🔵 Concept
Career Updated January 15, 2025

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IO psychology-powered job search that finds cultural fit based on your strengths

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The Problem

Traditional job searches focus on skills and experience but ignore cultural fit and personal strengths. Many people end up in roles that don't align with their natural abilities or work style.

The Story Behind This App

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Find jobs that amplify your natural strengths and align with your values.

Key Features

1. Strength Assessment

What: Industrial psychology assessments to identify your core strengths

Why: Understanding strengths leads to better job matches

2. Cultural Fit Matching

What: Analyzes company cultures and matches to your work style

Why: Cultural alignment predicts job satisfaction

3. Idea Alignment

What: Matches your ideas and values with company missions

Why: Purpose-driven work increases engagement

User Journey

  1. 1 User completes comprehensive strength assessment
  2. 2 AI analyzes results using IO psychology principles
  3. 3 System scans job listings for cultural indicators
  4. 4 Presents matches based on strength-culture fit
  5. 5 Provides coaching on leveraging strengths in applications

Technical Architecture

Frontend

Next.js with TypeScript

Backend

Python FastAPI with ML models

Data

PostgreSQL with vector embeddings

APIs

  • Job board APIs (Indeed, LinkedIn)
  • Company culture data APIs
  • Psychometric assessment tools

Hosting

Vercel frontend, AWS Lambda backend

Moonshot Features (v2.0)

  • Real-time culture analysis from employee reviews
  • Strength-based interview preparation
  • Team composition analysis for fit prediction
  • Career path modeling based on strengths

Market Research

Similar to: StrengthsFinder, Culture Amp, Pymetrics

Different because: Combines IO psychology with active job matching

Target users: Mid-career professionals seeking meaningful work

Open Questions

  • How to accurately assess company culture remotely?
  • Legal considerations for psychometric testing?
  • Preventing gaming of strength assessments?

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