This document is a presentation about careers in UX design. It discusses the many job titles in the field and notes that they can be difficult to define. It encourages people to focus less on titles and more on their skills and passions. The presentation emphasizes that UX is an exciting field with many opportunities. It describes UX practitioners as "hackers" who can solve problems that haven't been created yet. In conclusion, it says this is a good time to be in UX and that the future is bright for those interested in the work.

1. IT’S A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU
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LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO
This Should Be Easy, Right?

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SOMETHING SOMETHING ABOUT TITLES
Information Architect Researcher
Interaction Designer Content Strategist
User Experience Designer Usability Engineer
Creative/Art Director (Viz Des) UI Designer / Developer
Developer / Engineer Business Analyst
Something Agile Technical Architect
Quality Assurance Database Something
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IF YOU CANNOT DESCRIBE YOUR CURRENT JOB...
How Do You Know What Your Next Job Is Going To Be?

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Ask Your Boss:
What is my career path?
(Maybe Refresh Your Resume First)
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WHAT DO THESE FOLKS DO?
What Will They Do Next?
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MY HERO (PART 1)
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IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU.
Because we get to figure all of this out!
(Monkey-style)

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DEFINITIONS ARE IMPORTANT
I Used To Be A Non-Believer

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DO WE ALL REMEMBER THIS?
But... Was He Wrong?

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SPEAKING OF BULLSHIT...
The Best UX != The Person on Twitter Who Types #UX the Most
Oops.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Was He Wrong?
3-5 days

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MY HERO (PART 2)
Was He Wrong?

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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WE TALK ABOUT IT

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MY HERO (PART 3)
The most important thing is:
You never define yourself, or a
practice, by what you do.
(I kind of think she s right)

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TOOLS. BELT.
You Are Greater Than the Sum of Those Parts.

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OF UNICORNS AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Can’t win them all...
Wait. What?
All the difference in the world!

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OF PEOPLE. WITH A HORN.

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HOW MANY OF US WANT TO...
Work on a Mobile Project?
Be a Part of the Research for a Project?
Have Mad Skills in HTML5?
CSS3?
Responsive Design?

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FIND THE OVERLAP

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IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU.
We have all the talent to do the stuff ahead of us.
Even if we have to fake it.

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ABOUT FAKING IT...
(Until you re...)

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FORMAL TRAINING?
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FORMAL TRAINING?
They Dropped-Out of College!
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MY HERO (PART 4)
I ve realized that almost
everyone is a fraud, so I
don t feel that bad about it.

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WE’RE NOT FAKES. WE’RE NOT FRAUDS.
We are Hackers.
And That, My Friends, That s Something to Be Proud Of.

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A GUY I KNOW
We have the talent (in this
room) to solve problems
that have not even been
created yet.
Psst: He s talking about Hackers. You know: YOU

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HACKERS

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HACKERS
Ladies & Gentlemen: Mr. Jim Henson
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HACKERS
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MY HERO (PART 5)
The number one rule of the
B (movie) Jungle is:
When in doubt, make it up
as you go along.

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HACKERS
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HACKERS

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HACKERS
$3,000.00
Bernard Tyers
Belén Barros Pena
http://www.diymobileusabilitytesting.net/
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HACKERS
Nine Dollars.
Nine Minutes.
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IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU.
You can say, I m a Hacker!

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CARING IS SHARING
Wait. Or is it Sharing is Caring?

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MY HERO (PART 6)
Each One Teach One.

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SPEAKING OF CARING...
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SPEAKING OF CARING...
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Great
IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU.
You can say, I m a Mentor!

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IT IS A GREAT TIME TO BE YOU
(But How Come Some People Still Aren t Happy?)

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EVERYTHING IS AMAZING. BE HAPPY.
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LOW BARRIER TO ENTRY
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YOU’RE IN UX OR LEARNING IT
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OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND, UNICORNS
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IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU.
UX is Kinda Hot.

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THAT’S ENOUGH, RUSS UNGER
Thanks for Sharing. Now: So What?

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THERE’S A NEW UX IN TOWN.
Quick to the Point. No Faking.

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#WATERFALL UX
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#AGILEUX
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#LEANUX
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#UXSHOES
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#ICEUX
Word To Your Mother.
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ICE: UX VISIONARY!
When I'm in Miami, I think about the
city s heyday in pop culture, during the
mid- to late 1980s. And when I think
about the music from that time, I think
about Vanilla Ice.
UX
Mr. Ice was a social business visionary.
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IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU.
Ice Ice Baby.

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SO WHAT?
You are Not Your Job Title
You are as Much of a Unicorn as You Want to Be
You are Hackers
You are Mentors
You are Proteges
You are Conducted and Formed; A Hell of a Concept
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IT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE YOU
I Can t Wait to See What You Can Do

66. THANK YOU!
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Russ Unger ¦ @russu ¦ UX Speakeasy ¦ #goodtime