1) The document discusses an empathy map of a computer science student who recently started their first job.
2) As a student, they struggled to learn core concepts on their own and acquired additional skills through online courses to prepare for interviews.
3) Now in their new role, they feel confident but recognize the need for onboarding guidance on workplace responsibilities, roles, and technologies to smoothly transition from student life to employment.
2. Interview context
Interviewed 3 students
Student who just got an employment
Student in final year
Student who has finished undergrad and got admission to go to grad school
and waiting to start
Empathy map of Computer science student who just started
employment last week
3. SAY Think
Do Feel
Looked for job in product/services company that impacts millions of users curious to find how
can we build product which impacts millions of users
College(School) provides basic level preparation . They teach you fundamental concepts
Didnt take compute science in 11th and 12th. Struggled to catch up and so started acquiring skills
from online courses, machine learning
Tried few coding sites topcoder, codechef to self improve coding skills
In job interviews , they test the basic data structures and algorithms
Seniors ( recently graduated alumni) helped in preparing for interview helped in focusing on the
important college curriculum
Prepared for interview by revising all the three year learnings, online videos, tutorials on basics
Add additional skills using courser and other online courses
College lectures are sometimes long and boring . The videos in online courses o, online videos how
to are available on demand and can study anytime, personalized course content
As student they code for stretch, study at a stretch, sleep at a a stretch. On demand videos help
them to do it
Shorter attention span. So lectures if available on small modules will help.
Wish college lectures are recorded and available offline to view anytime
Expect workplace onboarding which provides basics guidleines, hr related, org structure, roles and
responsibilities, technologies
Lke the onboarding provided so far
Workplace manager/mentor is important learnt that in onboarding
Only online onboarding at workplace wont help. Likes classroom atmosphere or they may not
learn
The student was confident
Made eye contact
Was very expressive in opinions
Thought the onboarding he was receiving was useful
Thought giving his input helps in improving onboarding help transition from campus to
workplace
I , as a student know exactly what I want and got it
Hardwork and Preparation helped
Proud of getting the job which he wanted
Confident
Ready to start work
4. Insights Students well prepared for interviews
Acquire additional skills based on interest
Use online courses and videos because they could be personalized on demand for them based on interest
Overwhelmed in new work place
Expect some sort of initiation at workplace to transition into workplace
Looks for guidance on roles and responsibilities
Recently graduated
student who has got
employed
Needs a way to Acquire
Navigate
Be guided
Because
Additional skills make them
employable on demand
content
Employment is different from
student life to transition
Stakeholder
5. Problem statement
Student needs to acquire additional skills on demand to make them
more employable . Student also needs some guidance to navigate the
initial days in the workplace.