Nottinghamshire Jobs
Make local vacancy searching less fragmented through one straightforward public list.
The difficulty was the searching
Local job seekers can be asked to search across councils, NHS organisations, universities, schools, charities and other employers. Each source has its own recruitment system and way of describing a role.
The purpose is modest and concrete: put useful vacancy information in one place so a person can find a role to investigate, then go to the employer’s official advert for the full and current detail.
A deliberately simple product
The public application uses plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It reads a replaceable vacancy file in the browser. The visible experience is a vacancy list, not an AI conversation.
I also designed a compact layout for phone use. Someone looking for local work should be able to browse on the device they have with them, then follow a promising role to the employer’s advert.
Preparation and verification happen outside that public interface. Updates are reviewed before publication. The application can explain when a closing date is not stated, and a missing summary does not automatically remove a useful vacancy.
Make uncertainty visible
A list looks tidier when every field is filled. That is not a reason to invent missing information. The employer’s advert remains the authority for duties, eligibility and application details.
The list helps people find roles to investigate; it does not assess an individual’s suitability. My Next Step’s application code now includes a catalogue that reads this feed. Whether that connection is available to someone depends on the release they use.
What the visitor needs to see
The work of collecting, checking and keeping information useful may be complicated. The interface does not need to make the visitor perform that complexity again.
This project made me pause before adding another interaction. If someone can find the information and open the advert, what would an AI conversation make easier for them? Sometimes I have no good reason to add one.