8. Research: What’s out there?
Have to submit resume
Requires opening a separate
website every time
Tracks only the job which
you’ve applied to using their
service
Recruiter pestering alert!
9. Research: Interviews
Used Ideo’s template
“There are a ton of job applications out there. I can’t
apply to all right when I see them, so I save the link”
“I save every application’s details
as an excel sheet”
“Sometimes I forget where I’ve
applied, and where not”
“I have a separate e-mail so that I
can keep a toll on my job
applications”
10. The ‘aha’!
Browser
Extensions
Small programs or plugins extending browser’s
functionality
Adblock
Hangouts
Google Drive
Pocket
11. Why Browser extensions?
Do not interrupt
Light-weight
Move along
with you
Easier to
install/uninstall
No space for
ads
13. Further steps..
Test in high-fidelity
Visual touch to the extension
Add ‘independent reminders’ functionality
Actual implementation
14. Thanks!
I learned:
Axure RP – an awesome tool to create complex interactions!
Coggle – helped with mind-mapping and organization
Rants:
Companies / organizations hardly care about the job applicants. Bah!
Cover letters make no one happy
Editor's Notes
Hi! My name is Rachit and this is my personal project named App.Ly.
Let’s start with a story..
So to solve Ange’s problem, what do we need? Let’s see..
User-side service: Something which works on Ange’s side.
Easier than excel: Something which is easier than excel.
Manages job apps: which manages applications for her efficiently.
No ads: Something which is ad and clutter free.
Like Ange the target users for this project are Recent graduates or job seekers who are starting to or are in the process of applying for jobs.
I interviewed 5 to 6 people and these were important things I heard. People have different ways of remembering the history of their applications. Some of them include storing the confirmation emails in a separate folder in their email, and making a separate email for job applications.
So all of this pointed to a user-centric solution of the problem.
They reside in your browser and you can activate or use them whenever you want without switching between screens. Most of us use our laptops or PCs to apply for jobs. So these little plugins could be used to perform small contextual tasks like ours.
Do not interrupt: Most important use here is that they do not interrupt or take over the current task. They’re like an overlay which get activated whenever we want.
Light-weight: Since they reside in the browser, they’re very light weight and hardly take any time to load.
No space for ads: Advertising is yet to take over these services (since most of them are free for use)
Move along with you: They move along with you and are present whenever you sign in to your browser from anywhere
Easier to install/uninstall: They’re super easy to get and forget.
Add reminder page of first digital iteration looked like this. I then moved on to testing. Add reminder for Lo-fi II looked like this. Then testing..
