A quick 10 min presentation made for UX design students at Berkely Extension for a guest lecture. How to get into the UX market, a view from a hiring manager. This does not provide prescriptive details but shows where to put effort on.

1. What next?
&
how?

2. A ^ story
very short

3. Portfolio :
your side-kick

4. What we look for
Thought process + Decision Making + Thoroughness + Rigor + Zeal + Cultural fit
Examples of how you solved a problem
And the journey of how you got there
How you can be a fit in the team.

5. Thought process
Decision making
Thoroughness
Rigor
Zeal
What we look for
Make it stand-out, add personality
and what you can add
Sell yourself
Highlight your strengths (implicitly)

6. Design skills
Visually pleasing – not dribble
Spell check and basic design hygiene
Understanding and mastery of tools
Things that are taken for granted

7. Job Hunt:
Rubber meets the
road

8. Simple Formula:
Network + Hustle

9. LinkedIn groups
Facebook groups
Previous colleagues/acquaintances
Design centric events
(lots of free events – meetup)
Network
Hustle
Speak at social events
Be socially active – share and tweet
Message/text on Linkedin
Hustle on Medium, Quora

10. You can reach me at
@rakeshpatwari
linkedin: rakeshpatwari
All the best!