referral mechanics - Githubissues

natebenson commented 8 years ago

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Users clicks on get feedback Clicks on Referrals System generates list of alumni that have matching jobs at their companies. User clicks on Get Referred Job description appears User clicks on Get referred again Vyllage emails alumni sending them a link to the students vyllage profile.

Seems like too many steps. What do you think @nelonoel

natebenson commented 8 years ago

This is a key feature that we really need to evaluate how best to integrate into the flow.

natebenson commented 8 years ago

Here's how Linkedin's alumni page looks: screen shot 2016-01-26 at 12 57 16 pm

natebenson commented 8 years ago

It allows me to sort by industry, company, and location and view where alumni are at. I can then view their profile and send them a message. It is really geared towards generating connections.

natebenson commented 8 years ago

When I click on a job posted on Linkedin it shows the following information:

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natebenson commented 8 years ago

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nelonoel commented 8 years ago

LinkedIn's approach is entirely different because they separate from Jobs from Connections (they just complement each other through small secondary info elements). Thing is, we have to choose what our focus would be. Do we want to focus on the job? or the referrer? I know we talked about this before but revisiting the design, I find focusing on two things makes the process a lot confusing. Check below to see what makes sense to you.

Job-focused

Users click on Opportunities (Header link, I suggest muting the get feedback link as well)
User can look for jobs (with filters and so on)
Click on job to show alumni and other connections working on the company
Click on a connection to request for a referral
Vyllage emails alumni sending them the request to get refferred along with a link to the job title and the students Vyllage profile.

Referrer-focused:

Users click on Opportunities (or maybe Connections)
User can look for alumni and connections (with filters based on industry, location, and so on)
Click on a connection to list job openings on the connections' company
Click on a job title to show more details about the job
Click "Get Referred"
Vyllage emails alumni sending them the request to get refferred along with a link to the job title and the students Vyllage profile.

..or we could also do both. One, focused on job searching and another focused on browsing connections.

tylerbenson / vyllage

referral mechanics #1231