Role & Duration ->
Lead Product Designer | Freelancer
UXI, frontend
May - Dec 2024
MiCapsa
Overview ->
Job hunting today isn’t easy - everyone’s expected to show off their skills and projects. Many are picking up new skills through upskilling programs, but not everyone knows how to build an online portfolio. For students and early professionals, it’s even tougher when there’s little experience to showcase.
MiCapsa is a user-friendly tool that helps professionals create authentic portfolios through tailored assignments, effectively showcasing skills and simplifying the job search process.
User Pains ->
• Overwhelming competition: Candidates struggle to stand out in a saturated job market.
• Exhaustive hiring process: Lengthy tests and tasks make it hard for candidates to fully showcase their skills.
• Resource drain for employers: Screening and developing assessments is time-consuming, often resulting in less-than-ideal hires.
Firest questionnaire conclusions
-> Top Occupations: Product Manager, Marketing, Software Developer, PMM.
-> Most people apply for jobs through: a contact person or LinkedIn.
-> Most people feel that their resume: effectively reflects their experience.
62% consider it highly important to be able to present their skills beyond textual descriptions or conversations.
45% are highly interested in a platform designed for showcasing professional portfolios through assignments.
62% are most likely to use a portfolio showcase platform when applying for a job, while 19% use it for freelance opportunities.
61% consider it highly important to receive feedback on their portfolio from potential employers or peers.
Site Map
My Part ->
I took on the challenge as lead designer, starting with basic wireframes and transforming them into a clean, modern design. I created a brand style guide and shaped a user-friendly interface that feels professional yet approachable—balancing functionality with a warm, millennial vibe.
Screens ->
By wanting to make things easier for juniors, we created an index of tasks. It’s not always easy to find work or small projects to showcase, so we developed tasks at three levels for various digital professions. This way, a user can simply enter the relevant task pool and start completing tasks according to their level to present to recruiters and include in their portfolio.
Assignments Index
Personal Information Panel: Shows your profile picture, name, role, professional description, activity stats, skills and ability tags, and contact options — all easily editable and shareable. (1)
Your Work: Displays your completed tasks with name, description, level, views count, and share options. (2)
Navigation Buttons: Lets you create a new task or pick one from the existing task index. (3)
User profile in edit mode
Custom Task Creation: If you choose to create a task yourself, you can control different parameters like the field or profession (1), general details and level — Junior, Mid, or Senior (2), estimated time to complete and the solution for the problem (3).
Create new assignment
Asnwer mode: If you decide to work on a task from the index, you’ll see the following:
A bar indicating you’re in editing mode. (1)
The task level and its average expected duration. (2)
A description of the task. (3)
Your solution. (4)
A checklist to help you verify your work — after all, we’re here to help! (5)
Answering an existing assignment
Home Screen
