New Solution for
College Students'
E-Recruitment Platform
Why Job Searching for College Students?
We believe that improving online job searching platforms for college students is an important topic because:
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In the new post-pandemic reality of social distancing and work-from-home, it is even more important to understand the role of online platforms or e-recruitment in job searching.
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College is the optimal period for locating internships and jobs to help prepare for future careers but existing platforms are insufficient in allowing students to identify compatible opportunities.
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The rate at which unemployed people are getting jobs is lower than it was pre-pandemic
Job searching is one of the most important things for college students and it is also one of the goals of attending college. We all know finding a best-fit job is hard, and students are not expected to learn anything related to finding a job on campus. We want to help those students out, providing effective and useful tools to help them reach their goal.
Design Question
How do we support college students at UCI to access relevant information with the e-cruitment platform for job opportunities that they desire?
What
Who&Where&When
Why
Research Question
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How do college students explore fields and job opportunities that they are potentially interested in pursuing online?
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What is the most time-consuming part when students are looking for a job using the e-recruitment platform?
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What aspects of a job do college students’ prioritize when job searching?
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What process do college students take or information do college students need before applying for a position?
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What are some flaws of the filters that major job searching applications have that are not helping facilitate ideal matches between employers and job seekers?
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What is the most popular way for college students to search for job opportunities?
UX Research
Method:
Interview
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a great method to explore this topic in-depth with a small cohort of participants and are also more flexible to adjust throughout the entire process
data collection procedures
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Recording the audio OR Take the note
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Using AI to transfer the audio to the transcript
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Comment and organized in the Google Doc
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Affinity diagram
Participants:
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UCI students
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Have experience in e-recruitment platform
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Looked for job opportunities for the past 2 months
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less than 1 year of working experience
Ethical considerations
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Information confidential and anonymous
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No collection on any identifiers
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Data is store in the secure locations
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Interview in the private spaces
Affinity Diagram
Design Space
