We Work Remotely - Advanced Search
UX Design (2020)
Introduction
When I joined We Work Remotely in 2019, I was surprised that the job board was only equipped with a basic keyword search.
User feedback told us that this was one of the most important features to lean into, but the implementation was dependent on the right timing as I was joining a team of three.
For the next year, I advocated hard for this feature despite sounding like a broken record. And in 2020, we finally made it happen!
Problem
Job hunting is a painful process. Candidates need additional search criteria to help find results quickly and easily.
The Mission
Build a new search page for job seekers to filter their results.
My Role
I was responsible for developing the design solution based on users’ feedback, designing the wireframes and UX mocks, implementing a visual design and working with the developer to build it.
Duration:
3 weeks
Tools:
Figma
Design Process
Week 1: Market research & review user feedback
The job seekers in the WWR Community had already sent us a ton of feedback requesting specific search criteria.
The ability to include the location was by far the top request. For the first iteration, we prioritized the basic filters:
Keyword, Category, Location, Company and Job Type.
Since WWR has a minimal UI and the scope was pretty lean, I skipped the wireframing and user flow. I went straight into prototyping and added the UI components and UX flows at the same time.
Why did we create a new search page vs adding the filters to the Homepage? TLDR; it’s complicated. I’d be happy to dive deeper over a cup of coffee sometime. 🤪
