2021-2022

Jobix

Jobix

Jobix

Jobix

A platform to connect candidates and recruiters more efficiently

A platform to connect candidates and recruiters more efficiently

A platform to connect candidates and recruiters more efficiently

A platform to connect candidates and recruiters more efficiently

2021-2022

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Job and employee search platform

Job and employee search platform

Job and employee search platform

I was brought on as the only product designer for a startup to completely revamp an MVP platform that connects candidates with recruiters. The initial product had issues with usability, intuitiveness, and visual design, so my role involved conducting comprehensive research to identify key pain points and areas for improvement. I was responsible for redesigning the user experience from the ground up, addressing existing problems while introducing new features. This experience taught me invaluable lessons about adapting quickly, solving problems in a fast-paced startup environment.

I was brought on as the only product designer for a startup to completely revamp an MVP platform that connects candidates with recruiters. The initial product had issues with usability, intuitiveness, and visual design, so my role involved conducting comprehensive research to identify key pain points and areas for improvement. I was responsible for redesigning the user experience from the ground up, addressing existing problems while introducing new features. This experience taught me invaluable lessons about adapting quickly, solving problems in a fast-paced startup environment.

Problems:

The platform lacks unique features to stand out in the crowded recruitment market, making user attraction and retention difficult. Without a seamless experience, both candidates and recruiters often don’t return after their first visit. Additionally, managing high volumes of applications is challenging, and there's insufficient support for candidates' career growth.

The platform lacks unique features to stand out in the crowded recruitment market, making user attraction and retention difficult. Without a seamless experience, both candidates and recruiters often don’t return after their first visit. Additionally, managing high volumes of applications is challenging, and there's insufficient support for candidates' career growth.

Goals:

Introduce unique features like salary auctions, interview tracking, and real-time chat to differentiate from competitors and attract users. Improve the user experience for both candidates and recruiters. Support candidates' career growth by offering tools that not only help them find jobs but also develop their careers, ensuring long-term engagement on the platform.

Introduce unique features like salary auctions, interview tracking, and real-time chat to differentiate from competitors and attract users. Improve the user experience for both candidates and recruiters. Support candidates' career growth by offering tools that not only help them find jobs but also develop their careers, ensuring long-term engagement on the platform.

industry

HR Tech

SERVICES

Product design
Web Design

Skills

User Expirience

Design System

Interaction Design

User Research

Wireframing

Responsive

Prototyping

User flow

Visual Desing

Step 1

Research

Research

To build an intuitive platform that meets both candidate and recruiter needs, I conducted comprehensive user research. This involved gathering insights through user interviews and competitor analysis to identify key pain points and opportunities for improvement. I focused on understanding the challenges faced by candidates in finding relevant jobs and tracking applications, as well as the difficulties recruiters face in managing large volumes of applicants and making competitive offers.

User persona

User persona

Candidate Persona

Candidate Persona

Name

Anna

Anna

Anna

Age

28

28

28

Occupation

Marketing Specialist

Marketing Specialist

Marketing Specialist

Marketing Specialist

Location

Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL

Orlando, FL

Goals

Find a relevant job quickly and easily.

Find a relevant job quickly and easily.

Find a relevant job quickly and easily.

Get personalized job recommendations.

Get personalized job recommendations.

Get personalized job recommendations.

Track applications without checking emails frequently.

Track applications without checking emails frequently.

Track applications without checking emails frequently.

Pains

Irrelevant Job Listings: Overwhelmed by too many irrelevant jobs on generic platforms.

Irrelevant Job Listings: Overwhelmed by too many irrelevant jobs on generic platforms.

Irrelevant Job Listings: Overwhelmed by too many irrelevant jobs on generic platforms.

A flexible work environment that offers a balance between remote and office work.

A flexible work environment that offers a balance between remote and office work.

A flexible work environment that offers a balance between remote and office work.

An efficient application process where she feels in control of her progress.

An efficient application process where she feels in control of her progress.

