, color contrast, and semantic structure throughout.
For specific audiences:What career centers can count on →

FYJ partners with universities to bring this foundation into their career centers, tailored to each school’s curriculum, voice, and systems.

See how we partner with career centers →