 Can’t decide what I want
to do
 I need to learn more to be better
prepared for the job
 I am not ready for the job I want
 I have lost motivation to get a job
 Haven’t found anything to be
passionate about
 More education means better
qualified for job
 Competition is tough
 Job market is small
 Low self confidence
 Comfortable in current
 Apprehensive of work environment
 Feels under-qualified
 Afraid of failure or change
Unemployed
college graduate
with aspirations
to make social
impact
Unemployed college graduate
with aspirations to make social
impact
make progress Achieve personal and
professional goals
IN
ORDER
TO
No observations made
 Current
education/college
programs may not
prepare students for
the workforce
 Studies need a more
tangible connection
to better transition
into work
 Courses must teach
more practical skills
 Create jobs and
internship
opportunities that
simulate work
environment and
does not add stress or
take away
concentration from
studies

Empathy Map: School to Work Transition

  • 1.
     Can’t decidewhat I want to do  I need to learn more to be better prepared for the job  I am not ready for the job I want  I have lost motivation to get a job  Haven’t found anything to be passionate about  More education means better qualified for job  Competition is tough  Job market is small  Low self confidence  Comfortable in current  Apprehensive of work environment  Feels under-qualified  Afraid of failure or change Unemployed college graduate with aspirations to make social impact Unemployed college graduate with aspirations to make social impact make progress Achieve personal and professional goals IN ORDER TO No observations made  Current education/college programs may not prepare students for the workforce  Studies need a more tangible connection to better transition into work  Courses must teach more practical skills  Create jobs and internship opportunities that simulate work environment and does not add stress or take away concentration from studies