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How To Get The Interview:
Top 10 Portfolio
Questions & Answers
for UX, UI & Visual Designers

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uxhow.com/infocamp

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Troy Parke

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Practical UX/UI Designer

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Who are you?

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User Experience?
User Interface?
Information Architects?
Content Strategists?
Visual Designers?
Web Designers?
Career Changers?
Students?

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© Tokidoki LLC

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How many pieces should
be in a portfolio?

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Be Selective
(Reviewers are too)

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Worst piece remembered
Be relevant, real & ready
Tell a story
Small number is enough

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Troy Parke

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How should it be presented?
(How much detail
should you provide?)

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You have to tell them a story
(The work won’t “speak for itself ”)

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Present the problem
Explain what you did
Describe the outcome
Include metrics

15.
LaiYee Lori

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How do I present work that I
did on a team without taking
credit for the whole project?

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List your contribution

18.
Your title at the time
Identify as group work
Avoid dissecting screens

19.
Emi Matsumoto

20.
Can you include
student work?

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Ideally... No

22.
Everyone has been there
Easy to spot
Replace ASAP
Design your own site

23.
Ashlimarie Dong

24.
How do you handle
NDA work?

25.
Carefully

26.
Honor legal agreements
Protect your reputation
Managers understand

27.
How do you choose what to
include in a portfolio?

28.
Hand out roses
(Play The Bachelor/Bachelorette)

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Representative
Relatively recent
Instantly recognizable
Looking for warning signs

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Should I include work that
doesn’t reflect my style if it’s
for a well-recognized company?

31.
If solid...Yes

32.
Great value in versatility
Can help legitimize you
Will be “known” for it

33.
Jake Rae

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What do you HATE to see
missing or included?

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Lying, NSFW & Not Online

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Lying with intention
Lying by omission
NSFW content
Must be online, no media
Email & phone number

37.
How long do you spend
looking at a portfolio?

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10-15 Seconds

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Twice as long as recruiters
Apply the 5 second test
Team will review in detail

40.
Nick Berry

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What do you look for in a
portfolio as a hiring manager?

42.
“Is this someone
I want to interview?”

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Not hired for portfolio
Gets your foot in the door
Next is interview process

44.
Seattle IA & UX Meetup

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Full Article, Slides and
Resources on UX How

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