Ivanna Donoso@ID411

PathPilot-AI is an AI-powered career pathway generator built for the IBM Bob Hackathon to help users turn a career goal into a clear, personalized action plan. Instead of giving generic advice, PathPilot asks users about their target career, timeline, weekly availability, learning preferences, budget, current experience level, and goals. Based on that information, it generates a zero-to-resume-ready roadmap that breaks the journey into manageable steps. Each roadmap includes trusted learning resources, guided project ideas, recommended certifications, skill milestones, and progress tracking so users can stay organized and motivated. Whether someone wants to become a cybersecurity analyst, software developer, data analyst, IT support specialist, or another tech professional, PathPilot helps them understand what to learn, what to build, and how to prepare for job applications. Our goal is to make career planning less overwhelming by giving users a structured path they can actually follow.

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