How to Get a UX Design Job: Create a compelling portfolio, submit a stand-out application, and ace the interview to land your user experience dream job

Murnan, Lisa; Glaser, Jenn Paul

ISBN 10: 0988630427 / ISBN 13: 9780988630420

Published by UX for the People (edition 1), 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Get a UX Design Job: Create a compelling portfolio, submit a stand-out application, and ace the interview to land your user experience dream job
• Publisher: UX for the People (edition 1)
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0988630427
• ISBN 13: 9780988630420
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Want to land your next (or first) UX job? UX is hot these days, but the competition for jobs is fierce. When it's you against 200 other applicants, you must stand out. Are you stressing over your portfolio? Second-guessing your resume? Obsessing about what crazy questions or design exercises they might throw at you during an interview? In How to Get a UX Design Job, UX veteran Lisa Murnan shows you how to: * Design everything for your "users" (hint: recruiters, hiring managers, and potential teammates) * Create an Applicant Tracking System-friendly resume that gets you noticed by a real, live person * Write a cover letter that shows off your personality * Design a UX portfolio with substance that will impress recruiters and hiring managers * Build a professional online presence with your website, LinkedIn, and other social media * Answer common UX interview questions with confidence * Master the art of the in-person design exercise Written by a UX designer for UX designers, this practical, tactical handbook will help you take your user experience career to the next level.

About the Author

Lisa Murnan (lisamurnan.com) has been designing web and mobile interfaces and leading UX projects for over 20 years. In 1994, she was on the team that put one of the first newspapers online, and in 1995 she was part of the first wave of corporate webmasters. Lisa has played almost every role on the user experience spectrum and has worked on all types of digital projects, as both a corporate UXer and a consultant for startups. She is a full-time user experience designer and also teaches the UI/UX Design Certificate Program at Boulder Digital Arts in Boulder, CO.