The document appears to be notes from a presentation on using UX skills to shape one's career. Some of the key points discussed include:
- There are many potential paths for success in UX, such as consulting, in-house roles, product strategy/management, and leadership.
- Effective communication of one's skills, experiences, and impact is important for career opportunities. User research skills can be applied to learn about potential employers/clients.
- Content strategy techniques like creating a project inventory and PARR (Problem, Action, Role, Result) statements can help showcase work experience and value.
- Visual representations like the "Broken Comb" can demonstrate UX skills like UI design, and personal projects
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Success in UX…
Could be consulting.
Could be working in-house.
Could be product strategy/management.
Could be leadership
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Success in UX…
Could be consulting.
Could be working in-house.
Could be product strategy/management.
Could be leadership
Could be just about anything.
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Ability to persuade and
make an impact
Culture fit/personality
Your fit within the team structure
and set of expertise
Problem solving approach
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SAFE ASSUMPTIONS
• May not be familiar
with your particular
niche
• SUPER busy
• They’re definitely
people, not faceless
“users.”
• People like connection
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• Make a spreadsheet with columns for client/
project, date, activities, and outcomes. Link
screenshots and documents.
• Fill it out AS YOU GO.
• Trust me. It’s easier than doing it retroactively.
Project Inventory = Career Content Inventory
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Problem Action Role Result = PARR
PROBLEM ACTION ROLE RESULT
The company
isn’t hitting their
target for new
account signups.
Brainstormed
and user tested
a shorter sign-up
form.
Lead interaction
design, worked
with visual
designer
Customer sign
ups increased
20% per day
after launch.
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• Pick a project that has gone particularly well
• Define the project objective
• Describe the work you did
• Explain your role and how you interfaced with your
team
• Brag about how awesome the project was
• Especially helpful to have hard data
Problem Action Role Result = PARR
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Use your PARR’s to help figure out which projects
and deliverables to include in your portfolio.
You do not need to include every project or
deliverable ever to prove your breadth of
experience.
PRO TIP
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Pick:Core skills - up to 5
• Complimentary skills - up to 4
• Comparison points - up to 3
• Pick a value from 1-10
Map on a y-axis
Broken Comb
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Usability tests
Surveys
Heuristic reviews
Stakeholder interviews
User interviews
Persona creation
Focus groups
Content audits
Competitive reviews
Analytics reviews
Multivariate and a/b testing
Card sorting
Eye tracking
Preference tests
Desirability studies
Sketches
Workflows
Wireframes
Taxonomies
User Flows
Content inventories
Site maps/site structure
Comps
Icons
Typography
Prototypes
Moodboards
Pattern libraries
Style guides
Illustration
Photography
Motion/animation
Possible skills
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I hated my team.
We never had
enough budget.
NO BETTER
There were some tough
personalities, but here’s
how I learned to
collaborate…
Although we didn’t have
unlimited resources, we
were able to achieve…
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• Find one thing you’re currently working on/thinking
about
• Your portfolio, a current presentation, the
spinach in my teach.
• Ask this team for one piece of constructive criticism
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