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#DESIGNSCIENCE
UX
PORTFOLIO
DO’S
AND
DON’TS

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MIKE
JOHNSON
MANAGING
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
UX
DEV
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
PORTFOLIOS
GOOD

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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
PORTFOLIOS
TELL
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
RESOURCES
DESIGN
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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QUESTIONS?