Instruments that have been validated
There is a real literature here, and most of what is sold online ignores all of it.
Below is a concept, not a real business. One version of what you could build on careerguide.io.
Career guidance
Work out what you are actually good at.
A proper assessment, then a straight conversation about what it means. Not a personality quiz with a paywall at the end.
Take the test How the assessment works
Assessment only
The report
If you already know roughly where you are going and want it confirmed or challenged.
Assessment and session
Report plus one hour
If the report is likely to raise more questions than it answers, which it usually does.
Coaching
Six sessions
For a genuine change of direction rather than a next step within the same field.
Institutions
For careers offices
Where a service has to reach a whole cohort rather than the students who self-select.
It may tell you to stay
Plenty of people arrive wanting a new career and leave having fixed the job they had.
Priced to be used
Career guidance that only reaches people who already have options is not doing much.
Most career advice is somebody generalizing from their own life.
Start with an assessment instead.
People need help with their careers permanently, and they are willing to pay for it at every stage.
This name covers the whole proposition without a tagline, which shortens every ad you write, every intro you give, and every referral someone makes on your behalf.
The .io keeps it in software territory rather than consulting, and keeps the price sensible.
Some ideas
A few things you could build here
None of these are the "right" answer. They're just starting points, and if you have a better one, we'd genuinely like to hear it.
Coaching, at scale
Human coaching does not scale and pure software does not convince. Something in between is a real opportunity.
Getting through the application
Resumes and interview prep are where people actually spend money, because the stakes are immediate.
Figuring out what you are good at
Assessment and aptitude tools sell to individuals, schools, and employers alike.
Software for university careers offices
Every institution has one, they all have budget, and most of their tooling is dire.
If you want it
We can build whatever you have in mind
Most domains are sold by people who only sell domains. Savo Group is a design, software, and marketing company, so if you want careerguide.io live and working rather than parked, that is a conversation we can actually have. Entirely optional, quoted separately from the name, and no hard feelings if you already have a team.
Design and brand
Identity, site design, and the whole visual system. If you have a name and nothing else, this is where it starts.
Software and product
Web apps, platforms, integrations. The thing itself, not just the site that describes it.
Search and growth
SEO, content, and paid acquisition. Getting the domain found once it has something worth finding.
Tick the box on the offer form and we will include some thoughts on what careerguide.io could become when we reply. Or say nothing, and we will just talk about the domain.
Terms
Two ways to acquire it
Not every buyer is in the same position, so the domain is available on any of the following. Tell us which suits you and we will put figures against it.
Purchase
$8,888
Pay in full and own it outright.
- careerguide.io transfers to your registrar account, normally within three to five business days.
- Full ownership from the moment the transfer completes.
- Escrow.com available on request, with the fee split or covered by us on larger sales.
Lease
Agreed with you
Use the domain without buying it.
- We keep ownership and point careerguide.io to your site for a monthly fee.
- The rate depends on the term and what you are building, so we agree it with you rather than publishing one.
- Sensible if you want to test a brand before committing to the full price.
- Cancel with 30 days notice, or convert to a purchase at any point.
Whichever route you take, there is no broker in the middle and no commission added to the price. Offers receive a reply within one business day.
Still thinking about it?
Names like this tend to sit until someone decides they want it, and then move quickly. If you're weighing it up, send a number and start the conversation. There's no obligation on either side.
Asking $8,888