Presenting portfolio projects in a design interview

[@femkedesign]

Get the template here: femke.ck.page/portfolio-presentation

[@masha3365]

Watching this made me kinda sad. Why do designers nowadays have to put together not only portfolios but also these presentations? It's like a second portfolio, also with the About me section, and Design philosophy and thoughts, and case studies.. double work. Why engineers, PMs, and everyone else do not have to do this? (just a rhetorical question). Like for example, PM would put a website with their projects, and how they made all their PM decisions, and what were roadmaps, and deadlines, and how the project went off. And then they would also create a pdf of the same project but with more pictures.. and add their PM philosophy there (whatever it is).. but no, they can just send a CV over and go practice interviewing.. heh.

[@alisonsalbum]

I agree, esp for the PM part. Engineers have lots of coding challenges, but I wonder how PMs put together their work.

[@seven11dmd]

You don't. This is so overkill. Build your portfolio website. Make sure work is well rounded and explains what you did (and what you didn't). Your portfolio gets you in the door. You shouldn't be showing up with a 2nd presentation. You should be prepared to walk me through projects on your website and talk about them in depth. Don't make a presentation telling me who you are. I have already looked at your website, your resume, your LinkedIn profile, and that's why you're in the door interviewing.

[@masha3365]

@@seven11dmd Thanks, Dan.

[@vykanguyen9677]

I don't think this presentation is a must, but it definitely is interesting and make you stand out among cookie cutter designers from bootcamp. The market is oversaturated, so this presentation can really make a great impression and show how you care about design in a more personal way. Companies and teams look for personality not only skill. I hope that makes it less sad, and more motivating! Good luck

[@Mike604]

Agree totally, however if the recruiter was the one who interviewed you, the product designer in the later stages don’t know who you are?

[@ItsYukiToo]

Having an interview tomorrow and this video really helped me figure out how to structure my slide deck. Manifesting some postive outcomes~

[@Valerieotutu]

I hope it went well!

[@marimar5279]

Thanks to you I literally got my first job, I followed this video as a guideline to present my take-home. Here I am almost 2 years later trying to get a new job and doing the same things again. Thank you so much!!!

[@joyalmazan]

Your channel is amazing! In less than an hour, I've learned SO MUCH! Thank you for sharing all this knowledge

[@lindseynorberg7313]

I just wanted to say I followed this structure for creating a 40-page slide deck presentation with a top tech company and just landed a job with it. One interview, that's all! So, THANK YOU!!!!

[@femkedesign]

That's amazing Lindsey! Congrats!!!

[@manny9482]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m getting anxious about my full day interview including portfolio review and your channel is helping so much!

[@Tbland0930]

Did you get the job??

[@manny9482]

​@@Tbland0930 not exactly for this job, but got another one using the same format! I didn't follow exactly what she said, kinda looked at different videos on KZbin, and used things I think are great, but this is definitely the foundation I used, and there are so many good pointers!

[@guudey]

Thanks Femke! I love you!! I love the tip about the final pitch, I never thought of that and I think it adds a nice touch to the presentation!

[@ededdyedward]

Same! The testimonial portion seems like it would be very impactful!

[@brnrmr_]

Thank you so much, I'm gonna search this video again when I start with it, such good information!!

[@iamrobertsmart]

Awesome video. Some time back I was actually asked to present 3 examples of my work but because of time constraints, I only managed to present one. Fortunately the interview was done remotely so I took the opportunity to show the process that follow. II went through the user persona, wireframes, sitemap, design, prototype etc. It was just easier for me to show how I usually go about working on projects.

[@mikeagonz]

this is more helpful than you know. thank you thank you thank you! especially for all of the resources in the bio. this is giving me so much confidence and clarity in my approach as i prep for a review.

[@femkedesign]

You're very welcome!

[@renansm]

I'm from Brazil and I'm starting in UX design, I really liked your channel. congratulations =)

[@suave-alpaca8412]

Thank so much Femke! Im searching for a job so I have to be prepared for the interview and honest to God, I have no idea how to present my work well

[@zuojianing1800]

OMG, that's exactly what I need at this moment! Loved it.

[@Caitlinsowers]

As a new product designer these videos are so helpful! So glad to have found your channel 👏🏼

[@aoimeetspiano1395]

I've been listening your podcast with Charlie and that's how I found you on KZbin. Your contents are truly inspirational and informative, they've driven me to blush up my side project from Sunday morning:) Thanks for your contribution and plz keep it up!

