Step by step what you need to do get a great user experience job.

1. Starting out
How to get a
great UX job{
Patrick Neeman
Director of Product Design, Apptio
@usabilitycounts
http://www.usabilitycounts.com

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Jobvite
Director of User
Experience

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There is no front door to UX

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The Competencies of User Experience
User Experience UX How the user thinks and feels
Information Architecture IA How the overall system is organized
User Interface Design UI How the screen is organized
Interaction Design IxD How the user and device act and react
Visual Design VxD How the system looks
Information Design ID How the information on a screen is organized
Data Visualization DataViz How data is visually represented
Content Strategy CS How the content reads

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Show them
your money,
baby!
• LinkedIn profile
• Resume
• Portfolio
• Side projects

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{ Your LinkedIn profile }
• Have a great summary
• Include your skills and specialities
• List the results of your work
• Let brands speak for themselves

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{ A great LinkedIn profile }
Great Title
Solid Summary
Accurate Job Descriptions

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{ Your résume }
• Format that can be parsed (Word or PDF)
• Career progression that tells a story
• Skills in keyword form listed for recruiters
• Don’t over design

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{ A great resume }

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{ A great resume }
Solid Opening
Summary
Clear and Concise
Job Descriptions
Skills and
Brands Listed

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Résume tips
Too many positions Combine all into one position, and list each as a client
Too few positions List projects under a position
Unrelated positions Don’t list them at all, no one cares

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{ Your resume }
• An easy to read, parsable format (Word or PDF)
• A clear career progression that tells a story
• Skills and research methods listed for recruiters
• Don’t over design

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{ Your portfolio }
• Tell a big story
• Tell a lot of small stories
• Challenge, process, solution, results

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{ A great portfolio }
Tell Stories

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{ A great portfolio }
Show More Than Wireframes

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{ A great portfolio }
Show Process and Thinking

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{ The 5 Page Website }
Challenge. Process. Solution. Results.

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{ A Great Portfolio }
https://www.behance.net/laiyeelori

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{ Extra credit }
Side
Projects

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How do I build my portfolio?
And why is Oliver North in this presentation?

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{ Other skills }
• Writing
• Visual design
• Prototyping + HTML

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Networking
• Talk to people on Twitter and ask about their company
• Go to events like conferences and meetups
• Ask if anyone knows a good recruiter
• Talk about what you like

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56% percent of
people who got a
job got it through
someone they knew
casually.
Mark Granovetter,
Sociologist
1973

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User Research - 100 Recruiters
The typical interview process
Hiring
Manager
Phone
Screen
7-10
people
3 to 5
On Site
Interviews
The Offer
} }Recruiter
Phone
Screen
10-15 people}Research
20-100
people
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Personal Referrals Start Here

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45%of all hires
{ Agency + personal referrals }
9%of all job
applications

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The lowest conversion rate for an application?
A job board
0.41% percent of applications from job boards become hires.
11 percent of applications from referrals become hires.

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{ Places To Network }
• Twitter, the new professional branding network
• Local meetups, Startup Weekends
• National conferences for dream jobs

28. And remember...
...there’s plenty of fish in the sea

29. Thank you!
Patrick Neeman
Director of Product Design, Apptio
@usabilitycounts
http://www.usabilitycounts.com