Juggle

Reimagined the job search by creating a collaborative user dashboard that helps early career job hunters track their job application activity, goals, and tasks.
Reimagined the job search by creating a collaborative user dashboard that helps early career job hunters track their job application activity, goals, and tasks.

Role

Product Designer

Product Designer

Tools/Skills

Figma, Miro, AI, Qualtrics, Procreate

Figma, Miro, AI, Qualtrics, Procreate

Team

Solo Project

Solo Project

Duration

2 weeks (2024)

2 weeks (2024)

Problem

The job search can feel endless, disorganized, and challenging

Being on the job search myself, it is difficult to keep up with the hundreds of applications I have sent over the past few months. Speaking with fellow peers in the early stages of their career who have either been in the job search, have recently ended their job search, or are a few months into a new job, regardless of stage, there is a consensus that it is just tough. People are feeling defeated, lost, or overwhelmed, especially in this job market. Over time, they start to feel disorganized with application submissions and eventually lose track after having to endlessly switch between hiring platforms.

Solution

Presenting Juggle

The dashboard that alleviates the stress and challenges that come with applying for jobs

Primary Research

Exploring challenges and needs of young job hunters

Interviewing 15 participants ages 18-25 years old with diverse backgrounds of employment status and degrees of education presented common insights that further validated the assuming obstacles with searching for a job. To better understand these findings, I categorized answers under topics such as common job search platforms, biggest challenges for job hunters, career goal tracking, important features of these platforms, and wellness.

Some major pain points participants highlighted throughout these interviews were…

Secondary Research

Understanding barriers and stress in early-career employment

Early-career job seekers face a catch-22: entry-level jobs often require experience, leading many to rely on internships, part-time work, or referrals. Heavy reliance on LinkedIn, job boards, and company sites adds to stress and disorganization, highlighting the need for a platform that simplifies the process and supports users emotionally.

Competitor Analysis

Mapping the gaps in today's job searching tools

Competitive platforms offer features like job tracking, resume management, reminders, and analytics but often lack customization, direct application options, and user-friendly interfaces. I prioritized addressing these gaps while designing a collaborative dashboard with enhanced usability, comprehensive tracking, and seamless integration.

Design Goals

Designing for organization, support, and collaboration

Personas & Their Journey

Creating the job-seeking user persona

User Flow Journey

Placing the target persona in a context scenario helps identify the required actions the platform needs to support.

Wire-framing & Usability Testing

Testing and refining Juggle’s user experience

    1. Moving away from an Excel-style format


    Users expressed that having a list of jobs and applications in the style of a spreadsheet was not comprehensive and would feel a bit overwhelming with information, making it less user-friendly and cluttered. As a result, I reworked the format to be simpler into a list that includes previews of bite-sized information and also gives the user the freedom to decide on which roles to focus on more and take action with.
    1. Creating a more personal and refined daily wellness check-in


    Feedback showed that the well-being features were not personalized enough with a simple happy-to-sad scale, which would lead to user disengagement. Because of this, I went further in-depth with the possible emotions a user could feel throughout the process, and users can select which words best convey their feelings.
    1. Adding further details on the job profile


    A simple job description heading that shows role, company, and industry did not provide enough immediate information for users and they felt that scrolling down for more basic information could deter their attention away from applying. Providing more context to help better inform their decision-making to apply upfront gives more clarity and reduces possible negative experiences during the application process.

Final Outcome

Juggle supports early-career job seekers stay organized, confident, and supported throughout their job search

Solution Highlights

A more engaging and fun process to find the next opportunity

Personalize the Dashboard

Users can set goals and log their wellness to keep them motivated throughout the search process.

Personalize the Dashboard

Users can set goals and log their wellness to keep them motivated throughout the search process.

Personalize the Dashboard

Users can set goals and log their wellness to keep them motivated throughout the search process.

Keep Organized

Users can stay organized in their job search by editing applications, inviting reviewers, and tracking progress without ever needing to leave the platform.

Keep Organized

Users can stay organized in their job search by editing applications, inviting reviewers, and tracking progress without ever needing to leave the platform.

Keep Organized

Users can stay organized in their job search by editing applications, inviting reviewers, and tracking progress without ever needing to leave the platform.

Streamline the Search

Users can integrate their existing job search platforms, consolidating their search and managing opportunities all in one place.

Streamline the Search

Users can integrate their existing job search platforms, consolidating their search and managing opportunities all in one place.

Streamline the Search

Users can integrate their existing job search platforms, consolidating their search and managing opportunities all in one place.

Takeaways

Juggle demonstrates how thoughtful design can reduce stress, save time, and provide early-career job seekers with clarity and confidence throughout the job search

Project outcomes

When testing impact on users, some of the findings included: 30% reduction in time spent searching for information 80% of participants rated the dashboard as highly user-friendly and easy to navigate.

Why this matters

Being laid off turned job hunting into one of my toughest challenges, marked by countless applications and the constant struggle to stay organized. Inspired by shared struggles with peers, I designed a collaborative dashboard for early-career job seekers to track applications, set goals, and manage tasks. This project became an outlet to transform feelings of doubt and anxiety into an opportunity to create a practical solution while challenging myself to integrate new tools into my design process.

Looking ahead

With more time, I would love to showcase more industry options users can explore as well as demonstrate how AI can help ease the job search. Also, it would be exciting to expand the wellness/mental health aspects of this project, finding a way to exemplify solidarity within such a difficult time period for many people.

Project outcomes

When testing impact on users, some of the findings included: 30% reduction in time spent searching for information 80% of participants rated the dashboard as highly user-friendly and easy to navigate.

Why this matters

Being laid off turned job hunting into one of my toughest challenges, marked by countless applications and the constant struggle to stay organized. Inspired by shared struggles with peers, I designed a collaborative dashboard for early-career job seekers to track applications, set goals, and manage tasks. This project became an outlet to transform feelings of doubt and anxiety into an opportunity to create a practical solution while challenging myself to integrate new tools into my design process.

Looking ahead

With more time, I would love to showcase more industry options users can explore as well as demonstrate how AI can help ease the job search. Also, it would be exciting to expand the wellness/mental health aspects of this project, finding a way to exemplify solidarity within such a difficult time period for many people.

Project outcomes

When testing impact on users, some of the findings included: 30% reduction in time spent searching for information 80% of participants rated the dashboard as highly user-friendly and easy to navigate.

Why this matters

Being laid off turned job hunting into one of my toughest challenges, marked by countless applications and the constant struggle to stay organized. Inspired by shared struggles with peers, I designed a collaborative dashboard for early-career job seekers to track applications, set goals, and manage tasks. This project became an outlet to transform feelings of doubt and anxiety into an opportunity to create a practical solution while challenging myself to integrate new tools into my design process.

Looking ahead

With more time, I would love to showcase more industry options users can explore as well as demonstrate how AI can help ease the job search. Also, it would be exciting to expand the wellness/mental health aspects of this project, finding a way to exemplify solidarity within such a difficult time period for many people.

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