my uxdi journey - being a student at user experience design immersive by general assembly, sydney

SARA MICHELAZZ0

My UXDi journey UXDi  Sydney  -­‐    Guest  Speaker  -­‐  15  April  2014    

If  I  could  offer  you  only  one  @p,  “listen  to  Karen”  would  be  it.  The  rest  of  my  advice  has  no  basis  more  reliable  than  my  own  meandering  experience.  

Karen  is  @kcallaghans  Lead  instructor  for  UXDI  

Sketch,  even  if  you  have  no  idea  how  to  do  it.  

hPp://snapguide.com/guides/sketch-­‐for-­‐user-­‐experience/  

Here  my  short  guide  :)  

Don't  waste  your  @me  on  jealousy.  Some@mes  you're  ahead,  some@mes  you're  behind.  The  race  is  long  and,  in  the  end,  it's  only  with  yourself.  

Baz  Luhrman  

Learn  one  thing  from  everyone  in  the  class.  

Remember  compliments  you  receive,  they  are  the  best  way  to  understand  your  strengths.  

Working  in  team  is  hard  …  

Be  hard  on  the  problem  and  so\  on  the  people  

  Anna  Maravelas  

Projects  end  …  

Friends  last    

Give  me  six  hours  to  chop  down  a  tree  and  I  will  spend  the  first  four  sharpening  the  axe.    

 Abraham  Lincoln  

sharpening  the  axe.    to  chop    down  a  tree      

Set  the  tools:  poraolio,  CV,  linkedIn,  …    

Apply  for  jobs    

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How  bad  do  you  want  it?  vs  

Know  yourself    

DURING  THE  COURSE  

MEET  &  GREET  

-­‐  4  Projects  -­‐  Poraolio  -­‐  CV  +  LinkedIn  

-­‐  Printed  Poraolio  -­‐  Business  cards  -­‐  Meet&  Greet  Kit    -­‐  Social/blog  -­‐    Apply  for  jobs  

-­‐  Follow-­‐up  M&G  -­‐  Apply  for  jobs  -­‐  Refine  CV  +  LinkedIn  

JOB  SEARCH    

8  weeks  

1  week  

1  week  

INTERVIEWS   -­‐  Apply  for  jobs  -­‐  Interview  kit  -­‐  Refine  CV  +  LinkedIn  

ALWAYS  

2  weeks  

-­‐  Meet-­‐up  &  Events  -­‐  Keep  in  touch  with  classmate  -­‐  Keep  in  touch  with  GA  -­‐  Help  start-­‐ups/friends  -­‐  Refine  UX  Skills  

NEW  JOB  3  weeks  

Q&A    

And  Meet&  Greet  take  aways  :)  hPp://saramichelazzo.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/meet-­‐greet-­‐prep/