This document provides advice for getting a first job in UX design. It recommends showcasing your UX process and portfolio, which should include deliverables from each stage of the design process like personas, user flows, prototypes, and test results. Examples of portfolio websites from other UX designers are provided, as well as a list of common UX job roles. Generalist roles that combine skills are suggested as a good fit for beginners seeking their first job.

1. RAMYA RAMASWAMY | UX DESIGNER
GETTING
YOUR
FIRST
JOB
@uxramya
ramya@kards.in
Hello Everyone!

2. SHOWCASE
UX PROCESS + PORTFOLIO

3. UX PROCESS & PORTFOLIO DELIVERABLES
RESEARCH PLAN DESIGN TEST MEASURE
• Persona
• Research Data
• User Quotes
• Questionnaires
• Storyboarding
• User flow
• Workflows
• IA map
• Card Sort
• Paper Sketches
• Wireframes
• Hi-Fi Prototype
• Clickable Prototype
• Test Script
• Usability test
Recordings
• Before-After Screens
• Results (% increase,
Downloads etc.)

4. SAMPLE PORTFOLIOS
www.edmundyu.comEDMUND YU
www.simonpan.comSIMON PAN
www.adhamdannaway.comADAM DANNAWAY
www.joshuamauldin.comJOSHUA MAULDIN
FRANCES TUNG www.francestung.com
RAMYA RAMASWAMY www.ramya.work

5. TOOLS
RESEARCH
PLAN
DESIGN
TEST MEASURE

6. JOB ROLES & WHERE YOU FIT

7. Unicorns Specialists Generalists
• UX Researcher
• UI/Visual Designer
• Information Architect
• Interaction Designer
• UX Analyst
• UX Designer
• Digital Designer
• Product Designer
• Experience Designer
• UX/UI Developer
• Experience Mapping
• User Journey Mapping
• Micro-Interaction Designer
• UX Strategist
JOB ROLES IN THE INDUSTRY
Generalists Win! *
* If you are a beginner

8. ramya@kards.in
@uxramya
linkedin.com/in/uxramya
Lets continue the discussion on June 20th
Thank you!