40 things you didn’t know about ux recruitment and were too afraid to ask
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Be Kaler's talk from NUX3. Be will answer the questions you would like to know the answers to. Be will focus on the user experience industry and how to get the most from your recruitment partner – as an employer or employee. http://nux3.co.uk/speakers/be-kaler/TRANSCRIPT
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40 things you didn’t knowabout UX recruitment and were too afraid to ask.
@bekalerFH
@futurebanter
@FutureheadsUX
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40. What do I know?
15 years 3000 Interviews
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39. How has UX changed in 15 years?
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38. Is my employer under paying me?
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37. What are the big hiring trends?
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36. Who gets paid the most?
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35. What skills are most desired?
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34. What are the best courses for UX?
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33. What are the best conferences to learn about UX?
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32. What are the best books for UX?
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31. What does a contractor earn?
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30. What has been the biggest shift in 2014?
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29. What does 2015 look like?
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28. Is a portfolio absolutely necessary?
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27. Why do clients want permanent hire?
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26. Why do clients need contractors?
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25. Why do candidates want perm?
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24. Why do candidates want contract?
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23. Who is hiring Juniors?
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22. How shall I choose which job to take?
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21. How do I let the ones I don’t want down?
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20. What vacancies get the best response from ads?
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19. What are the biggest mistakes firms make duringthe hiring process?
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18. What are the biggest mistakes that candidates make at interview?
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17. How does the interview process differ from agency and client side?
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16. How do I tailor myself for a start-up role?
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15. I have a broad set of skills, how to I avoid being a jack of all trades, a master of none?
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14. What should I look for in a UX recruiter, aren’t theyall the same?
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13. What happens if I take a contract and it gets terminated unexpectedly?
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12. How do I upskills as a contractor?
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11. How do I manage my NDAs in my portfolio?
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10. When is the best time in my career to start contracting?
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9. What are the mistakes to avoid mid contract?
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8. Are visual design skills essential for good UX?
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7. Is creating a job spec. for a hire essential?
• YES
• Make sure its up to date
• Use the company tone
• Don’t just let the HR or operations team create this
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6. How can I interview well?
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5. How can I prepare to do a good interview?
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4. I work in digital, but never in UX – can I transfer?
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3. If I want to get out of UX, what else could I do?
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2. What happened before UX?
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1. Are we now in a UX “bubble” and when is it going to burst?
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