Hello Allen School Fam, and specifically, those of you that are attending the career fairs today or tomorrow AND have Android phones:
Imagine this- you arrive to the career fair with a loose game plan on who you want to hit up. You pull out your Android phone and BOOM, you’re able to see what the average wait time is to speak with specific companies. You’re able to prioritize who you should go to first because you have the wait time for each company AND the wait times update in real time. WOULDN’T THAT MAKE YOUR CAREER FAIR HUSTLE SO MUCH EASIER?
OKAY SO, this might actually be a possibility for you TODAY (and tomorrow!) if you have an Android phone but we need everyone attending the career fair (with an Android phone) to pitch in! Your hometown heroes, Sanchit Singh & Albert Huang along with their Info buddy June Lee have created a phone app called Queue, which crowd sources useful information like average wait time for lines, internship/fulltime availability and visa support for each company at the career fair. However, the app will only be useful if we have a critical mass of folks using the app at the career fair.
Cool, did we sell you on this? Here’s how you can get the goods! Search for “Queue” on the Google Playstore or use this link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Sanbert.Queue
Password for January 28th Fair (Established): 317891
Password for January 29th Fair (Start-Up): 975283
You will be able to log in using the code only on the day of the fair.
Note that we are using the fairs today and tomorrow as a test run for full implementation in future career fairs, so please forgive us for any snafus AND more importantly, please provide feedback by emailing singhsan@uw.edu, altrino@uw.edu and leejune@uw.edu. We want to hear from you! And don’t worry iOS fam, we currently have code waiting to be approved by the Apple store!
Here’s more info, in case you are invested:
Queue improves the career fair experience by providing statistics for company lines. Some of its features are:
– Provides number of people in line for a company
– Calculates average wait time for a company
– Crowdsources data for a company, such as whether they have campus interviews, provide visa sponsorship, accept resumes, etc.
How to use it (instructions directly available on the Queue app):
– When in line for a company, swipe into the company card on the app. (This generates number of people in line)
– When done talking to the recruiter, swipe out of the company card on the app. (This generates average wait times for all users)
– Based on the interaction, fill in the quick crowdsource survey after swiping out. (This generates crowdsourced data)
All data collection is anonymous.
Using the app as instructed provides the best statistics for the company line.
Troubleshooting for Android:
– If the app crashes, as it does for a small subset of the users, please attempt to reopen the app 3 – 5 times. Some devices tend to render elements in the wrong order the first couple times. We’re working in this.
– App says “Server is down”: Please clear the app from RAM (clear running apps) and try again.
– If you see any other issues, please email singhsan@uw.edu, altrino@uw.edu and leejune@uw.edu with the subject: Queue Support and a description of what’s going on.
Thanks for doing this! IT IS FOR SCIENCE!
Kim, Sanchit, Albert & June
