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LinkedIn Job Application Status

Time period

Tools

Sketch | Miro

Skills

1 week

Project Overview

LinkedIn is one of the most popular online communities for professionals. It has connected over 575 million users across the world and helped in networking and finding jobs.

While the job search works very well on LinkedIn with lots of companies posting roles online, it lacks in providing information for users once they have applied for a job. Hence most users will not be able to communicate with the company other than following up on emails.

This project is about adding a feature on LinkedIn by which users can track their job applications and communicate with companies on a single platform.

UX Research

85% of the interviewees use the job search and application aspect of LinkedIn apart from networking
LinkedIn users are currently not able to track their job applications after they have applied to a posting
Users would like to know the various stages of their application — viewing and acceptance of the application by the concerned company, interview schedules and result of the same
Analysis and smart views of the applied jobs is also another aspect desired by users

The Process

Jobs-to-be-done (JTBD) is a very interesting concept of approaching product design. The idea behind JTBD is to understand the goal that a user is trying to achieve.

The user’s main concern is to complete a particular task and they will employ a product/service that would best help them in achieving the desired result.

This shifts the focus of a designer from designing for a particular target group of users to helping the users achieve their main job.

JTBD Statement

The main Job-To-Be-Done is to find a well suited job through the LinkedIn job search.
An important functional aspect would be to apply to jobs and track the progress.
A related emotional / personal job is to receive timely updates of the job application so the user is stress-free during his/her job search.
A related emotional / social job is to be able to communicate with the companies on a single platform and not have to manually search through multiple emails and notes to keep track of their progress.

UI Design

The design system is minimal and follows the colours and typography of the existing LinkedIn platform.

Atomic Design

The below image displays the various elements used for interface design including atoms, molecules and organisms.

App Screenshots

The screenshots displayed below explain the workflow of the application.

Going Ahead...

Create an interface on a user’s profile where they will be able to analyse the status of all the jobs they have applied for — to help with the organization of their job search
An interface for recruiters to track and analyse the candidates

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