Problem Employers, graduates and job seekers need a trusted, broadly used service, with inbuilt feedback capabilities, that showcases employers and their opportunities, as well as showcasing the people interested in those opportunities. Approach 1 Identified that a major problem was the lack of knowledge of non industry specific subjects, along with emotional preparation for both interviewing and work life Solution Key, real world, but non-industry specific subjects, should be trained in high school and universities. Project Management, entrepreneurialism, presenting, social skills, etc. Case studies and lectures. More businesses should send staff to high schools and universities to instruct on real situations in businesses (if possible). Additional thought/revisions: Students will benefit from access to inspiring people, who may have overcome challenges similar to the children/students. This thought is based on feedback from a student on the course, as well as from Rita Pierson's TED talk 'Every Kid Needs A Champion" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnMTHhKdkw Another revision: Perhaps this is best done online. Prototype photos of process are below results   Results of prototype WORKED • Companies will want to

fund with choice, see value for effort

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT • Moderation • Company ratings • Non selling of companies to kids! • Filtering

QUESTIONS • How can people game

the system? • Manage contact

between companies and kids - through teachers?

• What is the benefit to the business?

• Who moderates the quality of business communication?

IDEAS • Feedback loop - value flows in both

directions. Good rating or engagement levels indicate potential for direct content

• Local search to find local inspiration characters

• Filtering based on commercial interest, maybe schools can ask for funding? Beneficial offset.

• Ensure the right companies speak to the right potential future employees

       User stories (features I thought would be useful) Teachers/teaching body Moderation tool Find correct lessons / people Feedback device Students Watch video Rate lesson Ask interviewer questions (if possible) Business participants Voting on critical work skills per industry Recording instructions, tips Receive feedback CRITICAL Needs creditable businesses involved Needs to be as honest as is reasonable, no marketing bullshit          

 Process photo 1  

     

Process photo 2    

 

Problem (repeat) Employers, graduates and job seekers need a trusted, broadly used service, with inbuilt feedback capabilities, that showcases employers and their opportunities, as well as showcasing the people interested in those opportunities. Approach 2 There was no trusted peer to peer system to match like minded job hunters and employers hiring. Inspired by peer to peer platforms Kickstarter and Airbnb, I wanted to create a video based platform that allowed employers and job hunters to be introduced each other via video. This system should allow for employers to easily give feedback on all job hunter videos. Feedback on job hunters was found to be a key element missing from the job hunting process. The system take inspiration from other successful feedback systems online. Solution We should create and market a trusted grad marketplace between employers and grads across the UK online grad fairs, both employers and potential employees use video postings to offer and apply for jobs. Prototype photos are below Video urls of interviews are here: Part 1: http://youtu.be/GWhJH8eDHMo Part 2: http://youtu.be/9iUbWJVTJd4 Results of prototypes WORKED • Video screening

idea • Niche search/

filtering

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT • Re-arrange search and upload features • Filtering needs to be simple, yet powerful

QUESTIONS What about HR policies?

IDEAS • Swap search and upload • Add powerful filtering • Potential filtering based on job hunter behaviour on and off site

(did they visit the employers website, or watch the relevant videos)

• Job hunters can apply based • Assign tasks to job hunters • Privacy settings for job hunters, so that they are only

approached by sincere employers • Employers can pitch back to job hunters, or leave video

feedback • Preferences unlocked for good behaviour in system, especially

leaving good feedback

Photos of Prototype Intro page, welcome. Buttons are post-its

User journey, clicked the HIRING button. Employers looking…

User journey, searched for potential new employees, has found a prospective new employee’s video posting...

User journey, clicked the WANT TO BE HIRED button. Looking for work …

User journey, searched for potential jobs, has found a prospective new employer’s video posting...

Complete user Stories from the first version (features I thought valuable) Grads Welcome for grads + Instructions on how to create great video content Make profile/ upload video Ability to tag with niche interests like Linkedin Search/filter jobs feature Video player 'Favourite' feature Sharing feature Lists - most favourited, most recommended per subject Contact job poster/apply feature

Feedback Businesses Welcome for businesses + Instructions on how to create great video content Make profile/ upload video Ability to tag with niche interests like Linkedin Search/filter grads feature Video player 'Favourite' student feature Comment feature Sharing feature Lists - most favourited, most recommended/respected