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Jumpstart is an online recruiting application targeting university-level engineers with potential. The main product is the website: jumpstart.me. The company wants to launch its android product and give the target audiences a better job-seeking experience during the pandemic.

The product aims to help university-level job seekers connect with updated featured career advice and peer experience.

The Market

Online Recruitment Market

The global online recruitment market size was $28.68 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $43.39 billion by 2027.

North America stood at USD 11.49 billion in 2019 and is likely to remain dominant in the forthcoming year.

North America Online Recruitment Market Size (USD Billion)

Market Trends

Competitors

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Career advice, resume help

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Focusing on resume help

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Focusing on internship positions

Research

Audiences

College students or young professionals looking for internships or entry-level jobs

Questions

What do their days look like when looking for jobs or internships?

What do they care about when they look for jobs or internships?

What are their needs and difficulties when looking for jobs or internships?

What apps do they like to use to look for jobs or internships? What features do they like or dislike about that app?

What features would they want from online recruiting apps?

Interviews

Joe Lee
Jingsen He
Jie He
Xingyu Zhang
Huilin Jiang

User Quotes

"My greatest difficulty is lack of working experience. A lot of positions ask for full-time job experience. I wish there were job board apps with job opportunities only for graduating students without full-time job experience."
"During job seeking, I often read interview experience sharing articles. I like apps where job seekers can share resources. Besides that, it would be nice to have an app that tracks which jobs I applied to."
"I've worked as a software engineer for a year, but now I am still paying attention to my target companies for opportunities. I would like to have an app that updates new positions from my target companies."
"What bothers me when I use job searching platforms is that job titles are called differently. I also don't have a clear idea of what job titles I can apply for. I hope to get career advice from people in the industry."

Findings

Job-seekers know what positions they want and search for desired positions on the job board.
Many students don't know what positions there are in the industry and what position fits their experience and interest.
When looking for jobs, job-seekers spend most of their time sending out resumes.
Besides sending out resumes, they also spend much time researching the industry, checking application progress, and managing companies applied.
What job-seekers need the most are suitable positions and referrals.
Job-seekers need networking opportunities to get referrals, know about the industry, get career advice, and find people to share experiences with.

Pain Points

Networking
Need more networking opportunities to get career advice
Positions
Not sure what position to start with for the career development
Managing
Hard to manage positions applied for across platforms

Persona

Information

Name: Judy Job

Age: 24

Dream Job: Software Engineer

Education: Graduate Degree

Location: New York

Biography

Judy Job is a graduate student graduating after the spring semester. Affected by COVID-19, it is increasingly hard for her to get a full-time offer. At the same time, she cannot do networking as frequently as before to learn about new job opportunities, and she feels the competition for finding a job is more intense due to the pandemic.

Frustrations

Difficult to network due to the pandemic

Hard to find people to share experience with

Cannot decide which company to apply

Needs

Learn updated industry information

Know more people in the industry to get referrals

Read experience sharing and company reviews

Information

Name: James Job

Age: 20

Dream Job: Somthing Cool

Education: Undergraduate Degree

Location: Boston

Biography

James Job is a junior student looking for a summer internship. James majors in statistics. He is a good student and enjoys problem shooting. However, he is unclear about his career path and unsure about what position he wants to start with. He needs some help to prepare for his graduation and career.

Frustrations

Have few working experiences

Hard to find a valid internship

Unsure about the career path

Needs

Get advice on positions and career path

Find an internship with limited experience

Learn how to showcase personal experience

Workflows

"I want to know more people in the industry to get career advice and referrals and share interview experience with other applicants, but it is hard to make professional connections during the pandemic."
Choose industries
View the forum
Find people interested in
Follow the people
Contact them or watch their live streaming
Make professional connections
"I want to find an internship that sets the foundation for my career development, but I don't know what position fits me and where to start with."
Analyze personal skills
Get position recommendations
Learn about the position
Learn about companies hiring the position
Make Career Path Plan

Visual Design

Visual System

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