Overview
CareerTruss is organised around a consistent navigation structure that helps you move between opportunities, your workspace, notifications, the platform's history, and its documentation. The exact options you see depend on whether you are using CareerTruss as a Student or Employer.
Think of CareerTruss as a connected structure
The CareerTruss layout
Most areas of CareerTruss follow the same basic navigation structure. Once you understand what each area is responsible for, moving around the platform becomes predictable.
| Area | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Home | Return to the main CareerTruss experience. |
| Browse | Discover available internship opportunities. |
| Dashboard | Manage activity relevant to your account. |
| Notifications | See important updates and platform activity. |
| Log | Explore the history and evolution of CareerTruss. |
| Docs | Learn how CareerTruss works and how to use it. |
| Profile | View and manage your account information. |
Home
Home is the main entry point into CareerTruss. It provides a starting point for discovering what is available and moving into the areas that matter to you.
You can return to Home whenever you want to step back from a specific workflow and return to the wider CareerTruss experience.
Browse
Browse is the discovery layer of CareerTruss. Students can explore available internship opportunities and narrow results using the tools provided on the browse page.
Finding an opportunity
- Start with a broad search.
- Use filters to narrow the results.
- Open a listing to inspect its complete details.
- Save an opportunity if you want to return to it later.
- Apply when you are ready.
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Dashboard
Your dashboard is the operational centre of your CareerTruss account. It brings together the activity most relevant to your role so you do not have to search through the platform to find it.
Student workspace
Students can use the dashboard to keep an eye on their profile, applications, saved opportunities, Career Score, and recent activity.
Employer workspace
Employers can use the dashboard to manage listings, monitor applicants, review recruitment activity, and access their company information.
Notifications
Notifications connect important events across CareerTruss with the people involved. Depending on the event, an update may appear inside the platform or be delivered through email.
Check notifications regularly when you are actively applying for opportunities or managing applicants so important updates do not get overlooked.
The CareerTruss Log
The Log is the historical layer of CareerTruss. It documents important changes, milestones, fixes, decisions, ideas, and other events that shape the platform as it evolves.
The Log is different from Notifications
Log entries are organised into categories that reflect different parts of the platform's journey, from things being built and fixed to major milestones and the ideas behind them.
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Explore the CareerTruss Log
See what has been built, changed, fixed, and learned as CareerTruss grows.
The CareerTruss Docs
The Docs are the knowledge layer of CareerTruss. They explain how the platform works, how to use its features, and what different systems, workflows, and statuses mean.
You can use the documentation to learn about a specific feature, follow a workflow, understand a platform rule, or look up a term without having to figure it out yourself.
Use the Docs when you want to understand
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Explore the CareerTruss Docs
Browse guides, platform information, policies, and reference material.
Profile and account menu
Your profile area provides access to information associated with your account. Depending on your role, this includes your student career profile or employer information.
- View and update your profile.
- Access account-related settings.
- Review notifications.
- Sign out of CareerTruss.
Moving through CareerTruss
CareerTruss is designed so that workflows connect naturally rather than requiring you to remember where individual pages are located.
A student workflow
Browse → Listing → Application → Dashboard → Notifications
An employer workflow
Dashboard → Listing → Applicants → Application status → Notifications
You don't have to follow a fixed path
Using the platform and understanding the platform
CareerTruss has two different ways of experiencing the system: using it and understanding it.
| Layer | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Application | How you use CareerTruss. |
| Docs | How CareerTruss works. |
| Log | How CareerTruss is being built and evolving. |
Together, these layers make CareerTruss more than a collection of screens. They create a platform that can be used, understood, and followed as it grows.
Finding your way back
If you reach a page through a listing, application, notification, dashboard action, or documentation link, use the available navigation controls to return to the previous area. The main navigation remains available so you can move into another part of CareerTruss whenever you need to.
What's next?
Now that you understand the structure of CareerTruss, the next guide depends on what you are here to accomplish.
Building your profile
Learn how students can build their CareerTruss profile.
Applying to internships
Follow the complete student application workflow.
Post a listing
Learn how employers create and submit internship listings.
Reviewing applicants
Learn how employers manage their applicant pipeline.
Documentation status: Stable