Finding the right fit
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MoonsJob / Case study 03
A clearer path
to the next role.
A career platform connecting job discovery, interview preparation, referrals, and application progress.
- My role
- Product Designer
- People
- Job seekers · Recruiters
- Focus
- Product flows · Mobile UI · Navigation
My contribution
Defined the primary navigation, connected the referral and application journeys, and designed the mobile interfaces.
01 / OVERVIEW
Make the next step in a job search clearer.
The initial brief was for an affordable job platform for candidates and recruiters, with straightforward navigation and application flows.
The product direction expanded around referrals, interview preparation, and a more visible application journey. These features give candidates ways to prepare and progress beyond browsing a list of jobs.
How can a career platform help people discover an opportunity, prepare for it, and understand what happens next?
02 / CONTEXT
More opportunities do not always mean more clarity.
Candidates can spend time filtering irrelevant opportunities while struggling to understand their application status. Recruiters need enough context to assess relevant profiles.
Understanding progress
Applied, invited, and shortlisted states need to be visible in one place.
Building readiness
Candidates need a path to strengthen their profile and prepare for an interview, alongside submitting applications.
03 / DESIGN DECISIONS
Connect discovery, preparation, and progress.
Make navigation match candidate goals.
Organize the experience around Home, Activity, Interview Prep, referrals, and Profile. Each area supports a distinct part of the job-search journey.
Design intent: use a small set of recognizable destinations instead of asking the home feed to handle every task.
Bring the application journey into Activity.
Collect application states, invitations, profile visits, and relevant activity in one destination. This gives candidates a place to return when they need to understand progress.
Why this matters: applying is only one step; follow-through needs its own clear experience.
Give referrals a defined role.
Moon 1.0 introduces the base referral flow. Moon 2.0 provides the premium referral-assistance path. Keeping these journeys distinct helps communicate their different scopes.
Trade-off: a premium path needs a clear explanation of its support and value, without implying a guaranteed hiring outcome.
Connect preparation to the candidate profile.
Interview-practice content supports readiness, while profile information brings skills, preferences, scores, and credibility signals together.
Design intent: make candidate information useful for both personal progress and recruiter evaluation.
04 / PRODUCT FLOW
One journey, with a useful place for every step.
Discover
Explore jobs, use filters, and find companies that fit the candidate profile.
Prepare
Build the profile and use interview-preparation content.
Apply or pursue a referral
Choose the appropriate opportunity and referral path.
Follow progress
Return to Activity for application states and relevant updates.
05 / THE INTERFACE
Give the career journey a coherent interface.
The mobile interface explores how discovery, profile building, activity, and referral journeys fit together. Consistent navigation and shared visual patterns connect these different tasks.
06 / VALIDATION PLAN
Check whether candidates understand their next step.
Proposed usability checks for the next iteration. These are evaluation plans, not completed research findings.
| Task | Question to answer | Signal to observe |
|---|---|---|
| Find an application’s status | Can a candidate locate Activity and explain the current state? | Task completion and status comprehension. |
| Compare the referral paths | Can a candidate explain the difference between Moon 1.0 and Moon 2.0? | Comprehension and mismatched expectations. |
| Prepare a profile | Can the candidate identify and complete the information needed? | Completion, drop-off points, and unclear labels. |
07 / OUTCOME & LEARNING
Help people understand what to do next.
The design direction moves the product from a broad job-board brief toward connected candidate journeys: discovery, preparation, referrals, and application tracking.
- Primary navigation maps to recognizable candidate goals.
- Activity creates a dedicated place to understand application progress.
- Referral programs have distinct journeys and scopes.
- Profile and preparation features support the wider job-search experience.
What I would validate next
I would check whether candidates can explain the two referral options, find an application’s status, and complete profile setup. Comprehension and task-completion feedback should inform the next design iteration.
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