An efficient application process where she feels in control of her progress.

Recruiter Persona

Recruiter Persona

Name

Molly

Molly

Molly

Age

42

42

42

Occupation

Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

Talent Acquisition Manager

Location

Austin, TX

Austin, TX

Austin, TX

Goals

Find qualified candidates quickly and efficiently.

Find qualified candidates quickly and efficiently.

Find qualified candidates quickly and efficiently.

Reduce time spent on manual candidate review.

Reduce time spent on manual candidate review.

Reduce time spent on manual candidate review.

Maintain a positive candidate experience.

Maintain a positive candidate experience.

Maintain a positive candidate experience.

Pains

Low Quality Applications: Too many unqualified candidates applying, leading to wasted time filtering.

Low Quality Applications: Too many unqualified candidates applying, leading to wasted time filtering.

Low Quality Applications: Too many unqualified candidates applying, leading to wasted time filtering.

Time-to-Hire: Pressure to fill positions quickly but limited tools for fast, accurate matching.

Time-to-Hire: Pressure to fill positions quickly but limited tools for fast, accurate matching.

Time-to-Hire: Pressure to fill positions quickly but limited tools for fast, accurate matching.

Communication Gaps: Poor communication with candidates, leading to drop-off or disinterest.

Communication Gaps: Poor communication with candidates, leading to drop-off or disinterest.

Communication Gaps: Poor communication with candidates, leading to drop-off or disinterest.

Competitor analysis

Competitor analysis

LinkedIn

1/3

Features

Job posting and applications.

Job posting and applications.

Job posting and applications.

Professional networking.

Professional networking.

Professional networking.

InMail for direct communication between recruiters and candidates.

InMail for direct communication between recruiters and candidates.

InMail for direct communication between recruiters and candidates.

Strengths

Large professional network.

Large professional network.

Large professional network.

Integration with recruiters' profiles and public reviews.

Integration with recruiters' profiles and public reviews.

Integration with recruiters' profiles and public reviews.

Weaknesses

No direct bidding process for salaries.

No direct bidding process for salaries.

No direct bidding process for salaries.

Overcrowded platform with high competition for jobs.

Overcrowded platform with high competition for jobs.

Overcrowded platform with high competition for jobs.

Indeed

2/3

Features

Job search and posting.

Job search and posting.

Job search and posting.

Resume upload and quick apply options.

Resume upload and quick apply options.

Resume upload and quick apply options.

Salary insights, but no auction system.

Salary insights, but no auction system.

Salary insights, but no auction system.

Strengths

Wide variety of job postings.

Wide variety of job postings.

Wide variety of job postings.

Straightforward application process.

Straightforward application process.

Straightforward application process.

Weaknesses

Lack of interactive chat or live communication features.

Lack of interactive chat or live communication features.

Lack of interactive chat or live communication features.

No interview step tracking for candidates or recruiters.

No interview step tracking for candidates or recruiters.

No interview step tracking for candidates or recruiters.

Hired.com

3/3

Features

Direct communication between employers and candidates.

Direct communication between employers and candidates.

Direct communication between employers and candidates.

Salary transparency (candidates set salary expectations upfront).

Salary transparency (candidates set salary expectations upfront).

Salary transparency (candidates set salary expectations upfront).

Pre-screened candidates matched to job roles.

Pre-screened candidates matched to job roles.

Pre-screened candidates matched to job roles.

Strengths

Focus on tech roles.

Focus on tech roles.

Focus on tech roles.

Direct communication between candidates and companies.

Direct communication between candidates and companies.

Direct communication between candidates and companies.

Weaknesses

Limited job types (mostly focused on tech industry).

Limited job types (mostly focused on tech industry).

Limited job types (mostly focused on tech industry).

No salary bidding or auction system.

No salary bidding or auction system.

No salary bidding or auction system.

