3. Interviews
International Students
• The Majority of international students work during their studies
(15/20); most of them in their home country (12/20) and a
smaller part also abroad
• During their university spare time, the vast majority of students
work (16/20); most of them in SME (10/20) and the rest in
bigger companies (4) or different organizations
• Most of them work for almost all their vacation (12/20); others
for a shorter time
• Regarding time, almost all international students don’t think
that they have enough time to work during their studies
abroad (16/20).
4. Interviews
International Students
• Almost all people liked the idea and the concept in general
(18/20)
• Things the people mostly liked about the concept: personal
assistance, can choose things that you really want to do,
community with other people
• What they thought, which could be some disadvantages:
hard to attract people
• Some would pay between 10-25€ (7/20) if they find a suitable
internship through the website
5. Interviews
International Students
• The Majority of international students work during their studies
(15/20); most of them in their home country (12/20) and a
smaller part also abroad
• During their university spare time, the vast majority of students
work (16/20); most of them in SME (10/20) and the rest in
bigger companies (4) or different organizations
• Most of them work for almost all their vacation (12/20); others
for a shorter time
• Regarding time, almost all international students don’t think
that they have enough time to work during their studies
abroad (16/20).
6. Interviews
Portuguese Students
• The Majority of Portuguese students don’t work while studying
but they work on their vacations
• Almost all Portuguese students think that there is time to
reconcile studies with work
• Doesn’t exist in Portugal a concept like StudentsTry but
students think it should exist
• The existing websites are not sufficiently clear and helpful or
even suitable for students
• Students won’t be able to pay for the service and just a few
would pay for personal assistance
7. Interviews
Young and Unemployed People
• The Majority of Young and Unemployed people valuate the
variety of offers on job websites not very good (e.g. Lack of
qualified offers)
• Most of them are missing more opportunities, more varieties,
and a better organization of the website
• Generally, all participants had a very good first impression of
the concept (described it as very interesting, wonderful)
• Just (3/20) showed a WTP for the service
• No interviewed person would be willing to pay for personal
assistance
8. Value Curves
Main Attributes and Competitors
StudentsTry
Trabalhotemporario.p
t (Temporary Jobs)
Net-Empregos
(Full-time/Part-
time Jobs)
Estagiar.pt
(Internships)
Design 6 6 1 4
Variety of
Offer/Number of
Partnerships
7 5 4 3
Service easiness 6 3 4 5
Convenience/A
ccessibility
5.5 2 5 2
Registration
speed
4.5 7 3 3
Price 3 7 7 7
Languages
available
7 1 1 1
Career Advising 6 4 1 5
