Designing eRecruiter’s Mobile App for Recruitment Management
The client
eRecruiter is one of Poland’s most popular recruitment management platforms, founded in 2009 and trusted by over 1,800 customers. The all-in-one HR application lets recruiters source applications, contact candidates and work with businesses from a single place.
The challengeWhat the teams actually needed
The goal was a full mobile service extending the existing web product, suited to a wide range of devices and visually consistent with both the desktop app and the brand guidelines.
Challenge 01A concept to prioritise
Understanding the concept and ordering the ideas came first, through a Product Design Sprint workshop.
Challenge 02Users who work differently
Testing showed people reached for swiping gestures constantly, and that different types of user interact with the interface in quite different ways — with the desktop version still central to their work.
Challenge 03A backend not built for mobile
During implementation the app’s backend turned out not to be fully compatible with mobile requirements, which cost time.
What we did
From a design sprint to a handover the developers could run with
The design process ran start to finish: user flows and wireframes, user testing, a high-fidelity prototype, then comprehensive handover documentation.
An interactive lab
Each interview and test was broadcast into a room holding the client and the rest of the team, recorded, and reanalysed after the workshops finished.
Flows detailed to the hover state
The environment demanded a highly detailed user flow map including tooltips and hover states, and lo-fi prototypes were validated in a second testing round before the wireframes were raised.
Notifications and biometrics
Push notifications were extended to specific recruitment events so the app need not be restarted for a new application or message, and Touch ID and face recognition make logging in to check them effortless.
Everything the build needed
Style guides, a walk-through video and development recommendations drawn from the user testing went to the client’s team, who implemented in Scrum with a functionality released each sprint.
Tech stackThe tools that made it possible
01
React Native
Chosen for coherence across platforms and the range of end devices.
02
Touch ID & face recognition
Biometric login, so checking an update takes seconds.
03
Push notifications
Extended to recruitment-specific events rather than generic alerts.
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