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AbassOdunola

Korre.io

Redefining Recruitment and Talent Discoverability.

My Role

Product Designer

Tools

Figma

Google Document

Whimsical

Duration

6 Months

General

Overview

General Overview

In the fast-paced world of talent management, recruiters tackle diverse challenges, demanding inventive solutions. With the job market complexities and escalating demand for skilled professionals, efficient recruitment processes are vital

Problem

Statement

Problem Statement

Traditional talent acquisition is riddled with inefficiencies and silos, data overload, and slow decision-making. This leads to lost talent, poor candidate experience, and damaged employer brand in a fiercely competitive market.

Project

Goals

Project Goals

01 Reduce time-to-hire

02 Attract best fit

03 Unify Hiring Process

04 Hire with Insights

Solution

A unified platform that streamlines everything from posting to hiring, while AI-powered screening cuts through data chaos. Data insights guide confident choices, and personalized communication wins candidates over. Centralized management ensures fast, efficient hires every time.

Research

Digging the

root-cause…

Digging the root-cause…

Imagine stepping into the shoes of a harried recruiter and an anxious job seeker, navigating the complex dance of talent acquisition. That's what we did, immersing ourselves in their stories to uncover the challenges that lat hidden beneath the surface.

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Recruiters

Painpoints

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Recruiters Painpoints

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Recruiters Painpoints

My quest to understand the recruiter struggle began with 15 in-depth interviews, spanning diverse industries. From their stories, a distinct picture emerged, painted in shades of frustration and inefficiency. Here's what over 80% of recruiters identified as their top bottlenecks:

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Job-seekers Pain

points

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Job-seekers Pain-points

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Job-seekers Pain-points

My journey to understand the job seeker struggle involved 15 candid conversations, revealing a shared narrative of frustration and disconnect. Here's what over 80% of candidates identified as their top roadblocks:

Research

Conclusion

Research Conclusion

Delving into the talent maze, we uncovered distinct pain points for both recruiters and candidates. Top challenges on each side scream for design solutions to bridge the gap and create a smoother journey for all.

For Recruiters

01 Data Overload

02 Fragmented Workload

03 Communication Gap

For Job-seekers

01 Communication Gap

02 Personalised Feedback

03 Struck in Recruitment Limbo

Define

Defining the

Problems…

Defining the Problems…

The talent acquisition landscape is a complex ecosystem, riddled with challenges for both recruiters and candidates. Through our research, we identified three key pain points on each side, highlighting areas ripe for design intervention and improvement:

For Recruiters

Painpoint 1: Fragmented Workflow

Recruiters struggle to navigate fragmented systems, struggling to find qualified candidates despite a sea of resumes.

Painpoint 2: Communication Gap

Ineffective communication hinders connections and waste valuable time for both sides,

Painpoint 3: Information / Data Overload

Recruiters are swamped by a flood of resumes, making it difficult to identify the best candidate.

For Job-seekers

Painpoint 1: Personalised feedback

Uniform processes fail to capture individual value, hindering engagement

Painpoint 2: Communication Gap

Unresponsive employers and poor communication breed candidate disengagement

Painpoint 3: Recruitment Limbo

Slow hiring cycles and ghosting create a negative experience for candidates.

Demographics

Name:

Age:

Occupation:

Marital Status:

Location:

May James

28 Years

Hiring Manager

Single

Lagos, Nigeria

Personality

Creative

Logical

Introverted

Friendly

Analytical

Needs & Goals

Looking for a seamless recruiting plaform to hire talents and creatives alike on a need basis

Wants to hire in the shortest time possible

Pain-points

Her current recruitment expereince is fragmented and is satisfied by the same.

The time to hire in her current recruitment software is high.

Ideation

Brainstorming

Solutions…

Brainstorming Solutions…

Seeking to reshape the recruitment landscape, we embarked on a brainstorming session to tackle the complex challenges of talent acquisition. These innovative ideas offer potential pathways to address the multifaceted issues plaguing the talent ecosystem.

SOLUTION

Unified Platform

Streamline workflows with a single platform for job posting, applicant tracking, and collaboration.

AI-driven Algorithms

Leverage AI to efficiently sift through data, identify top candidates, and automate initial screenings.

Data Analytics Dashboard

Gain actionable insights through data visualizations and empower data-driven decision-making.

Candidate Engagement Hub

Enjoy personalized interactions, transparent communication, and feedback mechanisms.

Agile Recruitment System

Adapt to changing needs, facilitate collaboration, and integrate seamlessly with existing tools.

Personalized Talent Pool

Proactively match candidates based on skills, preferences, and past interactions.

AI-powered Chatbot

Offer instant support, answer queries, and guide candidates through the process.

Gamified Assessments

Engage in assessments while effectively gauging skills and cultural fit.

Low-fi

Low-fidelity

Design

Low-fidelity Design

Tackling each pain point, I explored diverse solutions through rough wireframes. Initial feedback helped refine those ideas, paving the way for focused Hi-Fi mockups.

Design

High-fidelity

Design

High-fidelity Design

Streamlined Authentication

The authentication process caters to both job seekers and recruiters, ensuring a smooth experience for all. Recruiters can effortlessly join our platform by simply providing their full name, company details, email address, and a secure password.

Dashboard

The dashboard allows the recruiter to have an overview of the engagement going on in the system. Recruiters can see the number of applicants, total jobs created, and total jobs closed. There's an AI-powered algorithm that suggests candidates to reruiters to reduce time spent looking for a potential hire.

Job Posting

The job posting feature allows recruiters to publish jobs by entering specific job details in the provided input fields. They can also manage published jobs on the "Manage job" page where they can see the highlights of said jobs.

Applicant Screening

The introduction of an AI-powered screening feature allows recruiters to navigate hundreds to thousands of resumes and pick out the best applicant in a fraction of the time. Recruiters can also specify their filtering criteria and choose the number of top applicants in the pool.

Waitlist

Applicants who don't cut are added to the waitlist for future consideration. This further lends credence to the efforts in reducing time-to-hire in future recruitment exercises.

Inbox

The inbox allows for ease of access and removes the communication gap between recruiters and applicants. Once an applicant meets the hiring job description, a chat is initiated by the recruiters via inbox for further recruitment process.

Technical

Limitation

Technical Limitation

Our solutions push technical boundaries, facing challenges like platform compatibility, AI accuracy, data infrastructure, and scalable personalization. We're actively addressing these for seamless integration and optimal user experience.

Usability

Testing

Usability Testing

Rigorous usability testing with recruiters & candidates shaped our intuitive interfaces & addressed user concerns, optimizing solutions for a seamless experience.

Key

Learnings

Key Learnings

Empathy-driven design, iterative refinement, and proactive problem-solving proved instrumental in our talent acquisition transformation, ensuring intuitive solutions and seamless integration, paving the way for future-proofed success.

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