Profile context
Education, career area, current position, time and stated goals establish the starting point.
Methodology
How Trajectory reaches a recommendation.
Trajectory is a planning tool. It does not predict a person's future, guarantee employment or determine eligibility for a role.
BETA METHODOLOGY • VERSION 1The current calculation
The present MVP uses structured, deterministic rules. It combines the information entered by the user with broad assumptions about education, starting position and career area. It does not currently use live vacancy data or a trained predictive model.
Scenario assumptions
The beta applies transparent rules to create current-path, focused-growth and alternative-route planning ranges.
Role reasoning
Roles are shortlisted using field relevance, interests, work preferences, evidence and barriers collected by the guided coach.
Action design
Roadmaps prioritise demonstrable skills, practical projects, employer conversations and regular evidence-based reviews.
What affects the result
- Education level and selected career area
- Current employment status and stated income
- Available weekly commitment
- Income target
- Interests, strengths and preferred work
- Existing evidence and experience
- Location flexibility, priorities and barriers
What is not yet included
- Live occupation-level salary feeds
- Current vacancies or apprenticeship availability
- Regional cost-of-living calculations
- Employer-specific hiring requirements
- Verified outcome data from previous users
- Open-ended generative AI
- Professional human review
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Interpret ranges as scenarios, not forecasts.
Actual outcomes depend on location, economic conditions, individual performance, employer decisions, experience and factors the tool cannot observe. Users should verify important decisions using current job descriptions, official career information and qualified advisers.
Planned data standard
Every future data point should show its source and date.
A production version should combine official labour statistics, trusted career profiles, live vacancies, public-sector pay scales and relevant professional bodies. The interface will distinguish sourced facts, calculated estimates and AI-generated suggestions.