problem statement
individuals who job search online, can't stay on track with following up on scattered applications and in result, struggle to manage their own process
Clarification
My Questions
Possible Answers
Why should job seekers document their process?
As job applications in 2025 require longer timelines and their scale is more complex than ever, job seekers use many tools to apply, leaving their open applications in many platforms
What are the constrains of such problem?
Its addressing a will to document a specific task and timeline, which a user could pick up/down at any given moment.
How many users apply for jobs online each month?
In the US alone, live 340 million people. Among them, 93% are online. 12M look for a job in any given month. Assuming that the 12M are a representation of the entire population, 93% of 12M is 11.1M. Knowing that Linkedin, the leading job search platform is serving 250M american users, we can assume that 11M out of those 250M job search online each month. Which means that the rest of them, 239M, are not job searching online in a given month.
Assumptions
My Assumptions
Possible Answers
Existing solutions
I suppose that many users use these solutions for their applications
documentation: Gmail for application approval, Linkedin, Facebook, X, Whatsapp and Slack for Social Media networking and continious stages of interview and HR connections. Meanwhile, using Monday, Notion, Trello, Jira, Google Docs for writing actinable tasks related to a given application stage.
I would divide the online job applicants to active users who job search on a daily basis, active users who job search casually/while being employed, and those who job search once in a while, just to check how the market is doing
User segments
Market
The market that I will focus on is the united states
Goals
intuitive solution
positive user experience
clear design
Release an MVP and iterate with real users
KPIs
Cover 80% of product development areas each day, even the smallest tasks of them
Share the case study with at least 1 person each day, gaining professional feedback
Launch MVP in 14 days from ideation
Gain 20 users each week from launch
PMF signals of at least 50% of users complete key actions
Pain Points
Empathy as a bridge of understanding, seeing, hearing and validating users
MVP Prioritized
Emotional
Clarity
Motivation
Time
Users are emotionally attached to their search as a window for change, stability & growth
The process of job search is unclear, hiring process, assessments and interviews require unpredicted variables
Job search is made with intention to finish it with a required result, which is driven by high motivation that could drop under some circumstances
Some of the job searches take longer than expected, resulting in frustration
Jane, 21 from Manhattan | Software Developer | Graduated with honors from NYU | Unemployed
This is the first time Jane is looking for a job in tech. She used to work at a local pizza hut, she resigned now that she graduated. When job searching online, She is scattered between different tools like google docs, Linkedin saved feature and her Iphone notes app.
She wants to get a job asap and therefore needs to be very efficient with the job search. She wants to focus better on it, without distractions.
She sent so many job applications with her email but lost track of them after having more emails from university and advertisements.
Daniel is undercover looking for a new position after climbing the work ladder at an Israeli cyber company, and relocating to New Jersey. Having been promoted and relocated for it, he feels like he should keep the job search as a secret from his direct manager.
Through his 8 years working there, he is attempting to find another position for the first time, and struggling with the process of applying.
Daniel is confused about tracking where is he at, for example, he once called a recruiter to asked about a review of his home assignment, which he was already told over the phone a week before that it was dismissed. his wife stresses him to push his search harder.
Daniel, 45 from New Jersey | Project Manager at a bank | Holds an MBA | Married + 3 kids
User Personas
'I created my own data sheet on google excel. then, I write every job i applied to: where, which position to, when did I apply, and if they returned to me'
Jane
Jane
'Every few days im reminded that this spreadsheet exists, cause I realize that I get callbacks but it's been too long and now i can't remember who told me what'
Jane
'I applied to 36 positions this week only. last week it was for another 18 but they all declined me except for 2.'
Jane
'I think that I apply for too many positions but not focusing on the most tailored once for me as i should'
User stories
Daniel
'My wife thinks I should not apply and just save all the links in our WhatsApp group, so she can apply on my behalf during the weekends'
Daniel
'some days I apply to positions and then I stop, because I don't have enough time. And I forget where I was applying'
Daniel
'I don't really like Glassdoor and indeed, I mainly focus on Facebook ads'
Daniel
"Yesterday, I saved several job positions on LinkedIn and then panicked thinking about my manager Dan seeing my 'saved' page. after all, it’s social media, right?"
Features
Must Have
Landing Page
Log In Page
Dashboard
Job Applications
Profile
Sign in/Sign Out
Location based Job Recommendations
Nice To Have
AI Assistant
Metrics
Technical Background
Front & Backend
Lovable Dev, React, TypeScript, Design Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/UI, Vercel
Integrations
Jobsearch API, SupaBase, GitHub
KPIs
Development
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