SteppingStone Classroom™
Career ownership, built in class.
SteppingStone Classroom™ brings career development into the courses students already take. Every student builds real work they keep and use through college and beyond: career goals, career directions, résumés and portfolios. It solves the engagement problem career platforms have always had.
The evidence
Stop counting logins. Start watching real progress.
What one class session can deliver
95%
built real career assets they keep
82%
created and saved one or more potential career paths
83%
had a résumé on file after the résumé module
~1 in 3
came back on their own within a week
What you measure today
11–14%
of students institution-wide have completed a basic profile on legacy career platforms
SteppingStone Classroom™
Traditional engagement metrics
What’s counted
SteppingStone Classroom™
Real student artifacts
Goals, career directions, résumés, saved jobs and portfolio items.
Traditional engagement metrics
Logins and 3 basic profile fieldsTime to results
SteppingStone Classroom™
One classroom session
During class, orientation, or in a series.
Traditional engagement metrics
Whenever a student chooses to log inRésumé on file
SteppingStone Classroom™
83% with a résumé on file
After the résumé module.
Traditional engagement metrics
Not required for a “complete” profileWhat you can see
SteppingStone Classroom™
Student-level visibility
Every student by name, with the work behind each number, with our Career Readiness Signal (CRS).
Traditional engagement metrics
Aggregate countsAfter the session
SteppingStone Classroom™
Same-day follow-up
A list of students who need help, with ongoing visibility and engagement, in CRS.
Traditional engagement metrics
Nothing until a student logs back inNACE, October 2026: Colleges should make career preparation “more explicit through the academic experience.” SteppingStone Classroom™ does exactly that, and documents it.
In the classroom
Faculty set the objective. Students deliver it.
Each session is built around what the instructor wants the class to accomplish. We fit into the instructor’s own course content, or they can use our ready-made sessions, and the platform records the result for every student.
Objective: build a career plan from scratch
96%
saved a career direction, each with a written rationale
92%
uploaded a résumé
54%
wrote their own skill-building goal, unprompted
88%
added work to their portfolio
Objective: get a résumé on file and engage with real jobs
89%
uploaded a résumé
78%
set a job-search location
56%
saved a real job posting from employers such as John Deere and Western Digital
44%
re-engaged within five days without prompting
Students come back on their own. In one of our business courses, 23% returned within 24 hours and nearly 1/3 of all students returned within a week, with no reminder and no facilitator.
How it works
A structure that works, shaped to your courses.
Every session is co-led by the course instructor and a SteppingStone facilitator, so faculty always have a partner. Instructors choose the modules that fit their course, combine them into one class period or spread them across a series, and connect them to assignments they already use.
A structure that works
Modules drawn from sessions we’ve run with students, each ending in something the student created.
A platform students keep
Everything lives in each student’s own Student Hub, with Stella, our AI career coach, and goes with them after class and beyond college.
Configured to your course
Modules, timing, prompts and assignments align with your schedule and curriculum.
Eight modules, each ending in something students create
1
Introduction: collecting clues
Classes, jobs, clubs and responsibilities are all clues to how students contribute.
2
Start building your portfolio
Students add an experience, activity or project with Stella, in their own words.
3
Bring your résumé to life
Students upload a résumé or build one with the Resume Builder, and Stella turns it into portfolio entries.
4
Discover your work style
The Personal Snapshot shows students the environments where they’ll do their best work.
5
Explore and save career directions
Students start from their own preferences and experiences, and learn why each direction fits.
6
Ask better questions
Students practice getting the most from Stella and prepare questions for people in the field.
7
Write your Professional Statement
A short statement students test against one question: could I say this aloud?
8
Setting goals: turn curiosity into action
Students set goals with dated steps, so the work continues after class.
Additional modules are available, and we can build new ones with you to meet your needs.
For students
Every student gets the SteppingStone Student Hub, for college and beyond
Free for every student
Each student gets their own Student Hub, with Stella available any time. The goals, career directions, résumé and portfolio they build in class stay with them, ready for the next course, an advisor conversation, internship applications and life after graduation.
What students leave with, depending on the modules you choose
A personalized Student Hub tailored to their individual needs, interests, and career goals.
A résumé they can tailor to specific opportunities.
Clearly defined career directions saved to their profile, each grounded in a reason they can confidently articulate.
Actionable goals with specific, dated steps that turn intentions into progress.
A Portfolio that tells their story, with experiences and projects captured in their own words.
A Personal Snapshot that captures their individual work style.
A Professional Statement that communicates who they are and what they bring to the table, saved to their profile.
Hands-on experience with Stella to explore possibilities, build confidence, and move forward with purpose.
For your school
See every student’s progress in the Advisor Hub, with CRS
Every Classroom™ program includes the Advisor Hub with CRS, so your team can see where every student stands and act on it.
Know who needs you, at a glance
Every student shows as On Track, At Risk or High Priority, so your team knows who needs intervention now.
On TrackAt RiskHigh Priority
Reach students right from CRS
Engagement tools are built in. Reach out to one student, or to a group working through the same issue. It’s all there.
The GPA for career readiness
An early warning system that starts in year one and follows every student through their entire college experience.
Integrates with your LMSOPTIONAL
Connect SteppingStone Classroom™ to your university’s learning management system, so it fits into the courses students already use.
Connect SteppingStone Classroom™ to your university’s learning management system, so it fits into the courses students already use.
In their words
What instructors and students are saying
“The student response was positive, and the results show the impact. Very cool! The Student Hub is making great things happen.”
Business communications instructor, public university
“I want to stand out from other applicants, and SteppingStone’s tools will better prepare me for that goal. Utilizing the Student Hub will boost the image I am trying to convey to various employers.”
Third-year business student
“I want to be more accountable, self-confident, adaptable, and willing to learn. The Student Hub gives me the guidance and experience I need to grow those traits for my future.”
Second-year student, undecided major
Two ways to bring Classroom™ to your campus
Cohort / Classroom / Department
Start with the courses, sections, or cohorts you choose. Priced per participating student.
Enterprise school license
Every enrolled student, school-wide. In year one you pay only for students who take part, capped at the license price.
Included in every option
Get results
SteppingStone Classroom™
Every student building real career work in class.
Keep building
Student Hub, with Stella
In class with Classroom™ and on their own. Free for every student.
Your team sees and acts
Advisor Hub, with CRS
Every student’s progress, and the students who need help.
Also included with the Advisor Hub:AppointmentsInternship ApprovalsEvents (coming soon)