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Page 1: Career Crossroads: Navigating Your Next Professional Move

© 2015 The Creative Group. A Robert Half Company. An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. All rights reserved. This

material is the confidential property of The Creative Group. Copying or reproducing this material is strictly prohibited.

Career CrossroadsNavigating Your Next Professional Move

Diane Domeyer, Executive Director

@dianedomeyer @creativegroup

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

© 2016 The Creative Group. A Robert Half Company. All rights reserved.

The Creative Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans

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1. Job seekers are in command

2. Digital reigns supreme

3. Perks have come into season

4. Companies are sharpening employee

skills

5. Full-time, contract-to-hire and

freelance hiring is heating up

Trends

Driving

Hiring

5

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Salaries Are Heading North

• Starting salaries are getting bigger:

+3.8% overall

+4.2% for interactive jobs

• UX specialists: 5.9%

• UX directors: 4.4%

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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In-Demand

Areas of Expertise

• Coding

• Customer experience

• Social media

• Soft skills

4

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Most In-Demand Positions

• UX designer

• Visual designer

• UI designer

• Front-end web developer

• Creative technologist

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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• 91% of creative professionals are

worried about keeping their skills

marketable

• 62% feel their employers could do a

better job of supporting their

professional development

What Keeps Creatives Up at Night

Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 800 in-house AIGA members nationwide

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Top 5 Reasons for Leaving a JobExecutives were asked, “Which of the following is

most likely to cause good employees to quit their jobs?”

Source: Robert Half survey of 250 senior executives from the largest U.S. and Canadian firms

Inadequate salary

and benefits: 11%

Unhappiness with

management: 34%

Limited opportunities

for advancement: 33%Lack of recognition: 15%

Bored with their job: 3%

Other/don’t know: 4%

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Ways to Improve

Your Job Prospects

• Pursue a promotion

• Find a new job in your

industry/niche

• Switch disciplines

• Strike out on your own

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Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Randy KincaidFounderReverbant

Chris HassSenior VPMad*Pow

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PURSUE A PROMOTION

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Tips for a Productive Meeting

Make a strong case

Get feedback

on soft skills

Request technical

skills development

Ask for more

responsibility

4

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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FIND A NEW JOB IN YOUR INDUSTRY/NICHE

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Tips for Landing the Job

1. Beef up your LinkedIn profile

– 68% of creative executives review job

candidates’ LinkedIn profiles

2. Tailor your application materials to the job

3. Demonstrate your value

4. Show off your technical savvy

5. Play up your soft skills

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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SWITCH DISCIPLINES

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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STRIKE OUT ON YOUR OWN

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Routes for Self-Employment

RUNNING A

FULL-FLEDGED

BUSINESS

WORKING WITH A

STAFFING AGENCY

FREELANCING

3

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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#5 Why do you want others to find you and your work interesting?

Because it will make me feel good about myself.

“I want to move from my in-house job to a more

creative agency job.”

#1: Why do you want to work at an agency?It will allow me to be more creative.

#2: Why do you want to be more creative?Because I feel stifled right now and need to do more interesting work.

#3: Why do you want to do more interesting work? Because I think it will make me a more interesting person.

#4: Why do you want to be a more interesting person?Because I want others to find me and my work interesting.

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Being S.M.A.R.T.Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Realistic

Time-bound

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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FACE ROADBLOCKS HEAD-ON

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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Detours

• Chosen out of interest

• Align with core values

• May be prompted by industry

trends/changes

Dead Ends

• Chosen out of fear

• Make you feel compromised

• Are often prompted by

discomfort or frustration

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Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey

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What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve your goal?

If you’re not willing to sacrifice anything, it’s probably

time to redefine your goal … and that’s OK!

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Career CrossroadsNavigating Your Next Professional Move

Diane Domeyer, Executive Director

@dianedomeyer @creativegroup

© 2016 The Creative Group. A Robert Half Company. All rights reserved.

The Creative Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veterans

Session Survey: http://uxpa2016.org/sessionsurvey/85

Conference Survey: http://www.uxpa2016.org/survey