Portia-2026/Olebogeng-career-launchpad-AI

Career Launch AI for South African job seekers and youth # Youth Career Launchpad Assistant A modern, responsive AI-powered web application that helps South African youth, graduates, interns, and job-seeking professionals automate repetitive workplace entry tasks. Built as a stateless SaaS-style experience — no accounts, no database, all generated content stays in your current browser session. --- ## Project Overview The Youth Career Launchpad Assistant empowers young South Africans entering the workforce by using AI to streamline career preparation. Instead of struggling with blank pages, users get instant, well-structured drafts for professional emails, personalised study/career plans, and interactive career coaching — all through a clean, welcoming, and accessible interface. The application is intentionally **session-only**: nothing is stored on a server, no personal data is collected, and every generation happens live via the Lovable AI Gateway. --- ## Features Implemented ### 1. Dashboard (`/`) - Warm welcome hero and quick orientation - Session summary cards (Emails Generated, Plans Created, AI Conversations, Tools Available) - Quick-action buttons linking to each AI feature - Recent Activity feed with friendly empty state ### 2. Smart Email Generator (`/email`) - Structured form (job title, company, context, audience, tone, notes) - Quick templates: Cover Letter, Recruiter Follow-up, Thank You, Internship Application, Job Application, Networking - Collapsible **Prompt Preview** panel showing the exact prompt sent to the AI - Editable output with Copy, Download (.txt), and Regenerate actions ### 3. AI Task Planner (`/planner`) - Inputs for career goal, deadline, hours per day, and priority - Structured output (Zod-validated) rendered as editable task cards - Copy, Download (.md), and Regenerate actions ### 4. AI Career Chatbot (`/chat`) - Conversational assistant scoped to South African career guidance - Suggested prompt chips, typing indicator, and Clear Chat control - Markdown-rendered assistant replies …