The New WayUp App Just Dropped 🚀

Okay, this one’s big. We rebuilt the WayUp app from the ground up, and we built it around how you actually job hunt — not at a desk with eight tabs open, but on your phone, between classes, on the train home, or scrolling at 11pm when you probably should be asleep but you’re not, because you’re checking if anyone posted a new internship.

So here’s what’s different.

Real-time job alerts. Follow the companies you’re actually excited about working for, and the moment they post a new internship or entry-level role, your phone buzzes. Not a digest email that lands in your inbox the next morning after forty other people already applied, right then, while the posting is still fresh.

Apply fast, without redoing the same work for the tenth time. Your WayUp profile already has your resume, your education, your experience, basically your whole professional story. The app pulls from that, so instead of retyping everything into yet another application form, you can move straight to actually applying.

Why does being early actually matter?

Here’s the thing nobody tells you: popular entry-level roles can rack up a huge flood of applicants within the first few days of going live, and a lot of recruiters start reviewing as soon as those applications start rolling in. That means the people who show up early are often the people who get looked at first — not necessarily the most qualified person who applied, just the one who saw it in time. Alerts plus a faster apply flow are how you make sure you’re in that first wave instead of buried somewhere in the pile three days later.

What WayUp says about the launch

“Right now, nearly half of entry-level jobs that used to require zero experience have disappeared, and recent grad unemployment just hit its highest point in a decade outside the pandemic. Students aren’t losing out because they’re not qualified, they’re losing out because they see the role three days too late. We built the new WayUp app so the moment a great role opens, the right person sees it first and can move on it immediately.”

— Amy Farr-Jones, VP Growth, WayUp

Already have the WayUp app?

You’re in good shape. Log into the App Store or Google Play store, download the app and log in with the same email you’ve always used, and turn on job alerts. Your profile travels with you automatically — there’s nothing to rebuild and nothing to redo.

FAQ

Is the WayUp app free? Yes, completely free to download and use on both iOS and Android.

Who is it for? Students, recent grads, and early-career job seekers who are looking for internships and entry-level roles.

Do I need a new account? No — just log in with your existing WayUp email. If you’re new to WayUp, you can sign up right inside the app.

Can I still use WayUp on the web? Of course. The app simply adds real-time alerts and a faster apply experience on top of everything you can already do on wayup.com.

Your next job could post today. Download the WayUp app and be one of the first to see it.

Download on IOS and Android