Cheryl Couris (Speaker) Senior UX Design Manager, Cisco
In this session, Cheryl will share insights into unlocking the secret to strong personal brands that help UX'ers carve niches for themselves and stand out from the pack. In today's market, the UX of You needs to be well defined and curated in a way to let your superpowers shine. You'll walk away with practical and tactical tips on how to craft your personal brand and catch the eyes of hiring managers across the industry.
28. “My tip would be, tell stories.
When designers present a flat portfolio it
doesn’t tell me about how they approach the
work they do and how they deal with the
ebbs and flows of design. Tell me how you
navigate from start to end of a project.”
(Sarah Bellrichard, SVP of UX at Wells Fargo)
Get input on goals and priorities
Determine engineering effort + resource planning
Iterate with other UX’ers
Workshops w/ entire team (design sprints)
1:1/small group brainstorms + feedback sessions
It is often UX’s role to facilitate this cooperation across disciplines