1. Yammer design task
Linkedin is intended to help people find jobs.
Assuming you want to look for an interaction designer
job in a startup environment in London. Use some
rough wires/flows/sketches to show us how you would
improve your experience searching for it on Linkedin?
3. Thomas Hall
Interaction designer.
"I'm never completely disconnected.
That would be a day in hell."
Roles and environment: !
• Thomas lives in Angel, London. He worked several
years in a famous design agency in London. He has
been involved in projects for large companies. He
now wants to dedicate himself to support the grow of
a smaller structure aligned with his personal
convictions.
Behaviors: !
• Always connected. Thomas uses digital services
indifferently on any devices. (mobile, tablet, PC)
• He his mad of his Brompton bicycle. The best
mobility tool he never had. He don’t want to spend a
lot of his time commuting any more.
Goal:!
• Find an position in a startup located close to his
home and have a chance to choose the people he
will work with.
Persona #0
4. Thomas needs
1. Find startup companies located in his area
2. Know what they are working on.
3. Evaluate the potential of theses companies.
4. Know who works here. Are some of the employes related to people
in his network ?
5. Do theses companies have a need for people with the skills he
has.
6. Meet some of the people who work here.
7. Find the great position he was looking for.
5. Thomas journey
Are they some
companies
close enough
to my home?
What do theses
startup do ?
Is this company
viable ?
Do I know
some people
who work
here ?
Could my skills
be useful
here ?
How can I meet
the people who
work for this
company ?
How can I stay
in contact with
these people
and have a
chance to be
hired ?
6. Audit of the service
provided by Linkedin
Feature expected Ok Not Ok Proposal
Are they some companies close
enough to my home ?
X
Provide the possibility to search for compagnies around an
exact location. It could be possible also to refine the search
results based on the transportation duration (by feet, bicycle,
public transports …)
What do this company do ? X
Is this company viable ? X
Show more information on the actual economic situation of the
startup. Legal status, Ebitda, statistics on the number of
employes hired during the previous years, fundraising …
Do I know some people who work
here ? X
Could my skills be useful here ? X
Show if someone with similar skills already works or has been
recently hired by the company. If not, there is a chance that they
could plan to hire someone with theses skills soon.
How can I meet the people who
work for this company ? X
Show an agenda of public events where the startup will be
present. Many company use to meet potential candidates at
professional conferences.
How can I stay in contact with
these people and have a chance to
be hired ?
X X
Simplify the exchange of contacts infos and provide more
channels in order to stay in touch.
8. Provide the possibility to search for compagnies around an exact
location. It could be possible also to refine the search results based on
the transportation duration (by feet, bicycle, public transports …)
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9.
10. Show more information on the actual economic situation of the startup.
Legal status, Ebitda, statistics on the number of employes hired during
the previous years, fundraising …
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11. Show if someone with similar skills already works or has been recently
hired by the company. If not, there is a chance that they could plan to
hire someone with theses skills soon.
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12. Show an agenda of public events where the startup will be present.
Many company use to meet potential candidates at professional
conferences.
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