CTJ Onboarding Questions and Comments [Rishi Raghu - UI/UX Researcher]

[kcoronel]

Overview

This issue has been created for our new UI/UX Researcher to give us comments and suggestions related to our current project onboarding project.

Action Items

• While reviewing the documents listed below, please document open questions and suggestions as comments in this issue
  • Review Read Me Page
  • Review Mk Docs Project Documentation - please note we are working on updating this
  • Review Wiki Onboarding [Start Here]

Resources

[rishi222k]

Hey @kcoronel!

I’ve reviewed all the documents listed above and have a few clarifying questions:

• Wanted to clarify the type of suggestions you’re looking for. Are you seeking feedback on content design/structure, general improvements to the docs, or something else?

• I noticed a few links in the Mk Docs that lead to 404 pages. I understand the docs are a work in progress, but would you like me to include these in the comments?

• I’ve lightly skimmed the project contents in the Drive and Figma file mentioned in the resources. I’ll likely take a deeper look in the coming weeks and reach out if any questions arise. Are there any specific aspects you’d like me to review in detail at this stage as part of onboarding?

[kcoronel]

@rishi222k apologies for my delay in this 🫣 responses to your questions below

• We are seeking feedback on the content (is it clear? is there something you feel was missing?) General improvements that will make the onboarding process efficient and clear.
• Yes, please do add the pages you found with 404 pages so that we can make sure we revise these.
• Please take a look and let us know if there is anything that would make it easier to navigate these.

Thank you!!

[rishi222k]

@kcoronel Thanks for the clarification and getting back! Here's my feedback:

GitHub Readme

Intro Para 1

The website's main features include a linklist to public interest job boards and other resources relevent to their focused journey to work on projects and solve problems with a public benefit.

• When I first read this, I wasn’t sure what "linklist" meant in this context. While I think I was able to infer its meaning from the surrounding text, I’m unsure if it’s a commonly used term in design or refers to a specific UI element.
• Typo fix: "relevant"

Intro Para 2

The CivicTechJobs.org MVP site will be a platform to help prospective volunteers find inter disciplinary projects that will be useful for their career development while contributing to positive civic impact and a CMS for Hack for LA projects to be able to list their open roles.

Typo fix: "interdisciplinary"

Intro Para 3

Future iterations of the platform will focus helping volunteers find volunteer opportunities that match paid job postings, so that a volunteer can better prepare themselves for the marketplace.

Typo fix: "focus on helping"

Technology used section > Collaboration Technologies

Point 1 : GitHub project board link inactive(404 page):
https://github.com/hackforla/CivicTechJobs/projects/1

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Mk Docs - Project Documentation

Home Page > Hasn't it been done already?

Read more about what lead up to us developing this project, at our History page.

Link inactive(404): https://hackforla.github.io/CivicTechJobs/History
(Though link to history page is active on Docs/Misc/History: https://hackforla.github.io/CivicTechJobs/misc/history/)

Project Board Link
Inactive links(404): https://github.com/hackforla/CivicTechJobs/projects/1
Page locations: Nav Menu>Joining the Team (Content Writer, Data Scientist, Project Manager, UI/UX Designer, Web Developer, Other Volunteer)

Nav Menu> Joining the Team > Project Manager

• Point 1: Google doc link is inactive(File deleted). URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Fe7mNdmPBP5bD_yLJ1C0_I1TmoK47AuHHrdhdDyWCs/edit?usp=sharing
• Point 3: OKRS link is inactive(404 page). URL: https://hackforla.github.io/CivicTechJobs/joining-the-team/product-manager/INSERT-PROJECT-OKRS-SPREADSHEET-LINK
• Point 5: Product Management link is inactive(404 page). URL: https://hackforla/[INSERT-REPO-NAME]/projects/1?card_filter_query=label%3A"role%3A+product%2Fproject+mgmt"

Nav Menu> Joining the Team > UI/UX Designer

• Starting Checklist > Point 3: Figma link does not open anywhere(might be a permission issue on my end though). Link: https://www.figma.com/files/team/1040075117587297658/Civic-Tech-Jobs?fuid=775836858007206739

Nav Menu> Joining the Team > UX Researcher

• The first 3 links are inactive(404).

Nav Menu> Joining the Team > Web Developer

Starting Checklist

• Point 1: Inactive(not found) README link. URL: https://github.com/hackforla/[INSERT-REPO-NAME]/blob/main/README.md
• Point 2 & 4: All links are inactive(404).

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Other Questions

I was going through the one-sheet and had a couple of questions:

CTJ one sheet para 2

Second, it will help the organization's efforts of being an inclusive and self-sustaining organization for anyone who chooses to volunteer for one day to years.

I’m curious about what "inclusion" refers to in this context. I did come across the web accessibility standards while going through the docs, but was wondering if this also includes any accessibility and DEI goals?

Would love to know more if it does

CTJ one sheet para 2

Future iterations of the platform will focus on helping volunteers find volunteer opportunities that match paid job postings, so that a volunteer can better prepare themselves for the marketplace.

I’m not sure I fully understand what "matching to paid job postings" means. Could you share more about what this looks like, how it works, and how it differs from our regular project postings on the CTJ website?

[kcoronel]

hi @rishi222k answering your questions below:

CTJ one sheet para 2

Second, it will help the organization's efforts of being an inclusive and self-sustaining organization for anyone who chooses to volunteer for one day to years.

I’m curious about what "inclusion" refers to in this context. I did come across the web accessibility standards while going through the docs, but was wondering if this also includes any accessibility and DEI goals?

Would love to know more if it does

Great question! In this instance yes we mean inclusive in accessibility goals, as well as inclusivity of experience level, and type of experience. I don't think Hack for LA has formal DEI goals but we strive to be inclusive in all aspects of the word.

CTJ one sheet para 2

Future iterations of the platform will focus on helping volunteers find volunteer opportunities that match paid job postings, so that a volunteer can better prepare themselves for the marketplace.

I’m not sure I fully understand what "matching to paid job postings" means. Could you share more about what this looks like, how it works, and how it differs from our regular project postings on the CTJ website?

Hey, yes the idea is that we don't want to have arbitrary job posting titles at Hack for LA that don't match the market for example in the past we had job titles that were very niche to Hack for LA, we want to avoid that and provide PMs with a naming convention that is easy for volunteers to understand. Example: we had projects use Figma Design Lead which sometimes deter people, so we want to use something like Design Lead

[rishi222k]

@kcoronel Thanks for getting back and clarifying these!