Honesty over hype
The role signal gives you an honest starting point. The readiness map shows what you can actually prove.
Our mission
Internships shouldn't feel like spam.
We applied to 80+ internships in one semester and got callbacks from three. That's when we stopped filtering and started ranking fits.
The problem
The search punishes the people doing it.
You scroll for an hour. You apply. You hear nothing. You do it again. The advice is always the same: cast wide, apply to everything, hope something sticks. The result is a week of your life spent on cover letters for roles you were never right for.
UTern flips the order. Instead of forcing students to filter, sort, and re-read job descriptions, we give them ranked fits. Saves, passes, and applications teach the system what matters, and Bob surfaces the next best match better than keyword search ever could.
We write the cover letter. We prep the mock interview. We draft the cold message. But we never auto-submit anything - every application is yours to send. UTern is the matchmaker. You're still the one showing up.
What we believe
Three things we won't compromise on.
You stay in control
We write the cover letter. You decide to send it. Nothing leaves your hands without your say.
Smarter, not noisier
After enough signal, fewer roles - better fits. The goal is less time searching, not more.
Who we are
Two students. One problem. One product.
Spencer Hoberman
Co-founder · University of Miami '28
“I built UTern because I was tired of having thirty tabs open.”
He works across product, engineering, design, and growth - with a focus on the ranked fits feed and the AI systems that power the matches.
Krishen Goswami
Co-founder · University of Miami '27
“I wanted the product to feel as considered as it is useful.”
He works across product, engineering, design, and growth - with a focus on how UTern feels and the outreach that grows the community.
Start with Bob.
He finds what's missing, fixes it with you, and when you're ready Barb puts you in front of the companies hiring.