RUBICON
Cross over to your future.
Ever since the COVID-19, it has been a rough ride for any College/University student. Studying virtually has been a hassle but one of the biggest hassles has been trying to find jobs and internships. I know I have been having a major hard time trying to apply or find anything regarding internships/jobs. Due to restrictions and regulations many jobs and internship opportunities have shut down. Students need that added focus and motivation to navigate online to seek, search and find job/internships to apply for positions. Starting at your screen, looking all over the place to barely find any jobs/internships can be really frustrating. Finding employment opportunities for students has been hurt evermore since COVID.
While there are many employment agencies available, the idea I pondered was an employment agency strictly for undergraduate and graduate level students, I call it Rubicon. The name is inspired by how Julius Caesar famously managed to cross over the river, when all seemed lost unattainable. Rubicon will be a platform which will help students cross over the hump which seems unattainable to find opportunities. Rubicon will help students find a future. Students can use the website/app to speak to a representative who will take their resume & cover letters, and for a monthly membership charge, each day they will use the preferred job of the client to apply on behalf of him, continuously per day. Our employees’ job is to apply for jobs/internships on behalf of the students who is having hard time finding something or simply do not have enough time due to schoolwork to search for jobs online.
This will allow more students to find levels of opportunity and reach what their aspirations may be. It will solve the point of pain and frustration students feel in terms of seeking for jobs, which you can outsource in a way to lift a weight of anxiety off your shoulder and still find what you are looking for. Our website and app representatives will apply for job/internships, for a month (until membership renewed or job is found) at any preferred openings available to serve and satisfy your needs.
The main focus of Rubicon is to provide a platform for students to find more opportunities for their future.
Hi Tausif, I agree that finding a job or internship right now is very frustrating. Having someone else complete the application process for you would make it so much easier. Also, I think the name of your solution is very creative!
Hi Karin,
Thank you so much for the feedback. Yes, this assignment was a difficult task regarding the target market to be a customer. I sought out the area that has troubled me the most as student, and I am sure many other students feel the same point of pain as I.
The name is just a part of me being brilliant haha, but in all sincerity thank you so much.
I think there definitely is a problem here that is beyond the pandemic. Career centers try and so do alumni offices to solve this problem but with limited success. Think about these “competitors” as you try to refine the idea.
I agree, they try but usually students have to end up making the applications and searching for jobs themselves, as opposed to the idea I had to – we will help the application process for you.
I definitely thought about the competition you mentioned when I came up with this and will certainly incorporate them to refine the idea. Thank you for the feedback professor.