Company:
Marron Institute for Urban Management
Year:
2023-24
Software:
Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, XMind
Overview
onBoard is a job board and resume building platform for the currently and recently incarcerated. Working with the Litmus Group at Marron Institute, I worked as a UI/UX designer to ensure that our multiple stakeholders had seamless entry points to the job application user flow.
Problem
The platform aims to solve the problem of reentering into the community — the challenge of securing employment with a criminal record. The platform focuses on two user groups: vetted employers who are willing to hire people with justice involvement, and people who have prior convictions.
Job seekers face difficulties during the job application process. After selection, job seekers find employers often dismiss their application after background screening.
Job seekers don’t have access to job opportunities pre-release. Due to lack of an email address, there are limited job listing platforms that offer them a chance to get a head start.
Work environments often harbor bias. On being hired, job seekers face bias at their place of employment.
Job seekers struggle to tailor resumes to job descriptions. Many job seekers lack the tools or knowledge to create resumes that align with the specific requirements of job postings.
Solution
A user flow was developed by the team to integrate numerous stakeholders, from potential employees, employers, and institutions involved. This has been rendered to five primary milestones - application, interview, hiring decision. This flow directs the user interface for the various participants that are a part of this decision making process.
The platform has a single entry point, each user would have their own dashboard for ease of access to relevant primary features.
