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Try TRY WORK
YOUR FUTURE, EXPERIENCED FIRST

You don’t answer what you would do.You actually do it.

Step into a realistic workday. Write code, analyze data, and respond to your team. Leave with evidence of what you can do.

Try a Simulation See How It Works
No experience required Learn by doing
01 Choose a career02 Do the work03 Build evidence
NOVAMIND LABS Illustrative workday
AM
MANAGER · YOUR BRIEF

Customer complaints are up. Can we trust the evaluation pipeline?

evaluator.py Python
01 def evaluate(rows):
02 results = inspect(rows)
03 return summarize(results)
PUBLIC TESTS2 / 5

Some cases fail. Investigate the input.

Inspect → Run → Improve → Submit
THE WORK BECOMES EVIDENCECode. Results. Reasoning.

Your report connects the outcome to your process.

Illustrative example, not a live result.

BUILT FOR YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Students & early talent
Career explorers
Forward-thinking teams
SUPPORTED PROGRAMS

Supported by startup & technology programs

  • MongoDBMongoDB
  • DeepgramDeepgram
  • PostHog — PostHog for StartupsPostHog
NOT ANOTHER QUIZ

You don’t answer what you would do.
You actually do it.

  1. 01

    The brief

    A manager needs a decision.

  2. 02

    Your work

    Inspect, run, revise, and submit.

  3. 03

    Your evidence

    See what worked and what comes next.

THE EXPERIENCE GAP

You can research a career
in minutes.
But when do you
actually get to try it?

Courses, videos, and advice can tell you about a job. They can’t tell you what it feels like to do it.

TRY WORK bridges the gap between knowing about work and being ready for it.

LEARN ABOUT WORK

Watch. Read. Wonder.

EXPERIENCE THE WORK

Decide. Do. Discover.

A CLEAR PATH FORWARD

From “what if” to “I’ve done it.”

Five connected steps. One more confident you.

01

Diagnose

Discover your starting point.

02

Prepare

Build confidence where it counts.

03

Simulate

Step into a realistic workday.

04

Measure

See the evidence behind your skills.

05

Improve

Know exactly what to work on next.

A DAY AT NOVAMIND LABS
09:00
Your shift starts

A production issue needs your attention.

10:30
Make the trade-off

Quality, latency, or cost? Find the balance.

12:00
The situation changes

A new message. New constraints. Your move.

16:00
Make your recommendation

Turn your work into a clear next step.

“The requirements have changed. Here’s what we know…”
THIS IS WHAT WORK FEELS LIKE

A workday.
Compressed into
60–75 minutes.

One evolving situation. Connected tasks. Decisions that shape what happens next.

Realistic contextManager messagesNew informationTime pressureConsequencesYour reasoning
Meet your first workday
FOR STUDENTS & EARLY TALENT

Experience. Prove. Improve.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You need a place to start.

Find your starting point

Experience a role and discover what you know, what you enjoy, and where you need practice.

See what you can do

Get detailed feedback grounded in your actual decisions, reasoning, and task performance.

Build your next step

Leave with a targeted improvement plan and a clearer path toward job readiness.

Explore Careers
FOR COMPANIES & TEAMS

Your real work.
Scalable simulations.
Better evidence.

You define what good performance looks like.
TRY WORK turns it into a simulation.

Actual work + Process evidence + Results + Reasoning. Review how candidates work against your standards. Hiring decisions stay with people.

Explore Company Solutions
YOU BRING THE STANDARD
Real tasksEvaluation criteriaWork standardsExpected skills
The TRY WORK simulation engine

Simulation design · Digital delivery · Scoring

Evidence-rich reports.
Human decisions.
We don’t replace the hiring decision. We give your team better evidence to make it.
FEEDBACK THAT GOES FURTHER

Not just a score.
A way forward.

Understand the why behind your performance, with clear evidence and practical next steps.

A breakdown of the skills you demonstrated
Evidence from every task and decision
Strengths and specific areas to improve
A personalized, actionable improvement plan
Explore a sample report
YOUR PERFORMANCE REPORTSample report
82/100

Progress you can understand.

Junior AI Engineer · Compressed workday

82Overall
Technical Reasoning86/100
Problem Solving82/100
Model Evaluation79/100
Prioritization71/100
Communication84/100
A strength to build onYour explanation connected production signals with a testable hypothesis.
Illustrative scores. Your report is calculated from your own task evidence.
FIND YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE

A new perspective on your future.

Choose from four realistic workdays across AI, data, software, and security.

All careers
Available now
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Junior AI Engineer

Investigate a real-world AI incident. Make trade-offs. Help your team ship responsibly.

60–75 minEntry level
Technical ReasoningProblem Solving
Explore experience
Available now
ENGINEERING

Junior Software Engineer

Turn a product requirement into a dependable software experience.

60–75 minEntry level
Software DebuggingCode Quality
Explore experience
Available now
DATA & INSIGHTS

Junior Data Analyst

Explore messy data and translate your findings into business decisions.

60–75 minEntry level
Data AnalysisData Quality
Explore experience
Available now
SECURITY

Junior Cybersecurity Analyst

Investigate signals, assess exposure, and respond to an emerging threat.

60–75 minEntry level
Security TriageEvidence Analysis
Explore experience
LESS GUESSING. MORE DOING.

Your career shouldn’t
start with guessing.

Take the first step. Experience the work.

Experience the WorkYour first simulation is ready when you are.