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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.
PEOPLE
cool
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
ceo
kaizor innovation
elaine ann
Elaine started career as a graphic designer.
She later founded Kaizor Innovation.
discussion panel
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.
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User Experience Designer
Startup
Anandita Saha
Anandita started career as a financial consultant.
She has working experience at both large consultancy firms and startups.
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ux entrepreneur
Startup
thomas wong
Thomas started career as a brand designer.
He later co-founded carshare.hk.
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discussion
let’s start
What kind of people are
ux hirers looking for?
question
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
questionWhat are the
educational background of ux-ers?
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
question
What are the necessary
skills ?
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
what does a ux-er do
in his/her daily job?
question
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
question
How to impress the HR?
advices
Time for some
keep learning
1
websites
some of the useful sites
start your own project
learn through doing
2
mini project
start your own project
try to apply UX principles
stay connected
3
Events
our recommended events
design jams
DTHK meetups
IXDA events
openIDEO meetups
tell a good story
4
questiondesigners have portfolios.
do ux-ers need to have their
portfolios too?
story telling
problem+ process +result
case studies
blogs
portfolios
thank you!
Q & A
