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UX Yourself - A Business Guy's Perspective

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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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Yourself @rockcreeksm #RCSMux101 A Business Guy’s Perspective UX Dave Rinaldo [email protected] Friday, July 12, 13
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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

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