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From application to interview
How to get a great UX job{
Patrick NeemanDirector of Product Design, nPario@usabilitycountshttp://www.usabilitycounts.com
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JobviteDirector of User ExperienceTeam of 3
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>100Recruiters & Hiring Managers
10Customer Visits
> 100Usability Tests
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Hiring Manager Phone Screen
7-10people
3 to 5On Site
InterviewsThe Offer} }
User Research - 100 Recruiters
The typical interview process
Research20-100people} Recruiter
Phone Screen
10-15 people}
Getting a great job is a lot like dating......you have to kiss a lot of frogs
before your find your prince
You’re looking for one job and they’re looking to fill one position
Interviewing them as much you’re being interviewed
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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 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• Emphasize T-Skill Set in skills
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{ A great resume }
Solid Opening Summary
Clear and Concise Job Descriptions
Skills and Brands Listed
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{ Job Descriptions }• Summary of who you worked for and the process• Bullet point list of accomplishments
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Résume tipsToo 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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Questions?
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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 portfolio }Show More Than Wireframes
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{ A portfolio }Show Process and Thinking
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{ Your portfolio }• A clean and professional feel• A solid illustration of your process• Show clear thinking • Don’t over design
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Questions?
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{ Other skills }• Writing• Visual design• Prototyping + HTML
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{ Extra credit }Have a
passion project
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Networking{ Why do I want to become a personal
referral? }
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45% of all hires
{ Agency + personal referrals }
9% of all jobapplications
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The lowest conversion rate for an application?
A job board0.41% percent of applications from job boards become hires.11 percent of applications from referrals become hires.
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Who do you know at Google?
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Applying online is a losing bet• No ATS (Spreadsheet)• Small to Mid Level ATS (Jobscore, Zip Recruiter)• Enterprise ATS (Kenexa, Saba, Taleo)
No ATS -- Reviewing every resume by hand, quickly. Resumes get lost.
Small to Mid Level ATS -- Reviewing every resume by hand, quickly.
Enterprise ATS -- Poor keyword search, reviewing some resumes. Resumes get lost.
You really want to have someone as an internal advocate.
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{ Networking }• Twitter, the new professional branding network• National conferences for dream jobs• Local meetups and hack nights for local networking• Find super connectors
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56% percent of people who got a job got it through
someone they knew casually.
Mark GranovetterSociologist, 1973
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Questions?
And remember......there’s plenty of fish in the sea
Thank you!
Patrick NeemanDirector of Product Design, nPario
Blog http://www.usabilitycounts.com Twitter @usabilitycounts
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