What UX Hiring Managers Actually Want To See!

[@careerfoundry]

Let us know in the comments if you have any questions on the featured specifications / job criteria? Which companies / job ads should we breakdown for future videos?

[@GenovevaSaffira]

Omg this video is so valuable! I just graduated from illustration course and I want to pursue UI/UX. I just fell in love with it. However, I keep procrastinating on my portfolio after reading the job ads because I get intimidated especially by the year and tool requirement. I kept beating myself up trying to live up to those ads' standards. Watching this breakdown helps my self esteem. It made everything seems less daunting. Sincerely grateful for this video! *cries.

[@dariogeorge8680]

No point in putting Junior/Mid/Senior...all companies want experience and expect you to know everything from the get go.

[@joselynflores3553]

I love how clear, clean and precise you are at communicating exactly what we are searching answers too. Thank you for that. Thank you for breaking down and making it easier to understand what these job positing are looking for. I have been looking for a new career path and have genuinely found my calling with UX Designer thanks to your videos !

[@careerfoundry]

You are so welcome Joselyn, thanks. Good luck on your journey too, let us know if you have any questions around this career, or getting started!

[@willl7]

Very helpful to someone coming from a graphic design/ marketing background and pivoting towards a UX role. One thing I'd like to see highlighted (and something brought up in Google's UX Design course), was the distinction of whether the position will include having to conduct research (which you touched on with the jr. role) or whether there will be an established research team for you to collaborate with. With the role being so driven by the user input (as opposed to GD where you followed skills or established techniques); it seems crucial to know how it is that the guiding information for the work will be obtained. Thanks for these videos and keep up the great work!

[@careerfoundry]

Hi Will, great question, and it really just depends on the role you're applying for generally speaking, and the existing infrastructure of the company / team you join. It's an important and evolving distinction for sure. Large tech companies like Google will undoubtedly have specialist teams across a range of UX areas, though if you were applying to a start up say, UX research would be likely included in a generalist UX / UI role. We can perhaps cover this in future materials too, as you raise some very good points!

[@SLApple-hp9ed]

As a UX/ID designer (more than 20 years), I learned human computer from those books I read for hobbies. And I think it's not quite difficult for everyone if you are really being curious to knowledge. The best comfirmed degree of UX is, experiening the life of different cultures in the world because the first user in UX was/is/would be youself.

[@lindseynorberg7313]

That Jr. UX Designer role is outrageous!

[@mengqimwangi2127]

Hi, if we were graduated from the UI/UX course, are we only allowed to apply the positions with "Junior "? Because I saw of lot of jobs on Indeed only ask for "UI/UX", didn't mention anything that's related to beginning level. Thanks!

[@Calumrussell88]

Thanks for the video! I liked seeing the similarities and discrepancies between the seniorities! Seniors appear to be much more involved in strategic thinking, it'd be great to see content on that going forward too!

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks Calum! We'll definitely look into this, great topic!

[@alexisfy]

Would you say they ask too much from the Delloit Job Ad? What are the caveates you could give to junior designers o desginers in general to avoid this kind of stuff? I see that, even if you are in the UX world and constantly getting updated into new things, specializing into something like UX researcher or UX prototyper is something some industries or companies can't differentiate either. Usually some, more design focused, companies ask for them. Also, do you see a possibility to be overqualified due to the general approach the job ad takes? Awesome Video! Thanks for the content! Also, hair looks fine!

[@careerfoundry]

Hey Alexis, thanks for the comment. The Deloitte ad is quite standard and is for a very generalised role. Often these applications act as 'screeners' to dissuade some juniors from applying too. We touch on that topic in this video a little more - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aausdINujaZ3nNU . Also you can be over qualified in certain areas. But in those instances it's best actively describe how your experiences in a particular area can help elevate the team further, based on the business needs of the role, rather than simply basing it on length of service within your career. Hope this helps! Thanks for the great question!

[@ricardoaponte5239]

This is gold!!! Thank you for these advices!!!

[@JR-gh8lp]

AMAZING VIDEO... many thanks for doing this type of topic.

[@careerfoundry]

Our pleasure! Would you like more tear-downs like this J R?

[@mozhdehJada]

That was really helpful! Thanks a lot

[@skyhskyh]

I hardly comment but this is gold! thank you

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks Simon, glad it was helpful!

[@sprinktechhygieneservices5696]

Thanks for the video, it was really helpful and insightful

[@careerfoundry]

Thanks we're really happy you enjoyed it!