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

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SARA MICHELAZZ0 My UXDi journey UXDi Sydney Guest Speaker 15 April 2014

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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/

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Page 1: 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    

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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  

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

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

Here  my  short  guide  :)  

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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  

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Learn  one  thing  from  everyone  in  the  class.  

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

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Working  in  team  is  hard  …  

Be  hard  on  the  problem  and  so\  on  the  people  

  Anna  Maravelas  

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Projects  end  …  

Friends  last    

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

 Abraham  Lincoln  

 

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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    

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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  

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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  

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Q&A    

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