Business problem & context
Job seekers must manage job boards, résumé versions, approval decisions and application status across fragmented steps.
AI & product design / 2026 · active concept
CareerCTRL AI: a clearer job-application journey
A human-centered AI career-search concept with transparent status, approval steps and plain-language UX.
AI innovationUX / productPrototype
PROJECT AT A GLANCE7
Visible stages in the experience flow
Conversation-based beta + separate visual prototype01 / THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE
What needed to change.
Job seekers juggle job boards, résumé versions, applications and tracking. Ambiguous labels can hide whether a résumé is approved or an application has actually been submitted.
02 / MY CONTRIBUTION
Where I came in.
I defined the workflow, conducted design walkthroughs, identified friction in the user journey and directed the AI-assisted visual prototyping. The chat-based beta and separate clickable visual prototype are not yet connected.
03 / DESIGN & DELIVERY
The work behind the work.
01 ↗
Scope
Identify audience needs and the points where users lose context.
02 ↗
Structure
Make seven stages visible: Profile, Jobs, ATS Review, Résumé, Application, Submit and My Applications.
03 ↗
Prototype
Use plain-language actions, explicit résumé approval and separate pre-submission review.
04 ↗
Iterate
Differentiate prepared versus confirmed submitted statuses and add a supportive finish state.
04 / VISUAL WORKFLOW
From challenge to adoption.
ILLUSTRATIVE WORKFLOW · NOT A CLIENT SYSTEM SCREENSHOTCONCEPT / Independent product concept
01ScopeIdentify audience needs and the points where users lose context.
→02StructureMake seven stages visible: Profile, Jobs, ATS Review, Résumé, Applicatio…
→03PrototypeUse plain-language actions, explicit résumé approval and separate pre-su…
→04IterateDifferentiate prepared versus confirmed submitted statuses and add a sup…
05 / OUTCOME & EVIDENCE
What can be said.
Design decisions were refined through internal walkthroughs. There are no validated usability, placement, hiring or live-integration outcomes yet.
Role and attribution boundaries
This is a concept and design prototype, not a production job board, automatically submitting agent or formally validated product. Example screens and application details are illustrative.
HOW THE WORK CAME TOGETHER
From business need to usable experience.
An evidence-based overview. Where formal measurements or historical details are unavailable, that limitation is stated instead of filling in the gaps.
Discovery & needs analysis
Design walkthroughs identified confusing labels, missing ATS-review visibility and uncertainty about whether submissions had occurred.
Audience & performance gaps
Job seekers, including people less comfortable with technology, need clear current-stage indicators and unambiguous approval choices.
Learning or technology solution
A seven-stage career workflow with résumé review, explicit approval, application checks, an application tracker and a supportive finish.
Design & development approach
Created and revised AI-assisted UX concepts and a separate click-through prototype; the chat beta and visual prototype are not connected.
Tools & implementation
AI-assisted prototyping, interaction design, plain-language UX and status models; current examples are illustrative, not live job data.
Outcomes & lessons learned
Prototype and walkthrough findings only; no formal user study, verified hiring outcomes or commercial deployment is claimed.