Career Direction Sprint
Design a guided career exploration that turns a person's experience and constraints into testable next steps.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
Career advice can be generic, overly optimistic, or shaped by training-provider commissions. People making a transition need evidence about role demands and small experiments before investing in a major credential.
User context
Sofia has worked in hospitality operations for eight years and wants a role with more predictable hours. She is curious about customer operations but cannot stop working to retrain full time.
Product problem
Career changers need grounded options that account for transferable skills, schedule, location, income needs, and uncertainty.
Objective
Create self-assessment, option comparison, adviser review, and a thirty-day experiment plan for a career transition.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Map experience, preferences, constraints, and evidence
- Compare a small set of plausible roles
- Book an adviser with relevant background
- Commit to low-cost experiments and review dates
Screens and states
- Career intake
- Role comparison
- Adviser profile and booking
- Thirty-day plan
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Sofia records operations strengths and her schedule constraint
- 02
She compares customer operations with two adjacent roles
- 03
She chooses an adviser with disclosed training affiliations
- 04
Together they plan two informational interviews and a small portfolio exercise
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Show why each role appears and where evidence is weak
- Include pay range source, working conditions, entry paths, and regional demand date
- Disclose adviser credentials, fees, and commercial conflicts
- Favor reversible experiments before expensive training
Constraints
- The product cannot guarantee employment or salary
- Sensitive employment history is private by default
- Sponsored courses cannot outrank fit without disclosure
Reality check
States worth considering
Finish line
What to deliver
- Four responsive screens ending in a measurable thirty-day plan
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.
Alfa Slab One & Gentium Book Basic
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Alfa Slab One & Gentium Book Basic
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.