This is a submission for the AI Agents Challenge powered by n8n and Bright Data
AI Career Navigator 🚀
Real-Time Internships, Hackathons & Research Opportunities for Students
What I Built
I built an AI-powered career and research assistant designed especially for undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students.
This agent provides:
- 📌 Real-Time Internship & Job Updates – pulling fresh data from platforms like LinkedIn.
- 🏆 Hackathon & Competition Feeds – from sources like dev.to/challenges, Devpost, and more.
- 📰 Latest Tech Blogs & News – delivering personalized content based on the student’s area of interest.
- 📑 Research Paper Access – AI-curated information on trending research papers and topics.
- 📂 Consolidated Report – all results are structured into a neat document (e.g., PDF/DOCX) for easy access and sharing.
In short, it acts as a 24/7 AI career guide for students who don’t want to miss out on the latest opportunities.
Demo
🎥 [Demo Video / Screenshots Placeholder]
n8n Workflow
You can check out the full n8n workflow setup here:
🔗 GitHub Gist with n8n Workflow JSON
Technical Implementation
- System Instructions: Designed the AI agent with role instructions to behave like a career counselor and research assistant.
- Model Choice: Integrated GPT-based models for summarization, classification, and content recommendation.
- Memory: Used n8n’s built-in data persistence to store user preferences (e.g., “interested in AI + cybersecurity”).
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Tools:
- 🌐 Bright Data Verified Node – for real-time, structured LinkedIn job data.
- 📡 Web Scraping + APIs – fetching hackathon and competition listings.
- 📰 Content Filtering – retrieving tech blogs, posts, and news.
- 📑 Document Generation – compiling AI responses and opportunity feeds into shareable reports.
Bright Data Verified Node
The Bright Data Verified Node was key to making this project real-time.
- It pulls fresh internship and job postings from LinkedIn without delays.
- Ensures students see opportunities the moment they go live, giving them an edge.
- The structured data feeds into the AI agent for filtering and personalization.
Journey
I started this project with the idea:
"How can students stay updated on internships, hackathons, research, and tech news—all in one place, without endless searching?"
Challenges I Overcame
- ✅ Setting up real-time data pipelines with Bright Data.
- ✅ Integrating multiple sources (LinkedIn, dev.to, Devpost, research databases).
- ✅ Designing an AI workflow in n8n that feels smooth and intelligent.
- ✅ Generating shareable docs so students can save or forward opportunities.
What I Learned
- How n8n workflows can connect data + AI seamlessly.
- The power of Bright Data nodes for verified, structured, and reliable job data.
- How AI can serve as a student-focused assistant, not just a chatbot.
Conclusion
This AI Career Navigator transforms how students discover opportunities:
- Instead of browsing dozens of websites,
- They get a personalized feed of internships, hackathons, tech news, and research papers—instantly.
I believe this project can scale into a must-have AI assistant for students worldwide.
🙌 I’d love to hear feedback, ideas, or collaborations in the comments!
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