Everything inside Career First Nexus (all free)
Career First Nexus is a free career-launch and learning platform for recent U.S. college graduates, with a parent track built in. It is not a job board. One free account unlocks the full system—no card, not a trial. Optional paid add-ons like résumé review or coaching are available later if you want them; nothing required to start.
Most new grads do not stall because they lack advice. They stall because Tuesday has no plan: mass applications, silence, then a freeze. These modules exist to turn the search into a repeatable daily process a graduate can follow and a parent can support without hovering.
40-day day-by-day plan
Every morning opens to a short list of the next three actions—who to apply to, what to fix on the résumé, and which follow-ups are due. No guessing what “job searching” means today.
ATS-safe résumé templates
Single-column templates and coaching so a new-grad résumé clears applicant tracking systems and still reads cleanly for a human. Tailor language to each posting without starting from a blank page.
Application tracker
Log every application with status, source, and follow-up dates. Reply rate becomes the diagnostic—not raw volume—so you know when to fix targeting instead of spam-applying.
Interview drills
Practice the stories that decide the final round: behavioral answers, role-specific prep, and a short reset after a rejection so one “no” does not empty the pipeline.
Parent view + weekly check-ins
A free read-only parent login plus weekly check-in scripts. Parents see progress without nagging; graduates keep ownership of applications and outreach.
Worksheets and daily momentum
Short worksheets for targeting, outreach, and interview debriefs sit next to streak-friendly daily tasks so the search stays moving across an eight- to twelve-week cycle.
What “free” means here
- Full access with an account—no 30-day clock and no card on file.
- Graduate workflow plus a read-only parent view in the same product.
- Optional paid help (résumé review, coaching) only if you choose it after signup.
Want the short version of how modules compare to a coach or a tracker? See Compare options or the FAQ.
See how the pieces fit together day to day: the 40-day job search plan, a daily job search routine, why a job search app beats another job board, and how parents follow progress.