Ascend is a career coach that truly knows you. It gets to know you over time, helps you set goals that actually stick, and gives you small things to practise between conversations. Grounded in real coaching science. Private to you, always.
Free to start. No card needed.
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle PlayNot a generic chatbot. A coach that knows your story, works with a real method, and helps you move.
It listens first, asks the questions that matter, and follows established coaching method, instead of handing out generic encouragement.
Ascend keeps a private file on what matters to you and builds on it across every session, so you never have to start over or repeat yourself.
Short, research-based check-ins on your interests, strengths, values, confidence, and decision-making make the coaching genuinely personal.
Small, doable exercises tied to your day, so progress happens in real life, not just in the chat. Offered, never imposed, and never busywork.
Build your CV, target a specific role, prep interviews with STAR answers, and write cover letters, all drawn from what Ascend already knows about you.
A short, warm podcast made just for you each day, about the very things you have been working through, to start your day with one clear thought.
Three steps from a first conversation to real, visible progress.
A short, honest conversation about where you are in your career and what you want from it right now. No forms, just talking.
Ascend shapes goals that fit you, names the next concrete step, and suggests a small practice or check-in when it genuinely helps.
Practise between sessions and watch your confidence and progress build over time, measured honestly against your own earlier self.
Your coach explains, in her own words, what this is, how a week with her looks, and what you get from it.
Ascend connects the pieces, so a single check-in turns into a small step, and a small step turns into momentum.
When a check-in shows where you feel stuck, Ascend places one small, fitting practice on your Journey. You try it, reflect on what happened, and it responds, then your progress shows up over time.
Instead of a label, your results tell Ascend whether you need a nudge, more information, or to untangle competing pulls, and it coaches accordingly.
Confidence, decision-making, and adaptability are tracked over time, compared only to your own earlier self, never to anyone else.
Ascend is built on verified coaching and career-psychology research. Clear goals are the real lever of change, the relationship matters as much as the advice, and progress is measured honestly.
The check-ins use established instruments, including RIASEC interest profiling and the CDDQ career-decision framework, and Ascend reads the results with you as hypotheses to test, never as verdicts.
It will not cheerlead you, inflate your results, or pretend to be a person. Care shows up as listening closely and getting you right, which is exactly what a good coach does.
Goal attainment is the strongest lever in the evidence, so everything points toward clear, reachable goals and the next real step.
It builds trust, remembers you, and checks in on how the coaching itself is landing, because the relationship drives the results.
No inflated wins. Change is shown against your own earlier self, and Ascend tells you plainly when something is not working.
Start free, and try everything free for a week. Then pick the pace that fits your life.
"I wanted a career coach that actually remembers you, works from real evidence instead of motivational clichés, and is honest when something is not working. Good coaching is rare and expensive. Ascend is our attempt to make that kind of support available to anyone, any day."
Yes. Your file is private to you. You can read everything Ascend remembers, edit or remove any of it, export it, or delete your account and all your data at any time.
It follows established coaching method, it listens, asks, helps you set goals, sets small practices, and checks in over time, and it remembers you across every conversation. It is not a generic assistant.
Yes. Ascend is grounded in verified coaching and career-psychology research, and it frames results as honest, self-referenced progress rather than inflated claims.
No. Ascend is a career coach, not a therapist, doctor, or financial adviser. When something is outside its scope, it says so and points you toward the right kind of human support.
It is free to start: assessments, your overview and journey, reading your past notes, plus personalised podcast episodes to read and one full audio episode every month. Paid plans: Student €9.99/month with a verified university email, Ascend Pro €19/month (or €190/year, two months free), Premium €39.99/month with daily audio and extended sessions, and Premium Plus €69.99/month which adds live voice interview rehearsals with a realistic interviewer. Every paid plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Prices exclude VAT, which is added at checkout based on your country. You can cancel anytime.
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