[@pjonesg]

Thank you for this! I have an agency portfolio review interview Wednesday and this is great 🤘🏼

[@jswanson859]

This was very helpful. I'm going to revamp my website and portfolio this month and could will be using this template for the interviews I plan on having for potential new jobs. Thanks for sharing.

[@StuKim_DesignLead]

Thanks for this video! It's 4 years old but it's still very relevant and helpful. I've been sending my mentees here. Ever think about about doing an updated version?

[@femkedesign]

Thank you! Yes an updated one is due haha

[@wge621]

hey Femke, wanted to say that I got surprisingly good feedback when including the 'final pitch' portion in my presentation. such a good idea to include snapshots of what my peers said in performance reviews. the interviewers even said that they could see the feedback demonstrated in how i presented my portfolio. it felt quite weird to brag about myself, but I guess that's something I need to work on, anyway: being confident about myself and my achievements, instead of always striving for humility at the expense of my own succes. thanks again!

[@femkedesign]

So glad to hear that!!! Sounds like the presentation went well, nice job!

[@alliekaatt]

I am in interior design but this is a super relevant to me as well - very helpful structure on how to present ! Thank you

[@okaymoonstorm]

I present my portfolio as my final assignment tomorrow, thank you so much for this!

[@femkedesign]

Hope it went well!

[@okaymoonstorm]

@@femkedesign it DID!! I won!! And I was told “if I had to hire someone today, it would be you” 🥰

[@MCandMosRandomChannel]

Just checking im looking at the right thing here. … I was meant to create a portfolio of my past work for a graduate job with Deloitte. Thanks.

[@ketoweightloss9825]

So basically this hiring process is not for introverts, only extroverts will get hired. What is the point of presenting a portfolio when it speaks for itself. Seriously hours spent building a portfolio, then an hour each presenting it to multiple recruiters seems redundant, a waste of time. That's possibly 1 unpaid hour x 100's of interviews. Tell me you didn't read my portfolio without telling me you didn't read my portfolio 🙃 Maybe I won't work for a company that doesn't pay attention initially when looking at my portfolio. A normal interview and a whiteboard presentation is all that should be required unless the company plans to pay me, at minimum $50 hr, for my interview, and whiteboard hours time.

[@femkedesign]

You're not wrong! Interviewing is time consuming and can be repetitive when you have to do the same presentation each time. I wish it could be better.

[@product_designer_lp]

Hi Femke! Very helpful video🙏🏼 I just have a question: some people suggest asking the interviewer what projects he wants you to talk through in the beginning of the interview while others suggest preparing a presentation with your favourite projects and get ready to present them. What do you think is better based on your experience?

[@HeyYulia]

thanks, Femke! super helpful as usual 🔥

[@rovencekabahinda6462]

Thanks Femke, its precise and straight to the point

[@femkedesign]

You're welcome!

[@nosoynadaoriginal]

What I don't get is how are you supposed to have all that If you just graduated? It's impossible.

[@helyazand6441]

Hi Femke, this is awesome! Do you have any recommendations for UX research presentations?

[@venstonvedasto]

tomorrow i have a portifolio presentation this is so helpful

[@IsaSteenbergen]

You talk about the hand-off to engineers/developers and how to work with them. Do you have a video, or any tips on how to do that? Thanks for this video :)

[@tollerton]

This is super useful. Thank you Femke!

[@nizam776]

I love your channel, thank you for sharing your work with all :)

[@femkedesign]

You are so welcome!

[@pilarmoto]

Thank you very much, I'm currently looking for a job, so this really helps! Greetings from Mexico ;)

[@femkedesign]

Best of luck!

[@anisaskeja6356]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information! Is it okay to have projects that live in different places? I do have one presentation that I've made in Figma but the other in Canva. Is it a deal breaker if I present them separately and then the final pitch separately?

[@kayaar4048]

Thanks ! Quick and informative.

[@vickypan3250]

Hi! I'm finding your videos really helpful =) Wondering if you have thoughts on what kinds of points are good to go over in the Final Pitch section or examples of the kinds of details you've included there?

[@leoactions]

Hi Vicky, did you. get any details for this part

[@thedigitalwealthstudios]

WOW! What an amazing video. Can you tell me how you made this video and what platforms you used? How did you transition so seemlessly from you talking to us to your sharing your slide deck back to you talking to us?

