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Yourself @rockcreeksm #RCSMux101 A Business Guy’s Perspective UX Dave Rinaldo [email protected] Friday, July 12, 13
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Dave Rinaldo, COO of Rock Creek Strategic Marketing presented UX Yourself: A Business Guy's Perspective at UXPA on July 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. New and current user experience designers learned how to market themselves when looking for a job in the field.
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- 1. Yourself @rockcreeksm
- 2. #RCSMux101 A
- 3. Business
- 4. Guys
- 5. Perspective UX Dave
- 6. Rinaldo [email protected] Friday, July 12, 13
- 7. -
- 8. Brief
- 9. History
- 10. of
- 11. UX -
- 12. Who
- 13. Hires
- 14. UXers -
- 15. How
- 16. to
- 17. UX
- 18. Yourself -
- 19. Panel
- 20. Discussion Friday, July 12, 13
- 21. A
- 22. brief
- 23. history
- 24. of
- 25. UX. (from
- 26. my
- 27. perspective) Friday, July 12, 13
- 28. UX,
- 29. never
- 30. heard
- 31. of
- 32. it. Friday, July 12, 13
- 33. What
- 34. the
- 35. heck
- 36. is
- 37. UX? Friday, July 12, 13
- 38. Why
- 39. is
- 40. it
- 41. important? Friday, July 12, 13
- 42. My
- 43. organization needs
- 44. UX
- 45. help? Friday, July 12, 13
- 46. So
- 47. thats
- 48. great
- 49. news
- 50. but
- 51. ... Friday, July 12, 13
- 52. Can
- 53. you
- 54. explain
- 55. the
- 56. value
- 57. of
- 58. UX
- 59. to
- 60. your
- 61. mom?
- 62. What
- 63. about
- 64. your
- 65. Grandpa?
- 66. Or
- 67. neighbor? Friday, July 12, 13
- 68. These
- 69. are
- 70. the
- 71. people
- 72. you
- 73. might
- 74. encounter. Friday, July 12, 13
- 75. Business
- 76. Guy HR/Recruiter UX
- 77. Director Friday, July 12, 13
- 78. What
- 79. are
- 80. they
- 81. looking
- 82. for? Friday, July 12, 13
- 83. I
- 84. have
- 85. a
- 86. checklist
- 87. and
- 88. screen
- 89. for
- 90. lots
- 91. of
- 92. different
- 93. jobs
- 94. all
- 95. day
- 96. long HR/Recruiter Friday, July 12, 13
- 97. I
- 98. want
- 99. to
- 100. see
- 101. examples
- 102. of
- 103. UX
- 104. deliverables
- 105. you
- 106. have
- 107. created
- 108. and
- 109. understand
- 110. your
- 111. thought
- 112. process. UX
- 113. Director Friday, July 12, 13
- 114. I
- 115. want
- 116. to
- 117. understand
- 118. the value
- 119. you
- 120. can
- 121. bring
- 122. to
- 123. my
- 124. organization
- 125. &
- 126. how
- 127. you
- 128. fit
- 129. in
- 130. with
- 131. the
- 132. orgs
- 133. culture. Business
- 134. Guy Friday, July 12, 13
- 135. Once
- 136. you
- 137. know
- 138. your
- 139. audience, you
- 140. can
- 141. start
- 142. to
- 143. UX
- 144. yourself
- 145. so
- 146. you
- 147. can connect
- 148. with
- 149. them
- 150. all. Friday, July 12, 13
- 151. Resumes Friday, July 12, 13
- 152. Resume Business
- 153. Guy HR/Recruiter UX
- 154. Director Helpful
- 155. TipsImportance Make
- 156. your
- 157. resume
- 158. clean
- 159. &
- 160. simple: -
- 161. current
- 162. title/company -
- 163. contact
- 164. info -
- 165. portfolio
- 166. link -
- 167. chronological! Include
- 168. UX-related: -
- 169. Skills -
- 170. Experience -
- 171. Accomplishments -
- 172. Research
- 173. &
- 174. use
- 175. current
- 176. keywords
- 177. relevant
- 178. to
- 179.
- 180.
