AI Student-Alumni Connection Platform
Interactive Demo: https://www.almi.chat
Student success starts with a conversation.
Challenge
University career services faced a critical gap in connecting students with alumni mentors and opportunities. Students struggled to find meaningful connections through traditional platforms like LinkedIn and Handshake, which required active searching rather than providing personalized outreach. Alumni wanted to give back but lacked easy, scalable ways to mentor students or share job opportunities. This disconnect resulted in missed opportunities for both students and alumni while limiting the effectiveness of university career support programs.
Solution Approach
Developed Almi, an AI-powered “superconnector” that proactively facilitates student-alumni relationships through intelligent outreach and matching. The platform leverages conversational AI to understand student needs and automatically connects them with relevant alumni mentors and opportunities.
AI-Driven Proactive Outreach: Unlike passive platforms, Almi takes initiative by calling and emailing students using university-branded communication to gather personalized information about their career interests and goals.
Actions Taken
AI Platform Development
- Built conversational AI system capable of conducting natural phone conversations with students
- Implemented intelligent matching algorithms connecting students with relevant alumni based on field of study, location, and career goals
- Created seamless onboarding experience requiring no app downloads or complex user training
- Developed secure data storage and privacy protection systems
User Experience Optimization
- Created intuitive preference management system allowing ongoing updates to interests and availability
- Built automated email introduction system connecting matched students and alumni
- Designed feedback collection mechanisms to continuously improve matching accuracy
- Implemented analytics and reporting tools for measuring program effectiveness
Results & Impact
Work was won at a major midwestern university by ultimately funding failed to be secured.
Technical Architecture
Core Technologies
- Retell voice system
- ElevenLabs
- Vector Database with Agent search
- n8n workflows for alumni matching