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#82 Standing out as a UX designer during job hunting

2023/5/2
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Anfisa: 本期节目讨论了初级UX设计师在求职过程中如何脱颖而出的问题。Anfisa强调了协作能力的重要性,建议求职者在作品集中尽可能展示团队合作经验。她还指出,许多初级设计师的简历和作品集缺乏针对性,没有根据目标公司的需求进行调整,导致求职效果不佳。此外,Anfisa还建议求职者避免盲目跟风,采用低效的求职方式,例如在招聘网站上进行一键式申请。她认为,初级设计师的作品集通常缺乏商业项目经验和团队协作案例,这会影响求职成功率。Anfisa建议求职者积极寻找真实的项目来提升自身经验,并强调了自我认知和目标明确的重要性。她建议求职者了解自身优势,并将其与目标岗位进行匹配。Anfisa还建议求职者尝试一些非常规的求职方式,例如制作视频或其他创意作品来吸引招聘经理的注意。最后,Anfisa强调了人脉网络的重要性,建议求职者积极参加行业活动,拓展人脉资源。 Ioana: Ioana在节目中指出,求职市场竞争激烈,初级设计师应避免仅仅依靠证书来提升竞争力,而应注重展现自身独特价值。她认为,初级设计师求职简历和作品集同质化严重,缺乏个性化和独特卖点,导致难以脱颖而出。Ioana建议求职者在求职过程中进行自我反思,明确自身优势和目标,并将其与目标公司的需求进行匹配。她还建议求职者积极主动地进行网络拓展,并尝试直接联系目标公司相关人员,增加求职机会。Ioana强调了作品集的重要性,建议求职者在作品集中突出展示团队协作能力和真实的商业项目经验。她还建议求职者跳出传统求职模式的限制,尝试更灵活多样的方式,例如参加线下活动或建立人脉关系。最后,Ioana鼓励求职者保持自信,相信自身价值,并建议他们不盲目接受任何机会,而是根据自身情况进行选择。

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The episode introduces the topic of standing out as a junior designer in a challenging market, highlighting the difficulties faced by new designers and the importance of collaboration and real-world experience.

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In this episode:

How to stand out as a junior designer in a tough market? What can you bring to the table as a junior designer?

What junior designers lack in their portfolios?

What are the common mistakes junior designers make when applying for jobs? What are hiring managers looking for?

Why is it important to target where you are applying to even as a junior designer?

Why is it important to find your unique value proposition and how to articulate that?

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🎓 Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Create a Learning Strategy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) by Ioana

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