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3.9 - Lastly, he clicks the fourth button, the "Share" button. The share button allows him to open and share his resume with any email address he wants, by typing the email address he wants to share with in the dialog box. He then logs out from the top left corner, where he can always find links to his home page or logout. Logging out without first saving creates the "Save" dialog box.
Analysis
Learnability
The user should have no problem learning what to do, especially if he If the has a general knowledge of what a resume is supposed to look like. Every , the interface is very straightforward, but this might make the design less usable for international students. In order to make the interface more learnable for the beginner, every textbox contains a hint as to what information should be filled in , and since the final version looks very similar to the version being edited, there should be no surprises as to what to do. The only issue is that . Nevertheless, the user may not know how things should be phrased in certain cases. For example, under a specific work experience, should he use phrases or sentences when explaining what he did? This is something he will have to decide for himselfa problem with any resume builder for international students, but is particularly problematic with Design 3.
Efficiency
This design is quite efficient. The user can fill in what he wants when he want, and since the final product looks much like the input, there should be no confusion for the user as to what he wants to edit where. The issue arises edit details and immediately receives feedback on the final output. The interface present an efficiency problem when the user wants to create a new resume. Since there is no central store log of information, every time the user creates a new resume, he will have to start from scratchto edit the information directly within the resume format. Other interfaces may be more usable for logging a CV of all previous experience relevant to an international student.
SafetySince
any The design is error-prone because the resume can be edited at any time, the design is quite safe. However, people cannot un-share a resume once it has been shared. Also, if a user tries to logout or go home when in the middle of updating a resume, the interface will pop up the "save" dialog automatically so that work is not accidentally lostrapidly edited. The interface might provide some feedback to highlight what changed, but this is not particularly helpful when a student first creates a resume or changes a lot of information. The interface also encourages the user to save the resume before logging out or closing the window. The interface can also automatically save edited fields, which reduces the problem of only hitting the "Save" button after inputting all details.