how to get the interview: the top 10 portfolio questions and answers for ux, ui & visual...

How To Get The Interview: Top 10 Portfolio

Questions & Answers for UX, UI & Visual Designers

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Troy Parke

Practical UX/UI Designer

Who are you?

User Experience?User Interface?Information Architects?Content Strategists?Visual Designers?Web Designers?Career Changers?Students?

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How many pieces should be in a portfolio?

Be Selective(Reviewers are too)

Worst piece rememberedBe relevant, real & readyTell a storySmall number is enough

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How should it be presented?(How much detail

should you provide?)

You have to tell them a story(The work won’t “speak for itself ”)

Present the problemExplain what you didDescribe the outcomeInclude metrics

LaiYee Lori

How do I present work that I did on a team without taking credit for the whole project?

List your contribution

Your title at the timeIdentify as group work Avoid dissecting screens

Emi Matsumoto

Can you include student work?

Ideally... No

Everyone has been thereEasy to spotReplace ASAPDesign your own site

Ashlimarie Dong

How do you handle NDA work?

Carefully

Honor legal agreementsProtect your reputationManagers understand

How do you choose what to include in a portfolio?

Hand out roses(Play The Bachelor/Bachelorette)

RepresentativeRelatively recentInstantly recognizableLooking for warning signs

Should I include work that doesn’t reflect my style if it’s

for a well-recognized company?

If solid... Yes

Great value in versatilityCan help legitimize youWill be “known” for it

Jake Rae

What do you HATE to see missing or included?

Lying, NSFW & Not Online

Lying with intention Lying by omissionNSFW contentMust be online, no mediaEmail & phone number

How long do you spend looking at a portfolio?

10-15 Seconds

Twice as long as recruitersApply the 5 second testTeam will review in detail

Nick Berry

What do you look for in a portfolio as a hiring manager?

“Is this someone I want to interview?”

Not hired for portfolioGets your foot in the doorNext is interview process

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