Roles
UX Research
UI Design
Branding
Project Context
Type: Internship
Duration: 8 weeks
Tools: Figma, Miro, Illustrator
Project Deliverables
Mobile Interface Design
Educational Technology
Career Counselling
THE PROBLEM
The lack of accessible resources and overwhelming information leaves both new graduates and mid-career professionals feeling lost and uncertain about career pivots or advancement opportunities, highlighting the need for a streamlined and versatile platform to support continuous professional growth and development.
HOW MIGHT WE?
How might we design a structured and inclusive support system that meets the diverse needs of students, enabling them to navigate the complexities of career decisions seamlessly and make timely, informed choices?
ROLE
As the sole UX design intern, I collaborated closely with a senior designer and an agile team consisting of a head, 3 product managers, content writers, quality engineers, and developers.
PROCESS
SOLUTION SNEAK PEAK
Each professional aspires to advance within their chosen career and continuously enhance their professional growth.
Career Ladder
Informed career choices via reliable resources and guidance will ensure timely success.
Individuals stay informed about their progress
Dashboard
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The desire to keep a record of personal growth builds motivation
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Adaptive based on each user’s requirements will build user engagement
A welcoming forum/environment with peers and mentors
Community
Peer assistance and companionship builds motivation, positive competitiveness and prevents procrastination
SECONDARY RESEARCH INSIGHTS
SURVEY RESEARCH INSIGHTS
95% of the participants felt the absence of a career guide
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I sent out a survey to young aspirants, fresh graduates and young professionals to gain insights into what they lack from a career guidance perspective and what they would've done differently.
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I categorised the insights provided into user wants and goals.
BUILDING EMPATHY
User wants and goals
I employed card sorting to gather themes from my research based on user personas
22, CS Senior, Prosperctive Grad Student
25, Early Career Software Engineer
I categorised the insights into 3 major themes, presenting the findings to the team before initiating empathy building
User's journey in making career decisions
BRAINSTORMING
Mind mapping to streamline a collection of vast ideas
Wireframing: From streamlined ideas to navigating design
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Site map
TESTING AND IMPROVEMENTS
Onboarding
UI Elements
Bottom Navigation
FINAL DESIGNS!
Onboarding
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The onboarding process enables us to personalise the user's profile
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The user can choose to create an account
Personalised home page
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Based on the onboarding preferences, the user's home page caters to their requirements
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The user can edit their preferences at any time
Community
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The 'ask and answer' and 'discussions' is a platform for peers and mentors to come together
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This feature will be added in version update 2.0!
* This prototype is for the MVP version 0.1 launch featuring limited screens.
* Click to view my entire design process with interface designs for launch 2.0 too!
STYLE GUIDE
Open Sans
Headings: 18 px
Body: 14 px
Aa
Aa
Body: 18 px
Headings: 24 px
Mobile
Desktop
RETEROSPECTIVE
My first internship: Jun 2021-Aug 2021
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Apart from the vast UX UI knowledge, I also got to learn important skills like teamwork, communication, work presentation, time management and strategic planning. The valuable experience that I have gained by working in a fast-paced environment with such talented and highly experienced professionals during my internship has been a great boost in my career path.
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My internship with this startup company taught me invaluable lessons in perseverance, teamwork, and creativity through the iterative process of product launches, enhancing my skills in UI software, cultivating patience, and forging meaningful relationships with mentors and peers.
What I'd do differently
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Work on bettering prototyping skills.
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Due to time constraints, I was unable to conduct one on one interviews.
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Affinity mapping to ease the process of creating themes.
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Less text, more visuals for the interface!
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