Workmark — built by a CS student, for students and the organizations that want to work with them

Make work experience grindable.

Workmark is a platform where CS students work on real projects for SMBs, startups, and nonprofits. Students stack verified work records with every engagement. Organizations get affordable CS talent with no agency fees. Both sides grow — together.

On Workmark
Free
for students, always
Verified
by real employers
Permanent
yours forever
Aisha Syed *
UMass · CS 2026
SAMPLE
VERIFIED
Workmark verified skills
ReactPythonData Analysis
Workmark record
Nonprofit · Dashboard project
8 wks · React, SQL
✓ ATTESTED
Startup · Data pipeline
6 wks · Python, Data Analysis
✓ ATTESTED

* Sample Workmark profile — not a real student

Why Workmark exists

Work experience should be grindable — not gatekept.

CS students do real project work for SMBs, startups, and nonprofits. Organizations get the help they need. Students stack verified Workmark records with every engagement. Both sides grow — together.

Two problems. One solution.

CS students can't get experience without experience. SMBs can't access CS talent without expensive agencies. These two problems solve each other. That's Workmark.

For CS students

CS students can't get their first internship without prior work experience — the classic entry-level catch-22.
Opportunities go to students at target schools or with the right connections. First-gen and non-target students are locked out.
Without a way to make experience grindable, skilled students stall before they even start.
Real project experience is gated behind networking and prestige most students simply don't have access to.

For SMBs & organizations

99.9% of U.S. businesses are small businesses — but most are priced out of traditional recruiting agencies. (Source: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2023)
Staffing agencies typically charge 15–25% of first-year salary as placement fees — unaffordable for most small teams.
SMBs often need help with 1–2 CS projects per year, not a full-time hire they can't sustain.
There's no affordable, reliable channel for small organizations to reach motivated CS students.

The opportunity

33.2M
small businesses in the U.S. — most have real CS needs and no affordable way to meet them
Source: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2023

Workmark connects them to motivated CS students who need real project experience. Both sides get what they need — without an agency in the middle.

46%
of the U.S. private workforce is employed by small businesses (SBA, 2023)
15–25%
typical staffing agency placement fee, as a % of first-year salary
$0
Workmark placement fee — ever

Who Workmark is for

CS Students

Make work experience grindable.

Every project you complete on Workmark adds a verified, employer-confirmed record to your profile. Permanent. Stackable. Yours forever.

Always free — every student gets full access to every opportunity on Workmark
Grindable: stack verified Workmark records with every project, paid or unpaid, short or long
No connections required — apply on merit, get evaluated on real work
Your Workmark record is permanent and portable — yours forever, wherever you go next
Built especially for first-gen students, F-1 international students, and non-target school students who are shut out of traditional recruiting
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SMBs & Organizations

Real CS help. No agency markup.

Post a project or internship on Workmark. Motivated CS students apply. The work gets done. Workmark keeps a permanent verified record for both sides.

No placement fee — ever. Post projects and work with students without an agency in the middle.
Flexible engagements — 4 to 16 weeks, paid or unpaid, remote or onsite
Students are motivated CS learners who want hands-on project experience
Workmark verifies the engagement at close — both sides get a permanent record of the work
Free to start — post your first projects at no cost, no credit card required
Built for SMBs, nonprofits, research labs, and startups that need CS help but not a full-time hire
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Start building your
Workmark record.

Students: start stacking real, verified work experience — free, forever. Organizations: post your first project and get real CS help without an agency in the middle.

I'm a student →Post a project

Students always free · Organizations: free to start, no credit card required