The UX Interview
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In the Emirates, the UX interview is always a surprise as we really never know what to expect! Sometimes our interviewer is not a UX Designer. But what if he or she is a UX Guru? The goal of this presentation is to discuss the best way to make you ready and rock at your next UX interview! In order to get there, we'll talk about: The UX Role and types of UX roles The interview and a few suggestions on do's & don'ts The Recruiter's point of view The Candidate's point of view What are you really looking for in a UX job?
The UX Interview
- 1. The UX Interview Guilherme Rodrigues @ux_uae / #uxUAE
- 2. Robin Deegan @ux_UAE @ deeganrob #uxUAE
- 4. Welcome! Introductions - Name - What you do? - How UX relates to what you do? - Thoughts on <insert subject here>
- 6. Agenda What were gonna talk about The UX Role Recruiters Candidates Some thoughts
- 7. A bit about myself
- 11. A bit about yourself
- 12. A brilliant mind A quote for an inspirational moment :D
- 14. The UX Role
- 15. Types of UX roles User Experience Designer User Researcher User Experience Architect UX/UI Design Interaction Designer
- 16. Expertise
- 17. Technical? Digital? Research? Marketing? Website / App / Software Digital service Conversion Out of the box Magic
- 18. Some suggestions Know more about the company and what they do - Latest achievements / Products - Investors Interviewer research Ex-employees or current UXers working at the company (if any)
- 19. The Recruiter
- 20. The interview will start! Dont worry. Its like diarrhea. Its not gonna be the first. Not the last too. Confident on yourself. Its your chance to see the potential marriage between you and the company. Shake hands, eye contact, hands positions, your position, your clothes, take a shower, etc ALL OF THESE STUFF ARE IMPORTANT TOO!
- 21. What they wanna know? KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ATTITUDE
- 22. If the recruiter is a UXer?
- 23. Questions How do you structure an AB test? How do you validate the data that comes out of that testing? How do you measure the ROI on your UX? Is it content first or mobile first? How do you incorporate UX into an Agile team?
- 24. What would you change here?
- 25. And If the recruiter is not a UXer?
- 26. Tell me about yourself Where would you be in 5 years? Which tools do you use? Why should I hire you? Specially at the end of the conversation
- 27. Behavioral questions Be ready for them too! These ones are people-type behavioral questions - Whats the project you worked on that youre most proud of? - Have you given feedback on someone elses designs before? What about receiving feedback?
- 28. Behavioral questions And these are project-type behavioral questions Can you describe a time when the requirements changed in the middle of a project, and how you handled that? We want to make our website responsive. How would you approach this?
- 29. The Candidate
- 30. Now its your turn Its like a marriage. Both have to like each other. IDEALLY Be ready with your stuffs! CV, portfolio, process, etc... Do some questions too, not just because you wanna look interested, but because they will support on your decision. Consider you might say no too.
- 31. Possible questions How does UX contribute strategically to the companys success? Helps you to identify how company sees UX and the level of understanding from top to down. How is the team structure? Tells you if youd have to design, or craft some code :) Not necessarily, but gives you a glance about the challenges and opportunities.
- 32. Possible questions Who is the decision maker when it comes to design approvals? Is there a formal process? Tells whether the company is data driven, or takes its own way of approving designs. What part of the design process does the team spend the most time on? Tells you a lot regarding the companys process. Whether they dedicate time on initial UX or just jump into execution.
- 33. Overall, I wanna 壊温霞
- 36. There is always an old flip flop for an ugly foot Translating: Got a NO. Dont worry! One door closes, a window will open. Its a matter of time.
- 38. References UX Switch http://www.uxswitch.com/questions-to-ask-at-a-ux-interview HelloErick / Blog - Erik Flowers http://www.helloerik.com/what-ive-learned-as-a-ux-interviewer Smashing Magazine https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/02/how-to-recruit-a-ux- designer
- 39. References Usability Counts - Patrick Neeman http://www.usabilitycounts.com/2014/01/29/kill-ux-interview Robert Powell / How to recruit a Senior UX Perm https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-recruit-senior-ux-perm-robert- powell
- 40. Thanks! @UX_UAE Jonathan | Robin | Katral
- 41. Thanks to you folks! globo.rodrigues@gmail.com | @globo_rodrigues