PROJECT TYPE
Internship
TIME FRAME
7 months
Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
INDUSTRY
User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Content Strategy & Writing
MY ROLE
'On My Way' includes a one-stop website that provides resources for youths to explore their education and career options as they transition into higher education.
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As a design thinking intern, I conducted user interviews and iterative user testing to produce content for the 'On My Way' microsite prototype, catered to youths in Singapore. This included adapting complex job descriptions into simple and clear infographics and augmenting personal stories from young professionals.
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Working alongside a group of diverse interns, the dynamic and fun-loving team contributed to the hybrid internship experience.
*OMW was one of the two major projects undertaken
INTERESTS & SKILLS
User Experience Research & Design, Interaction Design, Content Writing;
Social Impact Causes, Youth Causes, Education
*Graphics by National Youth Council
On My Way!
Many of us struggle with a career decision at some point in our lives. For youths, this starts as early as the beginning of their higher education journey. Think back to all the transitional points of your own education journey.
'On My Way' is an initiative that offers opportunities for youths to discover education and career pathways at transitional periods of their lives.
Where and how do I start?
What job do I want to do and what fits me?
What do those jobs actually do?
What should I study?
What are the knowledge and skills that I need?
Interest Quiz
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A short and fun quiz to get started on discovering your education and career interests. This quiz was designed and tested with the help of youths of different ages, backgrounds and interests.
Know It All
Discover different work industries and the roles within them. From STEM to the arts, there are so many opportunities that you can pursue.
Day In The Life
Explore a library of over 80 videos to get an intimate look into the daily lives of different professionals.
Let's Talk
Youths get to gain a better understanding of their dream careers in these sessions. In-person or online, they have the chance to ask questions and listen in to experiences from industry professionals.
Connect
These sessions are for youths to engage with other youths and seniors who have gone through different tertiary education pathways and hear from them first-hand about their journeys.
Taster
Under our taster programmes, youths get a chance to have a taste of working life by spending a few hours trying out different job roles in their interested industry.
Latest Update (2024): The microsite has been developed to a full website under the Singapore government. The site has new features that were developed beyond this internship.
Throughout my internship, I've learnt quite a bit about writing for an audience. My biggest takeaway - and I truly believe can be applied to every day life as well - is that complex ideas can be communicated simply. Big ideas don't mean big words.
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As a young designer starting out in the industry, I had many opportunities for hands-on experiences doing user research. I enjoyed listening to people talk about their experiences and their stories, and to nurture a safe space for them to share about themselves. I loved being challenged when it came to drawing insights and connecting the dots too, and I felt like there was always something new to learn about the human experience.
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During this time, I had worked with a team that were close to my age, but we were from diverse backgrounds. Differences did bring some friction, mostly around beliefs and ideas, but we grew from that. I've learnt a lot from my peers - not just from the ways they frame and approach problems and solutions, but also from their personalities and work ethics.
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Because we were a young team (but still under supervisors), we were energetic, fun and thoughtful of ways to break the norm. We were supportive of one another - simply because we were all trying to figure out life together. This internship was the first to build my confidence as a designer and communicator.
The Team
