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new copy in VEC repo needs to be integrated #1546

Closed emilyville closed 8 years ago

emilyville commented 8 years ago

I'm not sure who's got the ball on this one, but we need to better integrate this copy. As is, it doesn't "replace" what's there enough to remove anything, and often puts the tool so far down on the page that it's hard to find.

Tagging @gnakm @rcarthur and assigning to @mariana-almeida

Search Page search

Resume Builder screen shot 2016-03-27 at 4 10 16 pm

Skills Translator skills-translator

Hiring Commitment commitments

gnakm commented 8 years ago

I always loved the way gov.uk tackled this https://www.gov.uk/jobsearch#before-you-start They have a 1 or 2 liner description, the tool and all the "what you need to know" or other information below. @rcarthur Would it be possible to condense the copy even more?

This is an example just for the job search page but the idea is the have to tool on top/middle of the page and the copy integrated below.

example with accordian accordian

example with tabs tabs

Also I kept the widgets kind of vague based off the [... widget in the sidebar] notes on the screenshots.

rcarthur commented 8 years ago

Yes, agree 100%. The content that we developed for these pages was written without knowing exactly what the pages would look like.

Seems like there are 3 places where we can put content on these pages.

1) 2 sentences above the tool. 2) A couple nuggets (alongside the too) 3) Added context at the bottom of the tool.

What is the best way for us to proceed here? Could we set up a 20 minute call today to discuss how to sync up the intent of the new content with the design elements?

Thanks!!!!

emilyville commented 8 years ago

closing because all the other issues for this same thing in more detail.