[@Amayaaa-3-]

This video helped so much with and upcoming college project! Thank you so much as I had no idea what to include in a portfolio presentation!! Just to be clear is case studies like work experience or just work you have done?

[@Amayaaa-3-]

@@femkedesign ah thank you so much! We have to present a portfolio for a uni project and had no idea how to do about it! Thank you so much. ❤️❤️

[@Marina-ub3js]

Hello Femke, may I know what is the difference between a presentation shown as per the video and the case studies shown on a website? Does one need to have both?

[@lucyhodgkinson-fisher7355]

Hi Femke, I'm so glad you make these videos - they're so informative! You've inspired me to start creating my own portfolio presentation slide deck. One question: I prefer to have VERY few words on my slide deck and mainly speak to visuals. However, I noticed the template you provided had quite a lot of text. Was this so the panel could read and understand your slide deck even without needing you there to explain it? Thanks so much!

[@lucyhodgkinson-fisher7355]

@@femkedesign Thank-you!! Totally makes sense as the slide deck could be something they review later. Thanks again :D

[@vincychen1114]

Hey I clilcked the link and got subscribed but I can't find the link to the template. Could you help me with the direction thanks!

[@femkedesign]

Please email me and I can help you out! [e-mail]

[@Kriti-fv2ys]

This is quite insightful Femke & thanks for sharing this, but what if you are a fresher with just personal case studies? Any tips ?

[@femkedesign]

You might find this video helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n17FaJKXmL-Wd8k

[@mariapavlova2575]

Wow is it really like that? I have never heard about the presentation. Is it a common case when you have a prepared presentation with case studies?

[@femkedesign]

Very common in tech!

[@bryanmcb19]

This is a great video. One questions do most UX designers have a live app and website in the works. I ask that because I have not learned html and css yet.

[@mcox2381]

Great video!!

[@femkedesign]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@smilli6415]

Femke , do you recommond showong full design process like sketches etc on portfolios or just highlights like what you did on yours , i see lot of confusion on how various designers present it differently

[@femkedesign]

In the context of a presentation I would focus on telling the story of the project, not necessarily which artefacts to show. What were some interesting challenges in the project? How can you share and talk about these challenges in a visual and engaging way? What was your process for tackling these challenges?

[@blank998]

thank you

[@imsamcastillo]

Thank you!!

[@DriveByConversations]

Very helpful thanks 😊

[@femkedesign]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mohamedmaidomi6210]

Thanks for this information

[@mohamedmaidomi6210]

@@femkedesign 😊❤❤

[@fatoldpal]

very good video, thank you

[@femkedesign]

Thank you!

[@candidofinda1095]

very good your lesson

[@femkedesign]

Cheers!

[@mayhanguyen]

Hi Femke, thanks for this video! Tried to subscribe to get the presentation Figma template but the subscription confirmation won't load/process.

[@mayhanguyen]

@@femkedesign Cheers, seems like it was just buggy, works now. Thank you!

[@jlee3320]

Femke / Design KZbinr me too :(( I submitted the form about three times but I haven't received any mail yet.

[@jlee3320]

Femke / Design KZbinr I sent you mail pls check thank you

[@wendyluo7549]

no wonder you got hired :)

[@femkedesign]

Haha thank you for the compliment :)

[@davidpicarazzi]

Subscribed :D

[@rafaelmedina2839]

Awesome video, even though I was never able to get the template even tho tried many emails and check spam and other folders :(

[@rafaelmedina2839]

​@@femkedesign That's so cool of you, thank you so much.

[@salmanpersian]

Hi Femke, submitted the form but didn't receive any link, already sent you an email too, please check, thanks!

[@ivankostovski9999]

Is it just me or that example deck was way too word heavy? Thanks for the video tho!

[@femkedesign]

Thanks Ivan for the feedback! You can of course remove any content you don't need, think of it as a modifiable template. If you are sending in a presentation and not there to present it, i do think there's benefits to having some more content on the slides for example.

