NACE & Advisor AI

Supporting Advising Professionals Nationwide To Save Time

Career services and workforce professionals often have access to a variety of resources, research, frameworks, and guidance. The challenge is finding, interpreting, and applying the right information quickly in the middle of advising, programming, employer engagement, reporting expectations, and leadership priorities.

Ask NACE, an AI-powered resource assistant built around trusted NACE research, guidance, and resources, helps career services, early talent, and workforce professionals move quickly from real questions to trusted NACE resources, without replacing the professional judgment that gives career guidance its value.

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Supporting 15,000+ Advising Professionals Across 2,000 Institutions To Save Time

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Explore & Discover With Ask NACE

  • Start with trusted content: Ask questions grounded in NACE research, standards, and professional resources.

  • Move from search to application: Review organized responses, key takeaways, and linked source material that can support advising, programming, employer engagement, and leadership work.

  • Explore related questions: Use suggested follow-up questions to move deeper into career readiness, internships, competencies, talent acquisition, and workforce topics.

  • Protect professional judgment: Use AI to access and organize information, while keeping human expertise central to decisions, context, and application.

Built on Essential, Proven Ethical AI standards

  • Comprehensive guardrails and bias mitigation: Built-in guardrails and ongoing bias testing help reduce reputational and societal risk—while building trust over time.

  • Closed-loop, verified knowledge: Responses are generated from NACE’s approved resources—not the open internet—ensuring consistent and reliable information.

  • Clear and transparent answers: Sources are cited where applicable, helping educators and employers understand—and trust—the information they rely on.

  • Ongoing compliance and accountability: Automated AI testing, annual compliance reporting, built-in feedback mechanisms, and audit tracking support continuous oversight and responsible system governance over time.

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Responsible AI: Chatbot Audit Log

"NACE has long maintained a robust library of valuable insights and critical data, but accessing that information in an intuitive and seamless way has been a challenge. Our partnership with Advisor AI will enable us to better serve the needs and curiosity of those who rely on our resources. We’re excited for this collaboration to help our extensive knowledge reach more people—and to do so in ways that truly meet their expectations."

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CEO, National Association of Colleges & Employers Shawn VanDerziel

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Ask NACE offers one example of what responsible implementation can look like when the work begins with trusted resources, real practitioner needs, and a clear respect for human judgment.

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Helping Teams Move Faster with Ask NACE + Advisor AI's Unified Pathways

  • Start faster with NACE + Advisor AI: Teams often spend weeks searching NACE resources, pulling key insights, and building plans. With Advisor AI + Ask NACE, that work can now be done in hours, not days.

  • Turn research into real student support: Create milestones, career plans, and guidance students can actually use—grounded in proven best practices and NACE methodologies.

Safeguarding community trust and privacy

  • No sensitive data collection: Ask NACE does not collect or infer personal or demographic information, keeping every interaction anonymous and low-risk.

  • No data tracking or ad targeting: Conversations are never used for advertising, profiling, or third-party tracking, protecting the integrity of the community experience.

  • Data isolation and model separation: Each application operates within its own secure environment, with clear separation between AI models, data storage, and access.

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“When technology is implemented with intention, it becomes a tool that strengthens—not substitutes—human expertise. Helping teams find the right information at the right moment creates momentum and supports better outcomes for the communities they serve. We are grateful for the opportunity to support NACE & the global community of educators and early talent professionals.”

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FAQs

Who can access “Ask NACE”?

“Ask NACE” is open to the entire NACE community at no additional cost. 

What kinds of questions can it help with?

Ask NACE can help users explore trusted NACE resources related to career readiness, internships, employer engagement, early talent, competencies, recruiting, workforce trends, and professional practice. It can also help users summarize guidance, compare approaches, prepare for staff or leadership conversations, and turn research insights into practical next steps.

How is my data collected and handled?

“Ask NACE” operates in a closed system, trained exclusively on NACE content. Only the NACE administrative team has access to the inquiries and trends data, and all data is kept anonymous to safeguard your privacy and trust. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact the NACE team.

What benefits are available to NACE members for Advisor AI services?

NACE members will receive a discount on all Advisor AI services, including enrollment, academic, and/or career-pathway module subscriptions. 

Please share the referral code “ASKNACE26” with the Advisor AI team if selecting them as your partner to support your team’s student success and career readiness initiatives.

How do I join NACE?

You can become part of the NACE community by joining through https://www.naceweb.org/. Membership connects you with more than 20,000 educators, career services leaders, and employers, plus exclusive access to resources, events, and professional development.