Real Talk - Real career advice, from real people app good for
There is so much valuable feedback here from real people in the actual careers that kids are interested in. Every high school student should have access to this app.
It would have been great if this app existed when I was in high school. Happy to see so many people offering their advice to help high school students find their way.
This app is amazing! I am currently in high school right now and something like this would help me A LOT! The only problem is that there needs to be more users to share their experience. This app needs growth and when when it does its going to be amazing. Another thing I would recommend is more filters for jobs like salary, etc.
I will be loading this on my pre-high school kids devices. What a great concept and so far this App does contain Canadian references. I hope this helps kids make the right choices along a path to meet their career aspirations!
Fantastic "real talk" content. This brings qualitative research into the hands of youth. Great work!
This app is beautiful and intuitive. Information is displayed in a clear way. Love it!
Some bad moments
This app is brilliant!! I am a high school student who has many interests which make choosing a career difficult. I have been trying to talk to people with different jobs but you can only interview so many people! This app has so many uncommonly and commonly talked about professions that not many people have. I cannot wait until more interviews are uploaded!! Great job RealTalk!
When you search a career, no matter what letter you put in the search bar it gives you a "oops! Looks like we dont have...." Something along those lines. Whats the point if you cant search for your career or interest?
I am a school counselor who had hoped to use this as a supplemental resource for my middle school students, but I cant consider it because:
1. Entries have spelling errors! Poor model for job seekers whose resume will be in the trash if they emulate this practice!
2. Potential salaries dont indicate if they are in Canadian or US currency. Last time I checked, there is a difference in value between US and Canadian currency. I know this, but I worry that young people who are attempting to make a significant life choice might not!
I love the idea of the app-perfect especially for high school students or people who arent sure of their future, it gives them new options. However I wish there were more options to look into and I wish there were more jobs to look at. It would also be nice to put in the three traits and then have the app pick out a career choice for you to help give you ideas. Thanks!
Its good for the amount of interviews it already has, but like the others say in the reviews, this app needs an update. I think I counted about 50 jobs... Not good enough.
This app is everything that I have been spending the last 6 months of my life looking for! Its perfect for students who dont know what to study/have no idea of all the career possibilities.
I like this idea because talking to someone in the field is a great place to start when trying to discover a life path, but its scary and hard to do as a young adult trying to sort out all the other responsibilities that are being forced upon them. Awesome idea, the developers just need to make sure they listen to these reviews because this is an app focused on the user and could be potentially life changing if used correctly!
3 things to change: 1)definitely add the option to have careers selected for you based on a short survey, even if they arent totally applicable to the user, its still nice to be told where to start, especially when there are a lot of other, important, short-term things to figure out (thats my problem: I dont know where to begin)
2)Bigger push for people writing the "talks" to go into more detail about job description right from beginning. I want to know what the job entails and maybe other jobs options that work alongside this career
3)Have another tab to click on that is just a lot of useful links for aptitude tests, government job sites, how to write resume/cover letter. Basically make it a one stop shop. Maybe start a partnership with a blog about career and life planning where users can use forums and have access to tons of links other people have found useful! (this app is great but students need that next step too!)
P.S. I agree with another review: currency should be indicated