- 181. your
- 182. experience -
- 183. Present
- 184. it
- 185. in
- 186. a
- 187. Concise,
- 188. logical
- 189. format Friday, July 12, 13
- 190. Portfolios Friday, July 12, 13
- 191. Portfolio Business
- 192. Guy HR/Recruiter UX
- 193. Director Importance Helpful
- 194. Tips show
- 195. the
- 196. UX
- 197. deliverables
- 198. &
- 199. thinking
- 200. that
- 201. led
- 202. to
- 203. key
- 204. decisions,
- 205. be
- 206. prepared
- 207. to
- 208. defend
- 209. &
- 210. discuss -
- 211. Show
- 212. valid
- 213. examples
- 214. relevant
- 215. to
- 216. the
- 217. work
- 218. the
- 219.
- 220.
- 221.
- 222.
- 223. potential
- 224. company
- 225. does -
- 226. Acknowledge
- 227. your
- 228. actual
- 229. contribution,
- 230. how
- 231.
- 232.
- 233. you
- 234. worked
- 235. with
- 236. a
- 237. team,
- 238. non-UXers,
- 239. clients Make
- 240. your
- 241. portfolio
- 242. look
- 243. complete
- 244. and
- 245. presentable Friday, July 12, 13
- 246. Interviews Friday, July 12, 13
- 247. Interviewing Business
- 248. Guy HR/Recruiter UX
- 249. Director Importance Helpful
- 250. Tips -
- 251. Research
- 252. the
- 253. companys
- 254. existing
- 255. work -
- 256. Communicating
- 257. your
- 258. value
- 259. to
- 260. me:
- 261. your
- 262. passion,
- 263.
- 264. triumphs
- 265. &
- 266. challenges
- 267. on
- 268. projects
- 269. -
- 270. Send
- 271. a
- 272. thank
- 273. you
- 274. email/note First
- 275. impressions
- 276. matter! -
- 277. Be
- 278. prompt -
- 279. Bring
- 280. copies
- 281. of
- 282. your
- 283. resume
- 284. &
- 285. your
- 286. portfolio! -
- 287. Have
- 288. basic
- 289. questions
- 290. to
- 291. ask -
- 292. Be
- 293. able
- 294. to
- 295. tell
- 296. the
- 297. story
- 298. of
- 299. the
- 300. projects,
- 301.
- 302. the
- 303. successes,
- 304. and
- 305. challenges -
- 306. Show
- 307. your
- 308. portfolio -
- 309. Have
- 310. UX
- 311. specific
- 312. questions
- 313. to
- 314. ask
- 315. Friday, July 12, 13
- 316. What
- 317. else? Friday, July 12, 13
- 318. Online
- 319. Presence -
- 320. LinkedIn
- 321. profile
- 322. at
- 323. the
- 324. very
- 325. least
- 326.
- 327. -
- 328. Must
- 329. have
- 330. email
- 331. or
- 332. phone
- 333. info
- 334. &
- 335.
- 336.
- 337.
- 338.
- 339.
- 340. portfolio
- 341. link -
- 342. Quick
- 343. scannable
- 344. profile -
- 345. Recommendations
- 346. can
- 347. help
- 348. solidify
- 349.
- 350. your
- 351. capabilities Friday, July 12, 13
- 352. Online
- 353. Presence -
- 354. Consistent
- 355. message -
- 356. Clean
- 357. and
- 358. professional -
- 359. If
- 360. for
- 361. professional
- 362. use
- 363. relate
- 364. UX
- 365.
- 366. info
- 367. on
- 368. those
- 369. platforms Friday, July 12, 13
- 370. Networking -
- 371. Meet
- 372. people! -
- 373. Know
- 374. who
- 375. youre
- 376. talking
- 377. to -
- 378. Have
- 379. an
- 380. elevator
- 381. pitch
- 382. -
- 383. Jump
- 384. the
- 385. line Friday, July 12, 13
- 386. Business
- 387. Guy HR/Recruiter UX
- 388. Director Friday, July 12, 13
- 389. RockCreekSM.com Questions? @rockcreeksm
- 390. #RCSMux101 Dave
- 391. Rinaldo [email protected] Visit
- 392. us
- 393. at the
- 394. exhibit
- 395. hall Friday, July 12, 13
- 396. RockCreekSM.com Panel
- 397. Discussion @rockcreeksm
- 398. #RCSMux101 Hashtag
- 399. your
- 400. ?s
- 401. with
- 402. #RCSMux101 Friday, July 12, 13