JobSage: Proposal
Being in the penultimate year of our tertiary education, we witness the hectic job rush that impact many of our peers. In reality, most students face a great amount of uncertainty in making major decisions related to their future career prospects. For instance, freshmen are unsure of which majors to enroll in while graduating students are unsure of the ideal company to work for. We aim to provide an insightful data visualization on industries, companies, and jobs, enabling students and working adults alike to find their ideal job.
1. Graduating students are unsure of which company they'd want to work for, hence, are seeking a tool to visualise and compare important attributes between companies.
2. Freshmen are unsure which majors they would want to enrol in, hence, are seeking a tool to visualize and compare important attributes across industries.
1. Can salary, growth trends, job vacancies and working hours required provide a good representation of the industry characteristics?
- Salary allows one to gauge how much money he or she can potentially make
- Working hours provides insights on work-life balance
- Job vacancies provides an indicator of the demand for personnel in the industry
- Growth trends allows us to understand whether the industry is a sunrise or sunset market, and provides insights on job stability
1. Can sentiment analysis (positive v negative) provide a good representation of the company? More specifically, is a "positive v negative" scale too general to provide viewers with good understanding of company?
- Sentiment analysis provides a good and reliable method to help people quickly understand the general thoughts on the company
2. Can a company's stock price (against time) provide a good representation on its current and future prospects?
- Stock price represents company's valuation. With comparison to time, we can tell the direction of the company
