A website and app prototype to efficiently and effectively aid my stakeholder to look for a suitable career

1. Problem Statement
“The 28 year old professional Engineer needs a way to narrow
down his search for a job advancement to specific
organizations that suits his career goals because he may
spread himself too thin in the midst of his interviews and his
current employment. “

2. IDEA & Prototype 1
“Look at his long and short term goals to find an organization that suits
his goals.”
Prototype: A career search web page

3. Type in goals &
characteristics of
preferred
organizations.
Select from:
• Intern
• Entry Level
• Graduate
• Experienced
• Senior
Positions
Click on link for
more info

4. How it works?
• It is different from our regular search engine.
• Catered and customized for career search only.
• It is different from other jobs search engines because,
• The keyword input can be goals and interests, instead of the usual
positions/experience etc.
• This allow users to key in their likings to help with their career search
• This is not to help you find a job, but it is to help you find a suitable job
I tested this prototype by going back to the stakeholder and explained how it works to him.
Also I went to friends and families to receive feedbacks from them.

5. WORKED
• Site design is very pleasant and user friendly
• It will help users to narrow down their job search
• Allows users to write their own resume and
preferences
• Also provides information to seek for a suitable
career (Career fair & Forum tab)
IDEAS
• Look for companies who may be interested in this
system
• Open up a feedback column for users to input
their feedbacks to improve the site
• Do a market research if this is a practical site
before launching
QUESTIONS
• Where to get the database of companies?
• How to really know if the organization suits me?
• Will all the available positions in the world be
written here?
• How to make sure your data is up to date?
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
• Refine the “search engine” to make sure that
keywords match is practical
• Check weekly to make sure data is up to date,
once it is no longer available, it should be
removed from the site

6. IDEA & Prototype 2
“Schedule his interviews in advance, including off-state and abroad
interviews”
Prototype: A interview scheduling app

7. USA
Australia
Dubai
Singapore
Today
ABC Corp
8:00am 8 Aug
Thursday
123 Engineer
3:00pm 11 Aug
Monday
Genz Corp
10:00am 15 Aug
Wednesday
Z Holdings
10:00am 17 Aug
Settings
View type: Date
View Type: Task, All
interviews
View Type:
Geographical
Search: Keywords
Add Interview

8. How it works?
• It is customized for scheduling of interviews only
• It allow users to categorize their interviews in accordance to date,
month, year, geographical etc.
• It provides a good look of the users’ schedule to be able to set their
interviews accordingly
• Helps with time management
• Different view types allow users to set their interviews accordingly
I tested this prototype by going back to the stakeholder and explained how it works to him.
Also I went to friends and families to receive feedbacks from them.

9. WORKED
• Design is very pleasant and user friendly
• It will help users to plan their interviews
• Allows geographical and time categorization
• Search button helps to find interviews more
efficiently
IDEAS
• Work with companies with readily planning app
(E.g. Rememberthemilk.com)
QUESTIONS
• How to get the app launched?
• Is the target audience of app: Is it too small a
group?
• Can this be used as a normal planner?
• What is the difference between this app and a
normal planner?
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
• Are there more ways to refine the view types?
• The design should be more attractive
• Provide more ways to help users (Who to look for
etc.)