1. Problem Statement
Students preparing for placements face critical bottlenecks: discovering which alumni work at specific firms; missing referral deadlines due to cold outreach latency; career guidance getting scattered across WhatsApp, Discord, and emails; institutional hiring logs and preparation resources disappearing when seniors graduate; and busy mentors getting flooded with unstructured spam requests.
2. Goals & Objectives
- 1Bridge career, referral, and mentorship gaps between current students and alumni.
- 2Protect senior and alumnus bandwidth using structured interaction channels.
- 3Preserve institutional placement knowledge, preparation resources, and stats across batches.
- 4Minimize cold outreach friction by building a trusted college-focused professional ecosystem.
3. Target Users
Juniors (CSE/Engineering Students)
Looking for career roadmaps, resume review checkpoints, and off-campus referral opportunities.
Working Alumni / Seniors
Willing to help their college peers but have limited free time and are fatigued by generic requests.
4. User Pain Points
Juniors Frictions
- •80% hesitate to message alumni on LinkedIn due to lack of a shared contextual entry point.
- •Messages sent to cold contacts are left on read, causing missed application deadlines.
- •Preparation logs and resources are scattered across private drives and group chats.
Alumni / Seniors Frictions
- •Flood of vague, unstructured LinkedIn requests (e.g., 'please find me a job').
- •Reviewing unvetted, sloppy, or improperly formatted resume files wasting time.
- •Repeating answers to basic, recurring preparation questions (e.g., 'how to prepare for DBMS').
5. User Stories
As a Junior:"I want to filter our campus alumni directory by specific companies and departments..."
So that:I can identify and connect with the right seniors best positioned to help me, instead of sending cold messages on LinkedIn.
As a Junior:"I want to request a referral using structured, standard templates..."
So that:I don't have to write a custom, stressful pitch letter and can upload my resume and job details in one step.
As a Alumnus:"I want to receive pre-screened referral requests with student profile summaries..."
So that:I can submit student referrals in under 5 minutes without dealing with unstructured emails and inbox clutter.
As a Alumnus:"I want to have basic preparation questions (like 'how to prepare for DBMS') routed to a central archive or chatbot..."
So that:I can reserve my limited free time for advanced, high-value career discussions.
6. Feature Prioritization
| Feature | Reach (users/qtr) | Impact (0.25–3) | Confidence (%) | Effort (weeks) | RICE Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searchable Student & Alumni Directory | 800 | 2 | 90% | 3w | 480 |
| Structured Referral System & Templates | 600 | 3 | 85% | 4w | 383 |
| Placement Knowledge Repository | 900 | 2 | 80% | 6w | 240 |
| AI Mentor Match & Resume Guard | 500 | 3 | 60% | 10w | 90 |
7. Success Metrics
Monthly Structured Referral Connections
Measured as the volume of referral applications successfully initiated and approved through the platform's standardized senior templates.
- •Average senior response turnaround time (TAT) (Goal: <48 hours)
- •Knowledge repository document download & search volumes
- •Weekly Active Users (WAU) to alumni match ratio
8. Conclusion
AskYourSenior transforms the college career search from a cold, fragmented struggle into a centralized professional ecosystem. By replacing open chat with structured, purpose-specific channels, the platform protects alumni bandwidth while opening warm referral pipelines for incoming batches.