Job Board Redesign

OBJECTIVE

Redesign the Built In job board experience for unauthenticated users to optimize job search and filtering, making job discovery faster and clearer while increasing job views and application rates.

GOALS

Encourage visitors to initiate searches using both role (“What”) and location (“Where”) inputs.
Optimize filtering options based on validated user feedback and observed search behavior.
Improve search efficiency by supporting autocomplete and recommended search suggestions.

The original Job Board search & filter experience

Pain Points

Difficulty finding the Industry filter — users must scroll through a long, unprioritized list of industries, making it time-consuming to locate the right option.
Confusing Remote work filters — users interpret “Remote + In-Office” as “Hybrid,” leading to incorrect filtering and unmet expectations in results.
Limited results for Entry-Level roles — users report that entry-level searches return too few jobs, and experience groupings feel arbitrary and unclear.
Filters dominate the screen — the filter panel takes up a large portion of the viewport, especially when industries and subcategories are expanded, reducing visibility of results.

Keyword search is hard to discover — users often don’t notice the keyword search in the UI, but those who do find it report significantly more relevant results.
Lack of result count visibility — users can’t see how many jobs match their filters or understand why applying filters results in very few (or zero) listings.
Inability to select multiple job categories — users are forced to choose a single category, limiting flexibility and making it harder to find roles that span disciplines.
Confusing mobile search experience — the mobile search landing page makes it difficult for users to find keyword search and filters, leading to drop-off and ineffective searches.

Data Driven Decisions

Hypothesis

Job Search metrics are best when both the Keyword Search and Filters are used.

Ideation + Testing

Concept #1

‘What’ and ‘Where’ inputs plus all Job and Category filters present on landing.

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MOBILE PROTOTYPE

Concept #2

Job Type, Location and Remote options are prioritized first with all filters located in a scrollable right-hand-rail.

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MOBILE PROTOTYPE

Concept #3

‘Dream Job’, Location and Remote options prioritized with only the most popular filters on landing. Additional filters are hidden behind an All Filters button.

DESKTOP PROTOTYPE
MOBILE PROTOTYPE