my uxdi journey - being a student at user experience design immersive by general assembly, sydney
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I have been invited to be a Guest Speaker at the User Experience Design immersive 2 in Sydney after being a student at the UXDi1. The presentation contains some tips on staying focused and what I have done to improve my chances of getting a job. Links: How to sketch for UX - http://snapguide.com/guides/sketch-for-user-experience/ Meet&Greet kit - http://saramichelazzo.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/meet-greet-prep/TRANSCRIPT
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/