Shuqi Li
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

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