Smart Statement

This web based application takes in user details and generates a personal statement, cover letter, potential interview questions with answers, and even top tips on what to bring up in an interview.

Welcome to the future of career readiness!

Smart Statement

At ISS Innovation Hub, we have developed Smart Statement, an innovative solution that combines AI and even VR technologies to help postgraduate students succeed in their job searches. This tool provides personalised job application materials and immersive interview practice, ensuring students are well-prepared to navigate the competitive job market.

Our journey originally started with 2 seprate tools. Smart statement was created as a basic tool that used AI to help students write a cover letter. We has also created a VR experience 'Interview Sim' to help students practice the interview process in a real life immersive setting or on the web if VR was not accessible. We have made some changes and upgrades and are excited to see how this new tool can aid postgraduate prospects.

Now we have Smart Statement x Interview Sim, an integrated project designed to enhance career readiness for postgraduate students. This initiative merges these two powerful tools:

  • Smart Statement can now generate tailored cover letters and personal statements based on student-provided CV details and job specifications.
  • Interview Sim can now simulate fully personalised job interviews and provide tailored questions based on the information taken from smart statement, giving you valuable feedback, improving your interview skills.

By integrating these tools, we ensure that students receive comprehensive support in their job search journey, from crafting compelling application materials to practicing realistic interview scenarios.

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Personalised Job Application materials

Input your CV details or if you've not got one simply answer the questions about your education, experience and interests. Smart Statement will then request information about the role you are going for and the company and generate fully personalised materials.

These include:

  • Statement
  • Cover Letter
  • Potential Interview Questions that you can practice
  • Top Tips for your interview
  • Get in touch with Careers if needed by booking appointments
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Immersive Interview Practice with Seamless Integration

Experience realistic job interview simulations with tailored questions and detailed feedback. This feature takes in all the information provided by you in previous steps to simulate an accurate job interview playing on your strengths and weaknesses based on the incorporation of the company's values and job specification. Once you have completed your spoken practice interview, whether on the web or in VR, you receive a generated feedback report with tips on how to improve and be fully prepared for the real thing. The integration really is seamless.

"The product has huge potential as a tool to help students and staff shape their job applications and practice online interviews. We look forward to further developments and continued collaboration."

An Insight from Careers Services

Recently, we presented Smart Statement x Interview Sim at a careers event hosted by Lancaster University, highlighting its potential to transform careers services. The feedback received was overwhelmingly positive feedback. The quote above from Sarah Fox, leader of the careers team at Lancaster University really emphasises how we can work alongside these new innovative tools to better services for students.

  • Event Highlights:
    • Hands-on experiences with both web and VR components.
    • Discussions on the transformative potential of AI in career services.
    • Positive feedback, sparking interest in further collaboration and development.

Taking part in this event and seeing the positivity around our product whilst also receiving some very valuable feedback really highlighted what we're all about here at ITPI. We are excited to incorporate their insights into our exploration process and are committed to refining Smart Statement and its integration with Interview Sim. Our goal is to provide students with the most effective tool possible to navigate the competitive job market and achieve their career aspirations.

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