In 10 minutes, see the 6 careers built for who you actually are — plus the exact internships, people, and skills to land each one. No fluff. No generic advice.
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Built by Stanford athletes who lived the problem.
Free during early access · No credit card
560K+
NCAA student-athletes in the US today
86%
report career uncertainty
6
personalized career matches per athlete
10 min
to your complete career profile
Simple Process. Real Results.
Built for how athletes think
Most career tools were built for students who studied in libraries. This one was built for athletes who trained in arenas.
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Take the Assessment
10 questions. Tell us your sport, your goals, your strengths. We build your profile.
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Get Your Matches
6 personalised career matches ranked by fit. Each with a step-by-step roadmap to get there.
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Execute Daily
5 weekly actions, 1 daily rep. Specific people to message, internships to apply to, skills to build. Track every step.
After You Sign Up
Everything you need to get there
Create a free account to unlock all features.
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120+ Career Roadmaps
Phase-by-phase paths for every career, with real people who made the transition from sport.
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Game Plan Coach
Stuck on a cover letter, prepping for an interview, or unsure who to network with? Ask. It already knows your sport, your goals, and your roadmap.
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Weekly Action Planner
5 tailored tasks every week. A daily career rep. Progress that compounds over time.
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Alumni Network
Connect with athletes who went from your sport to your target career. Real intros, real paths.
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The discipline that got you to this level is your biggest career asset. Most athletes never learn how to use it.
The Career Combine
Free. 10 minutes. No credit card.
Start building your next game plan.
You spent years building the skills every top employer wants. Now find out exactly which careers fit you — and exactly how to get there.
Welcome back
Your career is the next game. Let's win it.
Career Roadmaps
Search any career and see the exact path — phase by phase.
Alumni Network
Athletes who made the transition from sport to career. Real people, real paths.
Game Plan
Ask anything — interviews, networking, internships. It knows your full profile.
Goals
Track every move toward the career you want.
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Built by Athletes · For Athletes
We lived the problem. So we built the answer.
The Career Combine is built by 4 Stanford athletes who graduated into the same fog every athlete walks into: a final season, a missing playbook, and no clear next move.
560K+
NCAA student-athletes in the US today
86%
report career uncertainty after their sport
100+
career roadmaps built from scratch
Why We Built This
The career center didn't get it.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of college athletes face the same moment — the final buzzer sounds, and nobody told them what comes next. The career center hands them a generic resume workshop. LinkedIn shows them job postings. Neither understands what it actually means to be an athlete.
We were the kids walking into those career center appointments wondering why a 22-year-old who'd led a Division I locker room was being handed the same resume template as everyone else. So we built what we wished existed.
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The Team
Four Stanford athletes building it for the next class.
We're undergrads at Stanford, on rosters, in real season, looking at the same wall every senior athlete looks at — what now? The Career Combine is the answer we're building for ourselves, and for everyone walking into that same moment after us.
No outside advisors. No career-coaching agency packaging this up. Just four athletes who saw the problem from inside and decided to fix it.
What We Built
Built from scratch. Not retrofitted.
The Career Combine isn't a general career platform adapted for athletes. It was built from scratch, specifically for people who have spent years competing, training, and performing under pressure.
A real assessment
Speaks the language of sport. Surfaces the strengths years of competition actually built.
100+ career roadmaps
Phase-by-phase paths showing how real people — including former athletes — got there.
Game Plan coach
AI mentor that knows your full profile before you type. Drafts the message. Lists the companies.
Weekly action plan
Five concrete moves every week. Specific people to message, roles to apply to, skills to build.
Alumni network
Athletes who already made the jump. Real names, real paths, organized by industry.
Goals board
Track what you're working toward. Mark goals done when you hit them. Receipts of progress.
The discipline you built in practice. The leadership you earned on the field. The resilience you developed from losses.
That's your competitive advantage. We built this to help you use it.
BETA
Early Access
We're working with student athletes at the college level to build the most useful career guidance tool the athlete community has ever had. If you want to get involved — as a user, a partner, or a collaborator — reach out.
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Get in Touch
Reach out. Let's talk.
Whether you're an athlete, a coach, an athletic department, or someone who just wants to talk — we'd love to hear from you.
We build institutional partnerships with college athletic programs. If you're an AD, coach, or administrator — let's talk about what The Career Combine can do for your athletes after their sport.
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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2025. Updated before public launch.
What We Collect
The Career Combine collects information you voluntarily provide during the career assessment — including your name, sport, academic interests, career goals, and values. This information is stored locally in your browser (localStorage) and is not transmitted to external servers except when used to generate personalized AI analysis through Anthropic's Claude API.
If you sign up for updates, we collect your name, email address, and sport. This information is used solely to send you product updates and career resources. We do not sell your data.
How We Use Your Data
Your assessment responses are used to: (1) generate personalized career matches using our scoring algorithm, (2) power your AI career coach with context about your background and goals, and (3) personalize your weekly action tasks and roadmap recommendations.
When you interact with the Game Plan AI coach, your messages and profile context are sent to Anthropic's Claude API to generate responses. Anthropic's privacy policy governs how they handle API data.
Data Storage
Your profile data is stored in your browser's localStorage. This means your data stays on your device. Clearing your browser data will remove your profile. We do not maintain a server-side database of user profiles at this time.
Cookies & Tracking
The Career Combine does not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking. We may use basic analytics to understand how the platform is used in aggregate.
Your Rights
You can delete your data at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage. To request deletion of any email signup data, contact us at contact@thecareercombine.com.
Note: This is a preliminary privacy policy for beta use. A complete, legally reviewed privacy policy will be published before public launch.
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Search any career — if it's not in your top matches, you can still target it. Your weekly tasks and Game Plan will adapt.
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Legal
Terms of Service
Last updated: April 2025. Updated before public launch.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using The Career Combine ("the Platform"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the Platform.
2. Nature of the Service
The Career Combine provides career guidance information for educational purposes only. The Platform is not a licensed career counseling service, and nothing on this Platform constitutes professional career advice, legal advice, or financial advice. All content is provided for informational purposes.
Career outcomes depend on individual effort, market conditions, and many factors outside the Platform's control. We make no guarantees about employment outcomes, salary, or career success.
3. User Responsibilities
You are responsible for the accuracy of information you provide during the assessment. You agree to use the Platform for lawful purposes only and not to misuse, reverse-engineer, or attempt to compromise the Platform's security or functionality.
4. Intellectual Property
All content on the Platform — including career roadmaps, assessment questions, scoring logic, and design — is the intellectual property of The Career Combine. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from this content without explicit written permission.
5. AI-Generated Content
The Platform uses AI to generate personalized career matches and coaching responses. AI-generated content may contain errors or inaccuracies. Always verify important career decisions with qualified professionals. The Career Combine is not liable for decisions made based on AI-generated content.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Career Combine and its founders shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Platform, including but not limited to career or employment decisions made based on Platform content.
7. Beta Disclaimer
The Platform is currently in beta. Features may change, be removed, or be temporarily unavailable. We are actively improving the product and appreciate your feedback.
8. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.