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For Educators & Career Centers

Give every student a portfolio.
Not just the 20% who get internships.

GitProduct connects your students with real products that need help — engineering, marketing, design, research, and operations. They contribute, get reviewed, earn tokens, and build a verified work history.

Free for your school. No contracts. Complements Handshake and Symplicity.

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Student contributors

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Active products

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Tasks completed

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Schools represented

The gap your students face

Handshake and Symplicity connect students to employers who are hiring. But most 2nd-year students aren't ready for that pipeline — and most early-stage companies aren't on those platforms.

The reality today
x80% of 2nd-year students have no internship or relevant work experience
xClass projects don't translate to portfolio pieces employers value
xNon-CS students (marketing, design, business) have even fewer options
xCommunity college students are underserved by traditional recruiting platforms
With GitProduct
Every student can contribute to a real product — no hiring required
Work is reviewed by product creators, creating real portfolio pieces
Marketing, design, research, and ops work is tracked alongside engineering
Students from any school can participate — community colleges, state schools, R1 universities

Complements your existing tools

GitProduct doesn't replace Handshake or Symplicity. It fills the gap for students who aren't yet in the traditional hiring pipeline.

Handshake / SymplicityGitProduct
ModelJob/internship applicationsProject-based contributions
Who hiresEstablished employersEarly-stage product creators
CompensationSalary / hourlyTokens + portfolio + references
CommitmentFull-time or structured internshipFlexible: 5-15 hrs/week, 4-12 weeks
DisciplinesMostly engineering rolesEngineering, design, marketing, product, ops, research
Student readiness3rd/4th year, interview-readyAny year, any skill level
Cost to school$20K-200K/yearFree

What your students actually do

Not busywork. Real tasks on real products, reviewed by the product creator.

Build & Ship

Code features, fix bugs, build integrations. Designers create landing pages and brand assets. All reviewed and merged.

"I built the Stripe integration for a fintech product serving 50 restaurants."

Market & Grow

Write blog posts, run outreach campaigns, do SEO, create pitch decks, build prospect lists. Real growth work.

"I ran the outreach campaign that signed 15 restaurant partners."

Research & Test

Conduct user interviews, do competitive analysis, test products, write impact reports. Valuable for any major.

What your career center gets

Placement data for every student

Track which students are contributing, what skills they're building, and their completion rates. Exportable for accreditation and reporting.

Coverage beyond CS majors

Marketing, business, design, psychology, communications students all have opportunities. Not just engineering.

IP protection built in

Every contributor signs a platform agreement covering IP assignment and confidentiality before accessing any product.

Flexible time commitment

5-15 hours per week, 4-12 week commitments. Fits around class schedules. Not a full-time internship.

Portfolio-ready outcomes

Every completed task is a deliverable students can link on their resume. Verified by the product creator, not self-reported.

Founder references

Students who complete their contributions get personalized recommendation letters and LinkedIn endorsements from creators.

How to integrate with your program

Three ways to bring GitProduct to your campus. Pick what fits.

Lightest touch

Share the link

Add GitProduct to your career resources page alongside Handshake. Share the student landing page link in newsletters and career workshops.

Time: 5 minutes

Moderate

Course integration

Partner with professors to accept GitProduct contributions as course project credit. We provide structured tasks with clear deliverables and creator feedback.

Time: 1 meeting with professor

.edu email verification built in

Students verify their school identity with their .edu email. We support 2,300+ US universities. Verified students get a trusted badge on their profile, and career centers can track participation by school.

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Common questions from career centers

Is this an internship?

No. Students are independent contributors, not employees. There's no hiring, no payroll, and no employer liability. It's closer to open-source contribution or freelance project work — but structured with tasks, deadlines, and reviews.

How is student work protected?

Every contributor signs a platform agreement before accessing any product. It covers IP assignment (work belongs to the product creator), confidentiality (don't share internal info), and portfolio rights (students can reference their work in resumes).

What do students get in return?

Tokens (product-specific reputation currency), a verified contribution history, portfolio-ready deliverables, and recommendation letters from product creators. Some products also offer paid bounties for larger tasks.

Does this count as experiential learning for accreditation?

GitProduct tracks hours contributed, tasks completed, skills demonstrated, and creator feedback — all exportable. Whether it counts for credit is up to your institution, but we provide the documentation to make the case.

What if a student has a bad experience?

We have a dispute resolution system. Students can flag issues, and we mediate. Product creators who receive negative feedback get reviewed. We also track creator reliability scores.

What does it cost?

Free for schools. Free for students. Product creators pay for tokens when they want to reward contributors beyond the initial grant. We take a platform fee on paid bounties only.

How is this different from volunteer work?

Three ways: (1) contributions are reviewed and rated, creating a quality signal; (2) tokens have value within the platform and can unlock paid opportunities; (3) every contribution is permanently tracked on a public profile, not just a resume bullet.

Let's get your students building

Tell us about your school and we'll help you get started. No contracts, no cost.

Get in touch

We'll respond within 1-2 business days.

"I conducted the competitive analysis that shaped the product roadmap."

Full program

Campus cohort

Run a structured cohort: recruit 10-20 students, match them to products, track progress over a quarter. We provide the platform, onboarding, and reporting.

Time: 2 hours setup + weekly check-ins