Sometimes, job seekers want to edit an application after it's already been submitted.

Create a “change submission” feature that allows job seekers to edit an application after it’s been submitted.

For this personal project, I surveyed family and friends in order to get a small, yet broad range of responses as to how they, as users, would like to edit any job application if given the opportunity.

I had a hunch that most people would choose to edit on desktop, as applying to jobs takes more time and diligence than other mobile activities, however, I wanted to see if that hunch was correct before designing based off of my opinion. I also asked them about features I had in mind, to see if I should integrate them into my solution.

If I were working for the company and faced with this challenge, I would talk to user researchers and collect data on how indeed is truly used before designing a solution.

Most users would prefer the feature to be optimized for desktop, the user would want to see their previous submission, and they would not like the changes highlighted for the employer.

For internal applicants, the new feature would integrate into the current “my jobs” page. An added column would feature a button to “update application,” and upon click, a Review/Edit application pop-up would appear.

For external applicants, when the user clicks the “update application” button on the “my jobs” page, the pop-up would notify the user that the application was submitted externally and cannot be edited through indeed. The pop-up would have a button to “view application on company site.”

In addition, a Mass Edit component would be built into the profile page. This new component would allow the user to toggle yes or no to the question of, "Would you like to automatically update your submitted job applications with changes made to your resume?" This component would automatically push any changes made to the users profile to all open job applications.

To optimize even further, “Not selected” jobs would be moved to new tab for organizational purposes, as you will not be able to edit these applications. New dropdown will allow users to see some, or all of their open applications. “Edited” timestamp would be added under the “I applied” section, so the user can see time/date of edits, and “Update status” button would be realigned center within its row .

Testing would have to be done on icon recognition, button locations, email confirmations, and each feature should be tested extensively.

Iterations may include a checkbox feature to select multiple job applications at once. Gamification could also be considered to help show the applicant they are making progress in their job search.