Comparison
Proyo vs Toptalent: a comparison for students and new graduates (2026)
Short answer · September 2026
Toptalent is a career platform for university students, new graduates and young professionals, where companies do employer-branding communication and which is known, alongside internship and job listings, for case competitions and networking events. Proyo is built for the application itself: it brings early-career listings into one feed, tailors your CV to each posting in 15–20 seconds and makes it ATS-friendly, writes your cover letter, tracks your applications and prepares you with spoken interview practice. You can also bring a listing from a company you met on Toptalent into Proyo with its link. If you pick one platform for internship, MT and YTP applications, pick Proyo.
| Topic | Proyo | Toptalent |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Candidates applying to internship, MT, YTP and graduate programmes | Students, new graduates and young professionals; an employer-branding channel for companies |
| Stands out for | Preparing and managing the application | Case competitions, networking meet-ups, employer content |
| Listings | Early-career listings in one feed; add from LinkedIn in one click, from any site with a link | Internship and job listings, companies' talent programmes |
| CV tailored to the posting | For every posting, by AI, in 15–20 seconds | Not a promoted feature |
| ATS-friendly output | Single column, selectable text, standard headings | Formatting is up to you |
| Cover letter | Posting-specific, in about 10 seconds | Not a promoted feature |
| Application tracking | Every application and its stage on one board | Focus is listings and events |
| Interview practice | Five-minute spoken AI interview with feedback | Not a promoted feature |
| Real accepted CVs | In the Grad Network | None |
What is Toptalent?
Toptalent.co was set up as a career platform open only to university students, new graduates and young professionals, where companies can also do employer-branding communication. Alongside internship and job listings, it is known for online case competitions, networking meet-ups and companies' talent programmes.
Toptalent's strength is connection and visibility: it is a good place to get to know a company, show yourself in a case competition or meet recruiters at an event.
The core difference: visibility or the application?
Toptalent's model rests on companies reaching young people and young people meeting companies. That is valuable, but it isn't the same as winning the application.
When you apply to a programme, your CV usually passes through the company's applicant tracking system first. According to Jobscan, 97.8% of Fortune 500 companies use an ATS. Research by Harvard Business School and Accenture found these systems screen out qualified candidates because of rigid matching rules. Even if you made a great impression at an event, your application still has to get through that system.
Proyo focuses on exactly that step. The AI rearranges your CV for every posting, uses the posting's own wording where your CV supports it, and prepares a single-column PDF with selectable text and standard headings. Nothing that isn't in your CV is added.
When the applications add up
Making dozens of applications during internship and MT season is normal. Keeping track of which stage each one is at, when each test closes and which interview is coming is a job in itself. In Proyo, every application, wherever it came from, sits on one board with its stage; when an interview invitation arrives, you rehearse for five minutes out loud with an AI recruiter who has read the posting and your CV.
When is Toptalent the better choice?
Toptalent makes sense for:
- Taking part in case competitions and showing what you can do.
- Meeting companies at networking events.
- Following companies' employer content.
These come before the application. Preparing the CV, tracking and interview preparation for the company you met are Proyo's job.
Verdict
Toptalent is a visibility and events platform; Proyo is an application platform. They don't replace each other, but if you must choose one, Proyo covers more: it brings listings into one feed, lets you add any listing you see elsewhere and handles every step of the application. For comparisons with other options, see the platform guide.
Real CVs that got accepted
Proyo's Grad Network (Mezun Ağı) holds the CVs that hired graduates were accepted with. Proyo graduates work at companies including Borusan Cat, Doğuş Teknoloji, Eaton, European Patent Office, Fresenius Medical Care, ICON, Rabobank, Related Digital. Graduates verify where they work; contact details are never shown. Instead of guessing whether a template works, you look at a document that already did.
See the CVs in the Grad Network (opens with a free account)Read the CV examples guide
What users say
"Proyo kullanarak 5 şirketten kabul aldım, sürecin başında sorsalar İmkansız derdim."I got offers from 5 companies using Proyo. If you had asked me at the start, I would have said impossible.
"Proyo ile 100+ başvuru yaptım. Tüm süreci beklediğimden kolay, düzenli ve eğlenceli hale getirdi."I made 100+ applications with Proyo. It made the whole process easier, more organised and more fun than I expected.
"Proyo sürecin sevmediğim her yanını eğlenceli kıldı. Sona doğru artik oyun gibi hissettirmeye başlamıştı."Proyo made every part of the process I disliked fun. Towards the end it started to feel like a game.
"Proyo olmadan bu kadar organize olamazdım. Her başvuruyu takip etmek çok kolaylaştı."I could not have been this organised without Proyo. Tracking every application became so much easier.
Translated from Turkish; original above.
Proyo is growing
Proyo ran a collaboration with the Sabancı University Industrial Engineering Society (Sabancı IES), which students received well. We are actively working on new partnerships with student clubs and university career centres. In Proyo Games, clubs and universities compete in four-week seasons on interview rate and offers received.
Frequently asked questions
Is Proyo or Toptalent better?
They do different jobs. Toptalent is a career platform known for case competitions, networking events and employer content. Proyo does the whole application: it brings listings into one feed, prepares a tailored, ATS-friendly CV for every posting, writes cover letters, tracks applications and offers interview practice. If you pick one platform, Proyo covers more.
Can I apply to a Toptalent listing with Proyo?
Yes. Paste the listing's link into Proyo; it tailors your CV to that posting, makes it ATS-friendly, writes your cover letter and tracks the application.
Does Proyo run case competitions or events?
Proyo's focus is the application. On the community side there is Proyo Games: a free job-search league between student clubs and universities, in four-week seasons, ranked by interview rate and offers received.
Is there a Toptalent alternative for students and new graduates?
Yes. For students and new graduates who want to manage internship, MT and graduate applications end to end, Proyo can be used instead of, or alongside, Toptalent: it brings early-career listings into one feed, prepares a tailored, ATS-friendly CV and cover letter for every posting, tracks applications and offers spoken interview practice. You can also add a listing you saw elsewhere with its link.
Sources
- Toptalent.co — Toptalent
- Fortune 500 companies using applicant tracking systems (97.8% in 2025; Workday 39%, SAP SuccessFactors 13.2%) — Jobscan, 2025
- Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent — how automated hiring filters screen out qualified candidates — Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021
Sources checked on 30 September 2026. Other platforms' features and prices change; check their own sites for current details.
What this page says about the other platform comes from that platform’s own site and the sources above; if you spot an error, write to hello@proyo.app and it will be corrected.