For Schools & Organizations

Your students are about to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives. Give them something real to work with.

GiftMatch Compass maps how each student actually thinks, works, and grows — and matches that profile to real careers backed by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET data. Built for high school counselors, administrators, and organizations that care about what comes next for their students.

FERPA & COPPA NDPA v2.2 available BLS + O*NET cited 16,384 profile shapes
The Gap We’re Closing

Most students choose a direction before they understand themselves.

They pick a major based on what their parents suggested. They choose a career path because it sounds stable. They default to what their friends are doing. And by the time they realize the fit is wrong, they’ve already invested years and money they can’t get back.

It’s not their fault. Nobody helped them understand how they actually think, what environments let them do their best work, or what kind of career is genuinely built for someone wired the way they are.

That’s the gap GiftMatch Compass was built to close — before the decision gets made, not after.

Built for the Advising Conversation

Walk into every student meeting already knowing what matters.

You have limited time with each student and a lot of ground to cover. GiftMatch gives you a complete picture of each student before you sit down with them — so the conversation starts at depth instead of from scratch.

Student Profiles at a Glance

See each student’s named archetype, core anchors, top career matches, and engagement metrics before any advising session. No more going in blind.

Compass-Guided Conversation Starters

Every student gets personalized prompts based on their specific profile and tensions. Walk in with the right questions already in hand.

Group Management

Create named groups for a class, grade level, or advising cohort. Share a link or code and students appear in your dashboard automatically when they complete the assessment.

Engagement Tracking

See who completed the assessment, how long they spent, which sections they explored, and whether they came back. Know exactly who needs follow-up before they fall through the cracks.

What Each Student Receives

A full Compass report built around them. Not a color. Not a type. A fingerprint.

GiftMatch gives every student a unique 7-dimension trait profile drawn from 16,384 possible combinations. The report includes everything they need to have an honest conversation about their future.

Named Archetype

A unique archetype name and narrative that describes how they think, lead, and work — written in plain language they can actually use in conversations with counselors, parents, and college advisors.

Strengths, Tensions & Blind Spots

Honest, specific language about where they thrive and where they need to grow. Not flattery. Real information.

Past Role Reflections

An honest read on each job, internship, or experience they’ve entered — graded by fit and connected to what comes next.

Up to Six Career Matches

Each with salary bands, 10-year growth outlook, required credentials, skills breakdown, and a day-in-the-life view sourced from BLS and O*NET.

College Major Alignment

Each career match connects to relevant college majors — giving students and counselors a clear bridge from career clarity to the application decisions they’re about to make.

Actionable Next Steps

A personalized checklist for each career match so students leave with something to do, not just something to think about.

Built for Where You Are

Whether you’re a high school, a college, or a community organization — if you care about student direction, this was built for you.

High Schools

Help juniors and seniors understand themselves before they choose a college major or career path. Give your guidance counselors the tools to have better conversations in less time.

Colleges & Universities

Reduce undecided-major anxiety and improve retention by helping students connect their natural wiring to real academic and career paths early in their college experience.

Nonprofits & Community Organizations

Churches, FCA chapters, workforce-development programs, and youth organizations — if you’re investing in young people’s futures, GiftMatch gives you a structured, credible way to help them find direction.

How Pricing Works

School and district partnerships are scoped to fit the rollout.

No published rate card here. We quote school and district licensing around your enrollment, implementation plan, and support needs.

GiftMatch Compass is licensed as a seat-based annual partnership for schools, districts, and youth-serving organizations. Pricing is scoped to your size, with stronger per-student economics as rollout scale increases.

Annual licensing Seats are planned around the students or cohorts you want to serve.
Scaled by size Single-school, multi-school, and district rollouts are quoted differently.
Flexible rollout Pilot windows and phased launches are available when they fit the buying process.
Start With One School

Begin with a focused rollout, prove it with counselors and students, then expand.

District adoption works best when the first step is concrete. We can start with one school or cohort, learn from the advising workflow, and use the results to plan a broader launch.

Typical start: 4–6 weeks

How it starts

  • Paid single-school or cohort launch scoped around your timeline
  • Personal walkthrough for counselors, administrators, or program leads
  • Counselor dashboard access for the participating school or cohort
  • Structured review of usage, student output, and next-step fit

What can flex

  • Limited no-cost walkthrough or sample-group access case by case
  • Phased rollouts by building, grade level, advising cohort, or program
  • Procurement, DPA, and district review support before expansion
Student Data Privacy

Built with student privacy at the core. Not as an afterthought.

We know that data privacy is one of the first questions your district’s IT department or legal team will ask. Here’s what you need to know.

FERPA compliant COPPA compliant NDPA v2.2 available SOPIPA (California) NIST CSF 2.0 aligned
  • We collect only what’s needed to deliver the service.
  • A Student Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA v2.2) is available on request.
  • OpenAI Zero Data Retention is approved for eligible traffic through our configured OpenAI project.

For institutions in California, we comply with SOPIPA. For any district requiring a signed DPA before approval, contact us directly and we will make that process as straightforward as possible.

What People Are Saying

The light bulb moment we’re after.

It’s a very thorough report. It helped me think about my skills in a different way, so it feels a little more exciting and a little less scary. It laid out facts about my skills in a way that felt like a light bulb going off.
— Kayla L.
GiftMatch Compass gave me a different perspective on my career. It allowed me to see my strongest traits to find roles that bring me joy and fit my strengths.
— Tom E.
Talk With GiftMatch

Book a walkthrough or request a school quote.

Share a little context and Tony will follow up directly about fit, rollout options, pricing, and any DPA or procurement steps your team needs.

Submissions go directly to Tony Wriston at GiftMatch Compass.

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Ready to bring this to your students?

Start with a conversation. We’ll look at your school or district context, walk through the platform, and talk through the right rollout shape.