Shuqi Li

Handshake APP Redesign

Handshake APP Redesign

Handshake APP Redesign

Redesigning Handhsake APP for International students

Redesigning Handhsake APP for International students

Redesigning Handhsake APP for International students

This project is about redesigning the student job hunting app Handshake to include a special feature of filtering jobs that offer a work visa sponsorship, targeting pain points of international student users. The feature gives opportunity for Handshake to gain more international student users and improves users efficiency in their job hunting experiences.

My Role:

UX Designer

Year:

2023

Service Provided:

UX/UI Design, Mobile Design

Challenge: This project is about redesigning the student job hunting app to increase job searching efficiency for international students.
Solution: include a special feature to demonstrate whether the job offers visa sponsorship

My Role:

UX Designer

Year:

2023

Service Provided:

UX/UI Design, Mobile Design

Problem Statement

Problem Statement

International students needs a way to quickly distinguish between jobs that offer visa sponsorship and jobs that do not, in order to save time during job hunting.

International students needs a way to quickly distinguish jobs that offer visa sponsorship and jobs that do not, in order to save time during job hunting.

Indicates clearly the work authorization requirements on the job board

Indicates clearly the work authorization requirements on the job board

Indicates clearly the work authorization requirements on the job board

Label

Label

Label

Solutions

Solutions

Solutions

Flexibility of Use

Users can change their work authorization status at any time.

Flexibility of Use

Flexibility of Use

Users can change their work authorization status at any time.

Users can change their work authorization status at any time.

Hi-Fi Design

Hi-Fi Design

“The app does show me “US work authorization needed”, but it does not specify. I am authorized to work now, but will need sponsorship in the future. ”

“The app does show me “US work authorization needed”, but it does not specify. I am authorized to work now, but will need sponsorship in the future. ”

“The app does show me “US work authorization needed”, but it does not specify. I am authorized to work now, but will need sponsorship in the future. ”

“It’s really frustrating and time-consuming to find a perfect job and figure out it does not sponsor visa after reading the full job description.”

“It’s really frustrating and time-consuming to find a perfect job and figure out it does not sponsor visa after reading the full job description.”

“It’s really frustrating and time-consuming to find a perfect job and figure out it does not sponsor visa after reading the full job description.”

“I want to see whether the job sponsor visa before I click and read the full job description.”

“I want to see whether the job sponsor visa before I click and read the full job description.”

“I want to see whether the job sponsor visa before I click and read the full job description.”

User Interview

User Interview

“The job recommendations are not accurate enough. They are not up to date, jobs posted months ago are still recommended to me.”

“The job recommendations are not accurate enough. They are not up to date, jobs posted months ago are still recommended to me.”

“The job recommendations are not accurate enough. They are not up to date, jobs posted months ago are still recommended to me.”

User Interview

Time & Efficiency

Visa Sponsorship

Company Info & Feedback

Key Insights

Users value the most in job hunting

Solutions

Show Visa Sponsorship at

Job Page

Add Company Info

(ratings, comments)

Make sure all job postings are

up-to-date

Key Insights

Key Insights

Users value the most in job hunting

Users value the most in job hunting

Solutions

Solutions

Time & Efficiency

Time & Efficiency

Make sure all job postings are

up-to-date

Visa Sponsorship

Visa Sponsorship

Show Visa Sponsorship at

Job Page

Show Visa Sponsorship at

Job Page

Company Info & Feedback

Company Info & Feedback

Add Company Info

(ratings, comments)

Add Company Info

(ratings, comments)

After

After

After

Job Application User Flow

Job Application User Flow

Job Application User Flow

Before

Before

Before

Paper Prototyping - Possible Solution

Paper Prototyping - Possible Solution

Paper Prototyping - Possible Solution

1.Simply Add one filter

1.Simply Add one filter

1.Simply Add one filter

2. Design a special badge

2. Design a special badge

3.Personalize the Jobs screen based on their need for the visa sponsorship

4.Separate the Jobs board into jobs that offers visa sponsorship & jobs that does not

4.Separate the Jobs board into jobs that offers visa sponsorship & jobs that does not

Final Wireflow

Final Wireflow

Final Wireflow

Final Wireflow

Need Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Needed

Need Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Needed

Need Sponsorship

No Sponsorship Needed

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

Thank you for building such an empowering tool, especially for designers! The site went from Figma to Framer in less than a week!

Playing around with @framer while building a landing page for a side project. I’m terrible at animations, but they make it so easy!

I’ve built pretty handy sites powered by Craft or WordPress in the past, but seeing @framer tackle CMS stuff so effortlessly is mind-boggling