NEXJE started as a scrappy idea between a few University of Michigan students who were frustrated with how confusing and stressful recruiting felt. Every coffee chat, every cold email, every spreadsheet of contacts felt scattered and exhausting, and there was no simple tool built for students who are juggling classes, clubs, and job applications at the same time. We wanted a way to keep everything in one place, stay organized, and actually build meaningful relationships instead of just firing off messages and hoping for the best.

Because that tool did not exist, we decided to build it ourselves. Over the past months, we have spent late nights talking to students, career centers, and recent grads; mapping out workflows on whiteboards; and teaching ourselves what it takes to design and ship a real product while still being full‑time students. We are not a big company with a huge budget or a fancy office. We are broke college builders trying to solve a problem we live every day, and every step forward has come from time, energy, and whatever savings we can scrape together.

This pre-registration program is how we turn that passion into something real and sustainable. The $10 you contribute is not just an early access fee; it is a small but meaningful investment that helps cover the costs of servers, design, and development so we can actually launch, improve, and scale NEXJE instead of letting it stay as a side project that dies on a hard drive. In return, you receive a full year of premium access once we launch, direct input into our roadmap, and a front‑row seat as we grow. Most importantly, pre-registering means you become part of the founding community around NEXJE. We want the earliest members to shape what this product becomes: to tell us what is broken in recruiting, what workflows actually matter, and what features would genuinely make your life easier.

When you pre-register, you are not just signing up for an app; you are joining a group of students who believe that recruiting should be less chaotic, more transparent, and more human. Your support gives us the resources and confidence to keep building and to bring this to thousands of students who need it just as much as you do.