Guild: A Desktop Platform for Job Application Workflows —
Info
- Desktop App
- Role: Product Designer
- Ongoing
- In Development
Tools
- Figma
- FigJam
Overview
Designing a desktop-first platform that integrates resume editing, application tracking, job description analysis, and document management into seamless workflows. Guild prioritizes user needs over monetization, offering core features as open-source while maintaining sustainable business practices through optional premium additions.
Problem
Job seekers currently juggle multiple disconnected tools—word processors, spreadsheet trackers, scanning services, and various job boards—creating inefficient workflows with extensive copy-pasting and version control issues. Existing solutions exploit vulnerable job seekers through high subscription costs while failing to provide truly integrated experiences.
Goals
- Reduce touchpoints and manual labor in job application processes
- Create ethical, accessible solutions that don't exploit job seekers
- Preserve comprehensive job posting information for future reference
- Enable seamless document version control and export workflows
- Provide multiple approaches to resume creation and customization
Solution
A comprehensive desktop platform with guided workflows, automatic document management, integrated scanning tools, and flexible editing approaches. Built on ethical principles with open-source core functionality and optional premium features.
Consolidating Job Application Workflows
Guild reimagines job application management by consolidating fragmented tools into a unified desktop platform. Through extensive user research and iterative design, this comprehensive solution addresses the inefficiencies, ethical concerns, and workflow disruptions that plague current job search processes.
This desktop app is currently in active development and still undergoing iterative revisions as the platform evolves.
