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Improve the mobile application experience

Michigan Skilled Trades Job Fairs • Published October 18, 2026

Many candidates begin an application from a phone during or after a job fair. Small usability problems can prevent interested people from completing it.

Put it into practice

  1. Test the full process on a phone, including account creation, resume upload, and required fields.
  2. Remove duplicate questions where your system allows and explain any information that must be entered again.
  3. Make the confirmation screen describe the next step and expected communication channel.

Make the next step count

Ask someone unfamiliar with the process to complete a test using dummy information in a permitted test environment. Record where they hesitate. Fixing an unclear button or upload instruction may help more than adding another recruitment slogan.

Your action today

Test the full process on a phone, including account creation, resume upload, and required fields.

Write down the answer or next action so you can use it in your next application, interview, or recruiting conversation.

Continue your research

This article offers general advice. Confirm role requirements, program details, and event arrangements directly with the relevant employer or organizer.

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