Yammer design taskLinkedin is intended to help people find jobs. Assuming you want to look for an interaction designer job in a startup environment in London. Use some rough wires/flows/sketches to show us how you would improve your experience searching for it on Linkedin?
UX process
Thomas HallInteraction designer.
"I'm never completely disconnected. That would be a day in hell."
Roles and environment: !
• Thomas lives in Angel, London. He worked several years in a famous design agency in London. He has been involved in projects for large companies. He now wants to dedicate himself to support the grow of a smaller structure aligned with his personal convictions.
Behaviors: !
• Always connected. Thomas uses digital services indifferently on any devices. (mobile, tablet, PC)
• He his mad of his Brompton bicycle. The best mobility tool he never had. He don’t want to spend a lot of his time commuting any more.
Goal:!
• Find an position in a startup located close to his home and have a chance to choose the people he will work with.
Persona #0
Thomas needs1. Find startup companies located in his area
2. Know what they are working on.
3. Evaluate the potential of theses companies.
4. Know who works here. Are some of the employes related to people in his network ?
5. Do theses companies have a need for people with the skills he has.
6. Meet some of the people who work here.
7. Find the great position he was looking for.
Thomas journey
Are they some companies close enough to my home?
What do theses startup do ?Is this company viable ?
Do I know some people who work here ?
Could my skills be useful here ?
How can I meet the people who work for this company ?
How can I stay in contact with these people and have a chance to be hired ?
Audit of the service provided by Linkedin
Feature expected Ok Not Ok Proposal
Are they some companies close enough to my home ? X
Provide the possibility to search for compagnies around an exact location. It could be possible also to refine the search results based on the transportation duration (by feet, bicycle, public transports …)
What do this company do ? X
Is this company viable ? XShow more information on the actual economic situation of the startup. Legal status, Ebitda, statistics on the number of employes hired during the previous years, fundraising …
Do I know some people who work here ? X
Could my skills be useful here ? XShow if someone with similar skills already works or has been recently hired by the company. If not, there is a chance that they could plan to hire someone with theses skills soon.
How can I meet the people who work for this company ? X
Show an agenda of public events where the startup will be present. Many company use to meet potential candidates at professional conferences.
How can I stay in contact with these people and have a chance to be hired ?
X X Simplify the exchange of contacts infos and provide more channels in order to stay in touch.
Interfaces
Provide the possibility to search for compagnies around an exact location. It could be possible also to refine the search results based on the transportation duration (by feet, bicycle, public transports …)
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Show more information on the actual economic situation of the startup. Legal status, Ebitda, statistics on the number of employes hired during the previous years, fundraising …
2
Show if someone with similar skills already works or has been recently hired by the company. If not, there is a chance that they could plan to hire someone with theses skills soon.
3
Show an agenda of public events where the startup will be present. Many company use to meet potential candidates at professional conferences.
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