Tips& Tricks to get yourself a job in UX!

1. Your first job in User Experience
(UX):
Where to find it, how to get it.
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Where to find it, how to get it.

2. PEOPLE
cool

3. On-off design technology
Co-founder
Kristin Low
Kristin started career as a project manager of building industry.
He later co-founded On-off Design Technology.
moderator

4. ceo
kaizor innovation
elaine ann
Elaine started career as a graphic designer.
She later founded Kaizor Innovation.
discussion panel

5. Head of User Experience
JobsDB
Marcel Takagi
Marcel started career as a web developer.
He is now the head of an in-house UX team in JobsDB.
discussion panel

6. User Experience Designer
Startup
Anandita Saha
Anandita started career as a financial consultant.
She has working experience at both large consultancy firms and startups.
discussion panel

7. ux entrepreneur
Startup
thomas wong
Thomas started career as a brand designer.
He later co-founded carshare.hk.
discussion panel

8. discussion
let’s start

9. What kind of people are
ux hirers looking for?
question

10. most wanted traits
curiosity perceptiveness empathy
html/css, project management, data analysis, public speaking, group facilitation
Ref: ‘User Experience Careers-how to become a UX pro, and how to hire one’, Susan Farrel and Jakob Nielsen, 2014
FAST LEARNER

11. question
What are the
educational background
of ux-ers?

12. 55%hold degrees from an immense range of disciplines
45%come from: design, psychology, communication, english, computer science
Ref: ‘User Experience Careers-how to become a UX pro, and how to hire one’, Susan Farrel and Jakob Nielsen, 2014

13. question
What are the necessary
skills ?

14. most needed skills
business skills design skills people skills
html/css, project management, data analysis, public speaking, group facilitation
Ref: ‘User Experience Careers-how to become a UX pro, and how to hire one’, Susan Farrel and Jakob Nielsen, 2014

15. what does a ux-er do
in his/her daily job?
question

16. 75% 16
Ref: ‘User Experience Careers-how to become a UX pro, and how to hire one’, Susan Farrel and Jakob Nielsen, 2014
of the respondents reported activities
Present solutions / concepts
Persuade others
Analyze tasks or activities
Build prototype or wireframes
Collaborate with subject matter experts
Gather requirements
Specify interaction design
Conduct in-person usability studies
Make storyboards, user journeys, flow diagrams
Perform design reviews or heuristic evaluations

17. question
How to impress the HR?

18. advices
Time for some

19. keep learning
1

20. websites
some of the useful sites

21. start your own project
learn through doing
2

22. mini project
start your own project
try to apply UX principles

23. exampleRef: Peter Smart, petesmart.co.uk

24. exampleRef: Peter Smart, petesmart.co.uk
problem

25. exampleRef: Peter Smart, petesmart.co.uk
rethinking

26. exampleRef: Peter Smart, petesmart.co.uk
rethinking

27. exampleRef: Peter Smart, petesmart.co.uk
rethinking

28. exampleRef: Peter Smart, petesmart.co.uk
follow up

29. stay connected
3

30. Events
our recommended events
design jams
DTHK meetups
IXDA events
openIDEO meetups

31. tell a good story
4

32. question
designers have portfolios.
do ux-ers need to have their
portfolios too?

33. story telling
problem+ process +result
case studies
blogs
portfolios

34. exampleRef: Peter Smart, 50problems50days.com/

35. exampleRef: Peter Smart, 50problems50days.com/
problem

36. exampleRef: Peter Smart, 50problems50days.com/
process

37. exampleRef: Peter Smart, 50problems50days.com/
solution

38. thank you!
Q & A