Job Tracker: Organize Your Job Search, Reclaim Your Sanity

Lead UX Designer I UX Researcher

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Applicationer aims to simplify the job application process by consolidating tracking and information in one centralized location. Instead of juggling multiple applications across various sites, Applicationer streamlines the entire process, ensuring that all active applications are organized and easily accessible.

My Role: Lead UX Designer & UX Researcher
Team: UX Designers, UX Researchers, Developers, Product Managers, Stakeholders
Client: Applicationer
Tools: Figma, Miro, Zoom, Google Slides, Slack
Project Duration: 3 weeks

Roadblock to Success

Job seekers struggle to stay organized throughout the application process. Without a structured way to track applied jobs, set goals, and take notes, they often lose track of opportunities, miss follow-ups, and feel overwhelmed by the process. This lack of organization can lead to frustration and inefficiencies in their job search journey.

01 User Research

With a deeper understanding of how current platforms cater to their user base, I embarked on a journey to truly grasp the needs and perspectives of job seekers. To gain insights, I conducted 7 Zoom interviews, aimed at uncovering the challenges faced by job seekers during the application process and discovering ways to make it more streamlined and efficient.

1. What information do they pay attention to and what do they like to save to refer back to?

Why?

To understand what job seekers consider important during their job search.

Takeaway:

5/7 job seekers
pay attention to the company's missions.

2. What is their strategy?

Why?

To learn the plan job seekers take and why it's important.

Takeaway:

4/7 job seekers
tailor their resume for the job they are applying for and keep track of the job description, the resume, and the cover letter they used.

3. What do they do after they apply?

Why?

To learn what they do after applying for a job and what they do with the information they learned.

Takeaway:

3/7 job seekers
network with people who work at the company they applied to.

02 Competitive/Comparative Analysis

Upon conducting a thorough analysis of the feature set offered by our leading competitor, I realized that our platform needed to provide users with the ability to monitor and manage their job applications, along with setting personal targets.

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03 Personas

I understood that simply theorizing about solutions for job seekers was not enough. It was important to bring my ideas to life. As the saying goes, 'designing for everyone is equivalent to designing for nobody.' To ensure that our efforts were directed effectively, I developed two personas based on the demographic data obtained from our interview participants.

04 Aaliyah and Jorge's Journey

Following a series of consultations with key stakeholders, I'm convinced that a clear understanding of the user journey with and without Applicationer will provide us with valuable insights into how our tools can make a difference. To this end, I have outlined the job-seeking process as follows:

Spending the initial hours searching for job listings on job websites.
Preparing for the interview, including researching the company and practicing responses.
Conducting the most crucial follow-up, such as sending thank you notes or checking in with the hiring manager.

Aaliyah and Joge's Journey Without Applicationer