Career manager

Designing a platform to take control of professional careers

Manfred is not a typical recruiting agency; rather, it is a company that prioritizes the well-being of individuals working in the tech industry who are seeking career advancement. We are their design team, assisting them in developing both their recruiting services and their public CV creation product.

Sector
  • Human Resources
Services
  • Product Design
  • User Experience
  • User Interface
Status
In progress
Duration 2019 - Currently

What is Manfred?

Thousands of software builders share, compare, and grow their careers with Manfred. An open platform built by developers for developers.

Challenges

When we joined the project, Manfred functioned as a no-code company, limiting users’ control over the provided information. If any changes were needed in their CVs, the interaction with the recruiting team was close but lacked independence. We are all familiar with how tedious it can be to enter our data on job-seeking websites, so ensuring a fast and easy onboarding process was truly essential.

Our contribution

We instilled a collaborative design culture within Manfred, going beyond the provision of tools like a design system or a research-oriented mindset for the product team. Our collaboration extends to working closely with product managers to define features and with the development team to facilitate seamless handoffs.

We created a job offer template that not only provides information and attracts job seekers, but also offers easy personalization for each job through a modular approach.

Our conceptualization and design efforts encompass not only a streamlined onboarding and data introduction process, but an entire platform where users can maintain up-to-date information. We also harnessed the excellent tools provided by Manfred to enhance careers in the tech industry, including reports, a salary benchmarking feature and a shareable CV/profile creation tool.

Operating with speed and prioritization is our modus operandi. In the dynamic startup environment, constant enhancements, fixes, and new features require rapid delivery. We are committed to continuously providing value.

Highlights

  • Full involvement as the design team of the startup.
  • Concept and design of the onboarding experience
  • Design system for a more agile delivery and a more cohesive interface and experience
  • Concept and design of a platform where not just data is handled but also other features must provide value
  • A dashboard concept and design that keeps the user up to date of their current status

A timeline of your career

A timeline of your career

In Manfred, you have various options for viewing your public profile. You can opt for the traditional approach, or you can explore the timeline view, which presents your career in a chronological manner.

Dashboard and hub

Dashboard and hub

In Manfred, there isn’t a single mandatory path to follow. That’s precisely why having a centralized hub that serves as a reminder for missing information and showcases available actions is crucial.

Offer information design

Offer information design

Transparency stands as one of Manfred’s fundamental values. This principle underpins the requirement for published job offers to incorporate salary information and drives the meticulous design of all details to ensure utmost clarity for users. Visualizations play a pivotal role in achieving this level of transparency.

An onboarding that just flows

An onboarding that just flows

Many job-seeking websites offer lengthy forms that can be challenging to complete. In contrast, we designed an onboarding form that is much more fluid, allowing users to skip steps and input data at their convenience. We took care to integrate text areas for longer responses and provide option fields for making choices in an efficient and swift manner.

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