how to get the interview: the top 10 portfolio questions and answers for ux, ui & visual...
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Your portfolio is the key to a career in User Experience. It is the quickest and single best asset you have to get an interview without knowing the Hiring Manager. Your portfolio should tell a story. http://uxhow.com/get-interview-top-10-portfolio-questions-answers-ux-ui-visual-designers/ How many pieces should be in a portfolio? How should it be presented? How do I present work that I did on a team? Can you include student work? How do you handle NDA work? How do you choose what to include? Should I include a well-recognized company? What do you HATE to see missing or included in a portfolio? How long do you spend looking at portfolio? What do you look for in a portfolio as a hiring manager?TRANSCRIPT
How To Get The Interview: Top 10 Portfolio
Questions & Answers for UX, UI & Visual Designers
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
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
Can you include student work?
Ideally... No
Everyone has been thereEasy to spotReplace ASAPDesign your own site
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
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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