Web app: In development
Navigating today’s job market can be challenging. Resume.io transforms how professionals connect by leveraging work history to create personalized networks. With tools like referral groups, targeted job opportunities, and seamless connection requests, making networking smarter, simpler, and more impactful.
The Problem
Platforms like LinkedIn often miss the nuances of real relationships, making them less effective for networking.
Resume.io solves this by:
• Leveraging a user’s work history to highlight former colleagues, their current roles, and job opportunities in your network.
• Building referral groups to strengthen job search strategies and career growth.
Impact: This personalized approach increases opportunities for meaningful connections and targeted job referrals.
The Audience
1. Job Seekers:
• Professionals actively looking for new opportunities who want to leverage their existing connections to find referrals and job openings within their network.
2. Career Changers:
• Individuals exploring new industries or roles who need help identifying potential connections and building a referral network.
3. Networking Professionals:
• People who value maintaining and expanding their professional relationships and want to use their network to uncover hidden opportunities.
4. Alumni and Former Colleagues:
• Those looking to reconnect with former colleagues or classmates to create trusted referral groups for career advancement.
The Solution
A streamlined tool to build meaningful connections, discover opportunities, and enhance career growth.
1. Network Creation: Upload your resume to generate potential connections based on shared work experiences automatically.
2. Easily view and manage groups of trusted connections, highlighting potential referees based on your work history to simplify and enhance your job search.
3. Custom Groups: Create personalized groups to target connections for specific career goals.
4. Network Jobs & Referrals: Explore job opportunities within your network and seamlessly request referrals to boost your chances of landing the perfect role.
My Role
As the Co Designer, I:
• Created User Flows: Designed intuitive workflows to enhance user navigation and engagement.
• Conducted User Research: Gathered insights through competitive analysis and stakeholder collaboration to understand user needs and pain points.
• Prototyped and Iterated: Developed high-fidelity prototypes and refined designs based on feedback from usability testing and beta testers.
• Presented to Stakeholders: Delivered impactful presentations to stakeholders and C-suite leaders, aligning design outcomes with business goals.
• Helped Build a Figma Component Library: Contributed to creating a scalable and reusable Figma component library to ensure design consistency across the platform.
The Process
1. Research & Insights
• Conducted competitive analysis of major social job networks, including LinkedIn, Bumble, and Facebook, to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
2. Design & Prototyping
• Created high-fidelity wireframes and mockups for core network feature components.
• Developed intuitive interaction flows for key user actions to enhance engagement.
• Designed scalable, modular components for consistent use across platforms.
3. Collaboration
• Partnered with a co-designer to align on design goals and ensure the project was completed successfully, maintaining consistency and delivering high-quality outcomes.
Reflection
Working on the Network Feature allowed me to merge user-centered design principles with strategic business objectives. This project taught me the importance of balancing seamless interactivity and scalability. By integrating feedback from users and stakeholders, I was able to iterate effectively, ensuring the final design met diverse user needs and delivered a cohesive, engaging experience across platforms.