Understand roles. Build proof. Land your dream job.
SkillsBuff turns your background into a skills graph, maps it to your dream role, shows your readiness %, and helps you build verified portfolio projects that recruiters actually trust.
The Problem with Career Advice Today
Generic tips don't help. You need to know exactly what skills to learn, what to build, and how to prove it—specific to your target role and company.
• "Learn Python" (but for what?)
• Random online courses with no direction
• Projects that don't impress recruiters
• No idea if you're ready to apply
• Role-specific skill blueprints
• Gap analysis with prioritized learning
• AI-guided portfolio projects
• Verified proof badges recruiters trust
Degree Alone Isn't Enough Anymore
Students need role clarity, target companies, and proof they can do the work.
Imagine playing basketball with no hoops. Everyone is running, passing, and dribbling—but there's no score, no objective, and no way to measure progress.
That's what career preparation looks like for many students today. Career counselors and educators see the same pattern every year: students are busy and motivated, yet struggle to connect their degree to real hiring outcomes. Many can't clearly explain what their target role looks like day-to-day, which industries and companies hire for it, or what "proof of skill" looks like beyond grades.
That's not a motivation problem—it's a clarity + execution gap.
Identify the Players
Discover exactly which companies are hiring for your degree and values.
Deconstruct the Role
Study real-world Job Descriptions to understand the daily reality of the role.
Bridge the Gap
Use AI to map your current skills against the target and find your roadmap.
Build the Proof
Create verified projects on GitHub that manifest your potential into hired reality.
SkillsBuff Provides the Goal Posts
We turn career exploration into a structured system. Students stop guessing and start building toward outcomes.
Role Clarity
Understand what the role actually does day-to-day
Target Companies
Discover who's hiring in your industry
Skill Gap Analysis
Map your current skills to requirements
Guided Proof Projects
Build portfolio projects that matter
Verified Portfolio
Showcase verified proof to recruiters
Your Degree Doesn't Guarantee a Job
The job market is more competitive than ever. Employers don't just want credentials—they want proof that you can do the work.
In the AI era, more leaders are saying the same thing: what you can demonstrate matters more than where you studied—and employers increasingly look for real signals of capability.
Where you went to school matters a lot less… not what university you graduated from, but what your GitHub profile looks like.
Bob Sternfels
Global Managing Partner, McKinsey
CES 2026
The future of work belongs not… to the people that have the fanciest degrees… but to the people who are adaptable… ready to learn, and ready to embrace these tools.
Ryan Roslansky
CEO, LinkedIn
2025
Clearly, the future of work will not be about college degrees; it will be about job skills.
World Economic Forum
2020
What Recruiters Want
Your Complete Career Stack
From understanding roles to shipping verified projects—everything you need in one place.
Know Exactly Who's Hiring
Most students are "dribbling" because they don't know the court. We show you the top players in every industry—Big Tech, Quant Finance, High-Growth Startups—and reveal the specific roles they are hiring for right now.
Mapped to your degree and values.
No generic descriptions. Real market data.
Every Industry. Every Major.
From CS and Engineering to Business and Finance—we cover all portfolio-feasible paths.
How SkillsBuff Works
Four layers that transform you from "I don't know where to start" to "I'm ready to apply."
Profile → Skills Graph
Turn your experience into a visual skills graph with confidence levels.
Target → Blueprint
Get a role-specific blueprint with skills, tools, and proof requirements.
Gap → Plan
See your readiness % and get a prioritized weekly roadmap.
Proof → Portfolio
Build verified projects and share a recruiter-ready portfolio.
Ready to Level Up Your Career?
Join thousands of students and early-career professionals building proof that matters.