Pathport

Project Statement

Pathport is a groundbreaking platform designed to meet the evolving career development needs of higher education institutions and their students. By transforming traditional university career services, Pathport provides a comprehensive solution for university students. The platform offers personalized career services, mentor community, and networking opportunities, aiming to enhance employability and career path clarity for students.

Pathport addresses these needs by offering industry mentorship, alumni networking, and career development visualizations. Through the above services, the work of the university career center is optimized, so that the career center staff has more time to provide one-on-one career services to students in person. Moreover, Pathport integrates seamlessly with mainstream career platforms like Handshake and LinkedIn, which not only gives students a clearer view of their career trajectories, but also allows the school to effectively collect data on students' employment status through their own linkedin profiles. Pathport's integration with professional networking platforms such as linkedin allows students to better connect with their alumni and those working in their field to understand their work status and career development.

Considering that Pathport is mainly used in higher education institutions, the career guidance services it provides will be more professional and suitable for the needs of students, and the quality of services provided by tutors will be more guaranteed. Pathport is also able to visualize the progress students are making on the career platform, so that students can be more motivated to actively participate. Pathport's structure is designed to take advantage of the benefits of the LMS system, including an automated and efficient management approach that saves career center staff time and makes it easier to manage in the background. And provide students to discuss with each other, meet with tutors and other interactive functions. And it has a strong scalability, can support different countries, different sizes of higher education institutions. Schools can access data and analytics about student career development from the background, helping schools make data-based decisions and adapt career services to better suit students' needs.

User Research

In-depth interviews with eight University College London students revealed the core needs of higher education students for career development support.

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UX Design