Case Study
5x Engagement Increase With Early Career Readiness
How Devslopes built a graduated career services model that embeds job readiness directly into the student learning journey.
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Engagement Increase
20%
Less Admin Work
100%
Centralized Platform
240
Active Jobseekers
The Challenge
Building Career Services From the Ground Up
Devslopes is a web development academy with 240 active jobseekers. Under the leadership of Beanie Brady, Director of Career Services and Partnerships, they recognized a fundamental gap: there was no existing scalable career services infrastructure.
Career support had been informal, with coaches providing guidance through individual conversations and ad-hoc resources. There was no centralized system for tracking student progress, managing job applications, or measuring outcomes. Coaching time was consumed by administrative tasks instead of meaningful student interaction.
The Solution
The Graduated Access System
Basic Networking
From day one, students gain access to networking features and basic career resources, normalizing career preparation as part of the learning process.
Full Job Seeker Access
At two-thirds through the curriculum, students unlock the complete job seeker toolkit: job board access, application tracking, resume tools, and direct employer connections.
Alumni Access
After graduation, students transition to alumni-level access with continued resources, community connection, and ongoing support.
Accountability Measures
Weekly Coding Challenges
Students participate in weekly coding challenges tracked within Prentus, keeping skills sharp while giving coaches visibility into participation.
Daily Group Coaching
Daily group coaching calls create a rhythm of engagement and peer accountability, with attendance tracked directly in the platform.
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The Results
From Zero Infrastructure to Cohesive Program
5x
Student Engagement
The combination of early access, graduated features, and built-in accountability drove student engagement up by 3.5x to 5x. Students who start engaging with career tools from day one develop habits that persist through graduation and into their job search.
100%
Centralized Platform
By building on Prentus from day one, Devslopes avoided fragmented tools entirely. Tracking, communication, resources, job postings, and outcome measurement all live in one system.
20%
Less Administrative Work
Administrative tasks dropped by 20%, freeing Beanie Brady and her team to focus on high-impact coaching and partnership development instead of manual tracking and coordination.
Career services went from a fragmented set of tasks into a cohesive, student-centered experience. The graduated access model changed how our students think about career readiness.
Beanie Brady
Director of Career Services and Partnerships, Devslopes
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