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While the wizard design presents a very learnable and efficient interface for the first-time users, it does however have some efficiency concerns for users who continue to use the product. Returning users might find the wizard process very inefficient for creating another new resume since by the time they have used the website they will have plenty of knowledge on of how to build resumes.
Safety
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3.3 - When he hits create, he is taken to his home page. He has the ability to view past resumes by clicking on their names . Although (there are currently no resume names as he has not yet made and saved any resumes). There is also a resume viewer on the page (the right part of the page), where he will see a resume when it is clicked on. Lastly, there is a "Create New Resume" button, which he clicks on to create his first resume.
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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 opens the "Save" dialog box.
Analysis
Learnability
If the user has a general knowledge of what a resume is supposed to look like, 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. 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 a problem with any resume builder for international students, but is particularly problematic with Design 3.
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