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#DESIGNSCIENCE
UX PORTFOLIO DO’S AND DON’TS
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MIKE JOHNSONMANAGING DIRECTOR, NERDERY PHOENIX
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FORMERLY VP, STRATEGIC SERVICES
DIRECTOR OF UX UX DESIGNER
PROJECT MANAGER WEB DEVELOPER
702APPLICANTS
364 338UX VISUAL
681NO THANKS
21HIRED
2.9%HIRE RATE
34% 11%MADE IT TO THE FIRST INTERVIEW
MADE IT TO THE SECOND INTERVIEW
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WE’RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
THE GENERAL HIRING PROCESS WHO ARE THE DECISION MAKERS
GOOD UX PORTFOLIOS BAD UX PORTFOLIOS JUST STARTING OUT
PORTFOLIOS AREN’T EVERYTHING
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DO YOU NEED A PORTFOLIO?SHORT ANSWER: YES, ABSOLUTELY.
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PROCESS AND ARTIFACTS
PORTFOLIORESUMEAPPLICATION COVER LETTER CHALLENGE
RESUME SCREEN PHONE SCREEN DESIGN CHALLENGE
TEAM INTERVIEW(S) WRITTEN OFFER
THE PROCESS
THE ARTIFACTS
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KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
HR
UXDEV
THE CHAIN OF DECISION MAKERS
PM
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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USER EXPERIENCE / CREATIVE
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DEVELOPMENT
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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“TOO MANY DESIGNERS ARE
DESIGNING TO IMPRESS THEIR
PEERS RATHER THAN ADDRESS REAL
BUSINESS PROBLEMS.”
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“THE MOST IMPORTANT PRODUCT
DESIGN WORK IS USUALLY THE
UGLIEST”
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GOOD UX PORTFOLIOSGOOD
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TELL A STORY
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DEFINE THE PROBLEM OUTLINE THE APPROACH SHOW THE ARTIFACTS ELUCIDATE RESULTS
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FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS
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IXD
UR
IA
UX
CS
SHOW A DIVERSITY OF SKILLS
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SHOW THE MESSY STUFF
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SHOW THE BORING STUFF
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QUALITY OVER QUANTITY
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ARE CUSTOMIZED TO THE AUDIENCE
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GOOD UX PORTFOLIOSTELL A STORY
SHOW A DIVERSITY OF SKILLS
SHOW OFF THE BORING STUFF
SHOW YOUR BEST WORK
ARE CUSTOMIZED TO AN AUDIENCE
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BADBAD UX PORTFOLIOS
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LACKS CONTEXT OR PURPOSE
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TAKE CREDIT FOR OTHERS WORK
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VIOLATE NDAS
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BIG CLIENTS, SHINY AWARDS
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BAD UX PORTFOLIOS
LACK CONTEXT OR PURPOSE
TAKE CREDIT FOR OTHERS WORK
VIOLATE NDAS
BIG CLIENTS, SHINY AWARDS
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HOW DO I GET STARTED?
MAKE UP A FAKE PROJECT
WORK FOR FREE OR CHEAP
REDESIGN A WELL KNOWN WEBSITE
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PORTFOLIOS AREN’T EVERYTHING
FACILITATION AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
EAGERNESS TO LEARN AND GROW
BE PASSIONATE ABOUT UX
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MORE RESOURCESDESIGN SCIENCE: GETTING A JOB IN UX
HTTP://BLOG.NERDERY.COM/2013/03/DESIGN-‐SCIENCE-‐GETTING-‐A-‐JOB-‐IN-‐USER-‐EXPERIENCE/
THE DRIBBBLIZATION OF DESIGN HTTP://BLOG.INTERCOM.IO/THE-‐DRIBBBLISATION-‐OF-‐DESIGN/
10 STEPS TO A PERFECT UX PORTFOLIO HTTP://UXMASTERY.COM/10-‐STEPS-‐TO-‐A-‐PERFECT-‐UX-‐PORTFOLIO/
SELL YOURSELF BETTER HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/JASONMESUT/SELL-‐YOURSELF-‐BETTER-‐10
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