[@VinnyTheory]

Change the title of your KZbin channel, hope this helps don’t let it stress you - fellow KZbinr

[@veronicajones1568]

Great video although I have some reservations about the design & structure of the slides. I want to know why these presentation slide decks have so much information? Just as much information as a website portfolio. When you are presenting a slide deck, isn't it distracting to the audience to have paragraphs on a slide? For a design interview would it not be more engaging to make the slides interactive so the audience doesn't become overwhelmed with the information being presented? I'm a little confused at this video advising folks to use so much texts and read off of slides as it seems a little elementary. Once again, great advice on the information to share in a presentation, but I think advising people to read a paragraph off of a slide is a poor decision.

[@jy-sailormercury4124]

Yeah, take this with a grain of salt. It's kind of annoying when content creators feed bad advice and don't acknowledge it. Gatekeepers in disguise!

[@BuzzyBee11]

I agree her information is great. But showing too many words on a slide presentation is boring.

[@talalsabbagh]

Hi Femke, thank you so much for the great content, with the help of this video, my portfolio presentation landed me a job at Amazon, thanks again and keep up the superb work :)

[@furquanahmad4657]

Zach has some really awesome presentation templates on Figma community! Great video Femke.

[@elizabeth4689]

Femke this is an amazing resource for people jobhunting! It also eases the burnout from the job applicatoon process

[@rosieway5811]

Thanks Femke! This video is awesome! I wish I found this video before my interview yesterday 🤯 with a case study design decks in hand, it is definitely far way easy to go through the Portfolio instead of scrolling my Portfolio website on the spot via zoom screen sharing 🙃however, it is also because of that interview I found your video :) and learn this key lesson! Thanks Femke!

[@tinaaaaw]

Femke! This is perfect timing. I’m doing a mock presentation with Hexagon UX tomorrow and probably would’ve forgotten the developer communication part. As always, appreciate your videos and tips!

[@roter13]

Ok so should this be a powerpoint presentation? I'm still not sure how to structure it. I know that you provided a template but what other ways are there to do it?

[@scut55]

It would be helpful if you identify they type of design you are addressing in the video title.

[@goatjunie0720]

Hello Femke! I just want to say so bad! I appreciate so much (:

[@femkedesign]

Thanks!

[@1996pauleta]

Thank you so much! really valuable information that you bring to the table. Wish me luck on my portfolio presentation interview tomorrow haha

[@jacquelyn4374]

is it a bad idea to walk through portfolio items from your website?

[@raghavnegi6932]

What if it is a personal project and it was never released?

[@m.design]

Hey, I have cerated one slide deck and would love to get your feedback on that.

[@femkedesign]

Happy to! You can book a mentoring session with me here: www.superpeer.com/femke

[@techieendou8778]

Thanks, Great Video 😀

[@blvckcreativestudio]

This was great even though I was searching for product photography portfolio creating this video still was able to help me so much and pretty much give me most of my answers! Thank youuu

[@femkedesign]

Ooh that's so great to hear! Glad it helps :)

[@coreypolk4842]

So helpful and concise! Thank you!

[@Karin23Karina]

Can I use this tip for digital marketing portfolio interview?

[@femkedesign]

I'm not familiar with what the expectations are for a digital market so am unsure!

[@guilhermeacardozo]

Amazing tips. It's the second time you've commented about the final pitch, and I find it very helpful! I'm not sure how to put a project I've collaborated on in my portfolio. The project was started by another designers and I took over and completed it. Do you have any recommendations on this or what are the best practices to document in this way in the portfolio?

[@femkedesign]

I think you can just be honest about that and start off with the project context and background, then pick up the design process where the previous design left off and you started!

[@guilhermeacardozo]

Thanks for the reply, Femke! It was very helpful. I will do it! Greetings from Brazil : )

[@alkesh482]

Make a video on how to make an awesome case study and show examples okay.

[@alkesh482]

@@femkedesign Thank for the link. Actually from past 3 days I started watching your videos and I am liking it really.

[@Milamilamila842]

I love it!!

[@sanjusahu]

Thank you quite a help

[@femkedesign]

You're welcome!

[@asmr.Beehere]

Thank you thank you ❤️

[@femkedesign]

You are so welcome

[@cieracox2751]

This is so helpful!

[@femkedesign]

Glad you think so!

[@biswadeep9522]

If someone is new to a UX Design job and never had a real-time project to show, then how to show or present the pet project, can you make a video for freshers

[@fortyozsteak]

This is the biggest waste of time for both employers and job seekers. You get no feel for how you’ll work together and employers can just read the case study on the portfolio. This is truly lazy interviewing. Spend the hour collaborating on a challenge, project, or white boarding.