40 things you didn’t knowabout UX recruitment and were too afraid to ask.

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40. What do I know?

15 years 3000 Interviews

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39. How has UX changed in 15 years?

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38. Is my employer under paying me?

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37. What are the big hiring trends?

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36. Who gets paid the most?

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35. What skills are most desired?

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34. What are the best courses for UX?

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33. What are the best conferences to learn about UX?

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32. What are the best books for UX?

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31. What does a contractor earn?

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30. What has been the biggest shift in 2014?

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29. What does 2015 look like?

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28. Is a portfolio absolutely necessary?

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27. Why do clients want permanent hire?

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26. Why do clients need contractors?

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25. Why do candidates want perm?

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24. Why do candidates want contract?

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23. Who is hiring Juniors?

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22. How shall I choose which job to take?

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21. How do I let the ones I don’t want down?

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20. What vacancies get the best response from ads?

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19. What are the biggest mistakes firms make duringthe hiring process?

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18. What are the biggest mistakes that candidates make at interview?

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17. How does the interview process differ from agency and client side?

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16. How do I tailor myself for a start-up role?

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15. I have a broad set of skills, how to I avoid being a jack of all trades, a master of none?

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14. What should I look for in a UX recruiter, aren’t theyall the same?

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13. What happens if I take a contract and it gets terminated unexpectedly?

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12. How do I upskills as a contractor?

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11. How do I manage my NDAs in my portfolio?

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10. When is the best time in my career to start contracting?

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9. What are the mistakes to avoid mid contract?

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8. Are visual design skills essential for good UX?

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7. Is creating a job spec. for a hire essential?

• YES

• Make sure its up to date

• Use the company tone

• Don’t just let the HR or operations team create this

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6. How can I interview well?

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5. How can I prepare to do a good interview?

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4. I work in digital, but never in UX – can I transfer?

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3. If I want to get out of UX, what else could I do?

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2. What happened before UX?

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1. Are we now in a UX “bubble” and when is it going to burst?

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