JobJrny – Charlotte and Harriet   

Catch phrase: Filter, Find, Flourish: Your Job Journey   

Alice, 14, wants to find her first part-time job but can’t seem to find a place to apply and doesn’t know how to start looking. There are lots of teens like Alice. Evidentially, in 2021 a report found that 4.5 million young people are searching for a job and 80% of those struggle to find and retain one. We are Charlotte and Harriet, here today to introduce you to JobJrny.   

We believe that assisting young people in finding jobs is important to enable financial stability and independence at a young age. We also believe that there is a real problem and gap in the market for trying to find young people to work. JobJrny is an easily accessible app designed to teach young people “all things first job”. Through JobJrny this purpose can be achieved as young people are able to find a job that is suitable to their needs and lifestyle with ease. They will be equipped with the skills to have a successful financial start and feel confident in their knowledge.  

HOMEPAGE:   

Users need an app interface that is simple and instantly actionable. So, when first opening the app this is the home screen that is shown. Due to its comparable layout to popular apps such as Instagram, this app feature is user friendly and easy to navigate. We see a drop-down menu of the key features which can be expanded to full screen. In the top right corner, you can filter your profile based on your needs and expectations. The chat icon in the bottom right-hand corner is a direct shortcut to our AI chat function and the document icon takes the user directly to our resume builder.  

HIRING NEAR ME  

When trying to look for a job people aren’t aware on who is hiring in their area, so we designed the hiring near me function as a workplace locator powered by maps. This function allows the user to find businesses that are hiring in locatable areas aligning with their filters. The user can select the business off the map to view its contact details and social credibility based off other app users.  

BUILD A RESUME    

When applying for a job, people don’t know what is required of them to apply for a job, so we have implemented a simple downloadable resume template that is easy to fill out including who the user is, what their skills are and what type of job they are looking for based on the profile filters.   

JOURNEY W JESSIE  

We built an AI chat with us function named JrnyBot. JrnyBot includes a what-why-how questionnaire, using an appropriate conversational AI generator with knowledge of the users profile filters as an instructor to advise young people with information on what to expect with a job. JrnyBot will not generate personalised answers creating a fair and ethical process. We have begun to build a beta prototype of this function through the program Zapier.  

HELPFUL LINKS and CHAT WITH US  

We have implemented some helpful links and an additional chat helpline to assist with any needs of the user. Employers can also advertise their job opportunities through the Helpful Links function.   

So, how will we make money? We can make money off both our customers and employers. We can money off customers by potential subscription models, paying to see specialized ads, unlocking more data etc.  

We can make money off employers by   

Advertising both their hiring ads for workers as well as in-app promotion adds.  

So, our next step in the building of this MVP is to develop a basic square space platform as the basis of our project. We hope to build this website plan and develop it into an app, however, to start with, all elements of this future app will be available on the website.   

We are looking for crowdfunding of $1,000 to build our prototype to sell to or gain investment in order to continue the building and future success of the JobJrny app. We are also keen to partner with someone who is willing to donate their time.    

Our purpose is to assist young people and change the way that they find jobs to support their financial stability and independence at a young age. So, If, for any reason, we reach the target but cannot meet our project deadlines, we fully commit to donating the funds raised to a notable charity supporting financial literacy in high schools around Australia. Join us to support young people.