UX is one of the rapidly developing fields and it is very competitive. These days good UX hiring success ratio is less than 2% which requires very good design artifacts. This presentation showcases best practices and tips on what hiring manager will be looking at and how to design your UX careers to win your dream job.

1. designing your
UX Career
Ranjeet Tayi
Segment User Experience Leader - Data Security Group
Informatica | www.ranjeeth.com

3. Passion
Empathy
Design Skills Curiosity
Professionalism
What I look for
Problem Solving
Collaboration Communication

4. Are you in the 2% lot?
50:10:1

5. Profile Phone Screen Design Challenge Interview Panel Offer
UX Designer hiring process
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6. UX Designer artifacts
Application Cover Letter Resume Portfolio Design Challenge

7. Know your audience
UX Designers UX Researchers Developers Product Managers Human Resource

8. Know your self

9. Design Dating

10. Everyone trying to impress

11. Discovery
Role
Company
Industry / Domain
Service / Product
Team
Location
Growth

12. Application
Application
Covering Letter
Talking to Recruiter
Get a referral

13. Resume
Design your resume
Simple + Clear
Purpose + Objective
Project + Contribution + Impact
Education + Experience + Duration
Online portfolio links

14. Portfolio
Simple + Clear
Variety + Pet Projects
Project + Contribution + Impact
Talk about users & pain points
Approach + Process
Supporting Artifacts
NDA’s + Confidentiality
Duration + Team

15. Design Challenge
Understanding the problem
Asking right questions
Users + Big Picture + Context
Design Process + Methodology
Design Thinking & Ideation
Design + Usability
Design Critique + Rationale

16. Design is all about effective communication
Tell an interesting story

17. Showcase your research, findings, explorations, rationale and results
It’s not about looking pretty

18. Don't just copy things, design based on your user needs & context.
Be Authentic, build your own style

19. Use the power of social media and broadcast design stories
Brand yourself

20. The future of UX is great

21. Be a UX super Hero

22. Thanks!
Ranjeet Tayi
User Experience Strategist & Architect
@Ranzeeth
ranjeeth.com
Linkedin.com/in/ranzeeth