Step 2

User flow

User flow

To ensure the platform offered a smooth experience for both candidates and recruiters, I designed a detailed user flow that maps out every stage of interaction. Starting from the sign-up/sign-in process, I created separate paths for candidates and recruiters, each focusing on their unique needs and pain points.

By visualizing these steps, I was able to identify potential bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement, ensuring the platform was intuitive and efficient. This user flow was essential in aligning the product with the needs of both user groups, helping to create a smooth and engaging experience from start to finish.

Step 3

Low fidelity design

Low fidelity design

To kickstart the design process, I created low-fidelity wireframes that served as the foundation for the platform's layout and functionality. These wireframes focused on the essential structure and flow of the user experience, without the distraction of visual design elements.

Step 4

Design system

Design system

As part of the design process, I created a comprehensive Design System to ensure consistency and scalability across the platform. By standardizing elements like typography, color schemes, and spacing, the design system allowed for faster prototyping and easier collaboration between me and developers.

Step 5

High fidelity design

High fidelity design

I created high-fidelity mockups, integrating core functionalities to establish a clear understanding of the platform’s structure, logic, and interconnected elements. Additionally, I introduced a modern color palette and a fresh set of UI elements designed to be more intuitive and empathetic to the user experience. Below are variations of key screens showcasing these improvements.

Onboarding process

Onboarding process

The onboarding process plays a critical role in shaping the user's first impression of the product. My objective was to refresh the illustrations, making them more approachable and contemporary. I chose a surrealistic style because abstract illustrations, while not always evoking specific associations or emotions, still effectively complement the accompanying text.


To create a more engaging onboarding experience, I introduced a progress bar on the left, which fills up as users complete each step. This visually emphasizes how their profile improves with every stage of data entry, and the more progress they make, the higher their chances of achieving their goals.

Job search

Job search

My goal was to create a simple and intuitive interface that makes the job search process easier by focusing on the most important information: job title, salary, and key skills. By default, users are offered recommended jobs that are tailored to their experience and preferences, thanks to a smart algorithm. Each job listing includes essential tags, such as work format (office or remote), type of employment, and required skills. This allows users to quickly filter out irrelevant listings and focus on those that best match their qualifications.


The sidebar with "Top Jobs" provides additional visibility for popular positions, helping to speed up the search process. To appear in these top positions, companies must pay a fee, ensuring that premium listings get more attention from candidates.

Interviews list for Recruiter

Interviews list for Recruiter

The Job Board is one of the most significant features I’ve worked on. Job searching can be quite overwhelming at times, with a lot of information flowing between candidates and recruiters. It’s easy to lose track of critical details. Our goal was to design a clear dashboard that highlights the most important statuses. Each column represents a specific stage of the interview process, allowing users to quickly monitor the number of applications and see which stage a particular position is currently in. By clicking on a job, users can access the chat with the candidate or recruiter, see the interview stages, and view when the next call is scheduled.

Dashboard

Dashboard

The goal of our platform is not only to help candidates find jobs but also to assist them in improving their skills to advance in their careers. Our platform analyzes the candidate's resume, highlights their strengths, and provides suggestions on which skills they should develop to increase their chances of securing the desired offer.

Step 6

Conclusion

Conclusion

I collaborated with a large team of developers, solving numerous design and UX challenges that arose during the process. My work involved creating a comprehensive design system, improving user flows, and ensuring that the platform was intuitive and user-friendly. This experience allowed me to apply and enhance my skills in product design, and I’m proud of the innovative solutions and improvements I brought to the table. Invented and introduced innovative features that differentiated the product from competitors, leading to a 20% increase in user engagement. The client was extremely satisfied with our work and expressed great enthusiasm for the changes we implemented.

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© 2024 Angelina Dehtiarova · All rights reserved.

© 2024 Angelina Dehtiarova · All rights reserved.

© 2024 Angelina Dehtiarova · All rights reserved.

© 2024 Angelina Dehtiarova · All rights reserved.

Let's connect!

© 2024 Angelina Dehtiarova · All rights reserved.