Free for students
Self Track
Paste a job link and NextJobStep imports the listing, tracks the application, and moves it from Not yet applied through to Offer received. No spreadsheet, no card required.
For students and colleges
Job tracking for Ireland.Not another job board.
Track applications and sponsorship history. A job feed for international students.
Your competitors are already having this conversation
Ireland enrolled a record number of international students last year, and every college is competing for the same growing pool of applicants. Students are no longer asking only about courses, they are asking what happens after graduation.
Career outcomes have become one of the strongest differentiators when students choose where to study. Institutions that can demonstrate structured career support and employment outcomes stand out.
- 0+
- International students enrolled in Ireland in a recent record year — the pool every college is competing for.
- ~0%
- Reported year-on-year growth in Indian enrolments, now among Ireland's largest source markets.
- 0.0%
- Of Irish graduates in work within nine months (all graduates, not international-only). Outcomes now shape where students choose to study.
Most students are job hunting with no system at all
Whatever the course, cybersecurity, finance, construction, healthcare, business, or English language, the pattern looks the same without a platform behind it.
Without a structured system, students waste time, lose momentum, and miss opportunities that could have been found months earlier. NextJobStep helps colleges support students before graduation, not after the job search has already stalled.
No record of what was sent, where, or when.
Guessing which employers actually sponsor international graduates.
Roles that never surface on the major job boards.
Months lost learning the Irish job market after graduating.
Built around what your students actually need
Students use Self Track free. Colleges run the same product as a partnership, with a branded portal and a cohort dashboard they can actually use.
For careers and international offices
College Partnership
One subscription gives every student the full platform: curated feed, sponsorship history, branded portal, and a dashboard your team can actually use.
The hard part is week four, not week one
Most students start with a burst of applications, then the search goes quiet. Self Track keeps every listing in one pipeline so progress stays visible. That is the student product. Colleges see the same activity rolled up, not a different tracker.
Typical untracked searchWith Self Track
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Illustrative pattern of search energy over five weeks, not live student data.
What your college gets with a NextJobStep partnership
Every student receives full platform access
Students can explore jobs, build resumes, prepare for interviews, and understand employer sponsorship history from the beginning of their course.
Career services dashboard
Monitor engagement, applications, interviews, and employment outcomes across your student cohorts.
Your own branded portal
Launch NextJobStep under your institution's branding with a dedicated college experience.
Industry specific job feeds
Choose the industries relevant to your programmes so students only see opportunities that matter.
Post your own events and opportunities
Share career fairs, employer events, workshops, and exclusive opportunities directly with your students.
Careers dashboard
Cohort at a glance
- 128
- Active students
- 412
- Applications this week
- 37
- Interviews booked
Pipeline mix this week
- Applied 62%
- Interview 24%
- Offer 14%
Illustrative college dashboard. Live numbers appear after a partnership is live.
What the product actually is
Four things students use every week. Hidden roles, interview banks, events, and community live on the Tracker and Partnership pages — not repeated here as a second feature grid.
- Application tracking
- Paste a link; the pipeline runs from saved through to offer.
- Employer sponsorship history
- Real permit history on the employer, shown before you apply.
- One feed, Irish boards included
- LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, IrishJobs, Jobs.ie, GradIreland — in one place.
- Resume tools for Irish hiring
- Builder and ATS check aimed at how employers here actually read CVs.
Boards we pull from
One feed. The Irish boards, plus the usual ones.
LinkedInIndeedGlassdoorIrishJobsJobs.ieGradIrelandLinkedInIndeedGlassdoorIrishJobsJobs.ieGradIreland
- Indeed
- Glassdoor
- IrishJobs
- Jobs.ie
- GradIreland
One pipeline
Self Track
Listings land in the same five stages, whichever board they came from.
Preview of how boards collapse into one feed — not a live count.
Built for international students in Ireland, not general job seekers
A job board lists the vacancy. NextJobStep also shows whether that employer has actually sponsored international graduates — permit counts by year, on the listing, before you apply.
That is the gap Stamp 1G and similar routes create: time spent on employers with no history. Colleges get better outcomes because students aim at realistic ones.
On the listing
Sponsorship historyCuan · Cybersecurity Analyst
Dublin · Hybrid · Stamp 1G friendly signal
Critical skills permits at this employer
41 since 2022
7
'22
11
'23
9
'24
14
'25
LinkedIn / Indeed
No employer permit history
NextJobStep
Shown before you apply
Same listing, two records
NextJobStep versus posting on LinkedIn or Indeed alone
Easy Apply sends the CV. It does not keep the search, the permit history, or a view your careers office can read. The listing below rotates across courses — cybersecurity, finance, construction, nursing, data, culinary, DevOps, business.
Cuan · Cybersecurity Analyst · Dublin · Hybrid
LinkedIn / Indeed
Inbox- 2d
LinkedIn Job Alerts
28 new roles in Dublin
- 6d
Easy Apply
Your application was sent — Cuan
- 1w
IrishJobs
Similar roles you might like
Application sent. No further updates. Visa not listed. Status unknown unless they email back.
Not on any college record
NextJobStep
Applied · 6 daysCybersecurity AnalystCuan · Dublin · Hybrid
88% match- Not yet
- Applied
- Waiting
- Interview
- Offer
Critical Skills permits
41 since 2022
Visible to the careers office
After you apply
LinkedIn / IndeedA confirmation, then the thread goes quiet
NextJobStepThe card stays in the pipeline
Sponsorship
LinkedIn / IndeedNot on the posting
NextJobStepPermit counts by year, before you apply
Irish boards
LinkedIn / IndeedSeparate tabs, separate logins
NextJobStepIrishJobs, Jobs.ie, GradIreland in the same feed
College careers team
LinkedIn / IndeedNo record they can use
NextJobStepApplications and interviews across the cohort
Preview. Title, employer, and city rotate every 3 seconds. Not live data.
Two ways in, one product
Students start alone, for free. Colleges start with a short conversation, then the same tracker runs across the cohort.
For students
- 01
Create a free account
No card. Self Track is the individual product.
- 02
Paste a job URL
We pull the listing, score the match, and file it in your pipeline.
- 03
Keep the search moving
Status, CV version, and follow-up stay on the application — not in a tab you will lose.
For colleges
- 01
Choose your industry tags
Students only see roles that match what you teach.
- 02
Students get the feed while they study
Full platform access from the course, not a crash course after graduation.
- 03
Your team gets the dashboard
Engagement and outcomes across the cohort, without a per-student setup project.
Questions students and colleges actually ask
Switch audience. The answers change with the door you came through.
QuestionsStudents
Same product. Different door. Pick who you are.
01Is the Tracker actually free for students?
Yes. Self Track is free for individual students, with no card required. It is the same tracking engine used inside a College Partnership, without the cohort dashboard.
02Do I have to update every status myself?
You can, but you should not have to. Paste a job URL and the listing is filed. Status follows the process as it moves — saved, applied, waiting, interview, offer.
03Is my application data private?
Your individual pipeline is yours. A college partnership only sees aggregated engagement and outcome trends, not your application-by-application activity.
04What happens if I stop using it for a while?
Your tracked applications stay as you left them. There is no penalty for a quiet week, and nothing is wiped if you come back later.
Classroom to career, with a system behind it
Students can start today. Colleges can read the partnership page, or email us if a 20 minute call is the faster route.