Richard Dalton’s Post

This was an amazing panel yesterday. Some key takeaways: 1. do not underestimate your transitional skills-what have you done in your past role that transfers to a new role in tech... 2. "Get T'd up' - in addition to having a wide breadth of knowledge, go deep in some areas. 3. be data driven (qualitative and quantitative) and document your accomplishments Thanks so much for all of the insight!

Some great tips for letting the uniqueness you bring shine through during interviews

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Hiring managers ask 'Why should we hire you?' I say 'Why not?'. Steal the script that’s helped me answer 'Why should we hire you?' and made me a top pick for UX roles. 👇

Such a helpful step-by-step guide to ace your next interview.

"Demonstrate your team's value..." "Show the impact of your work..." "Calculate your research ROI..." These and many other statements have been on the minds of many #UX pros the past few years. Layoffs, reductions, reorgs...folks are—and have been—feeling the effects of the market's recent evolutions. The logic behind these statements seems sound enough: if I we make our work indispensable to the company, then we'll be in a stronger position to retain and grow our place. But how? I've asked a few friends (Carol Guest, Devin Harold, Vanessa Van Schyndel, and Tyler Medina) working on answering those questions to share their experiences and learnings at YouX next week. They've done things like:  --> Inventoried company structures to discover impact opportunities  --> Identified stakeholders who have org-wide influence over priorities --> Created a research strategy linking their work to company goals --> Educated colleagues on what research can (and can't) "do" They've worked with devs, data science, design, product, and executives teams. They know that feeling of urgency that can make our jobs feel like double work (doing the work and then defending it). They'll share what clicked for them and how they approach their research practices differently today. I can't promise *the* answers, but some practical-and-tactical things to try. Join them (and me!) next week at YouX, by User Interviews. (i'll drop the registration link in the comments below ⤵ )

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Setting your career goals for next year? 🤩 User-centricity continues to be your advantage. Vanessa Whatley of Twilio said it best: "Try to anchor yourself in understanding other people's motives, intentions, what drives them." It will help you speak to customers, stakeholders and teammates in a way that truly resonates. You got this. ❤️ https://lnkd.in/gmkzRpKX

Lately, I’ve been dabbling with an idea, if you’re a hiring manager or a job seeker, let me know if you find it interesting in the comments or PM me 😉 I want to create a place where hiring managers can check out job-seeking UX professionals through CPHUX. I imagine creating a ‘card’ that could be promoted on social media or in a newsletter with a sneak peek of a job seeker. Then having a profile with more concrete information about the person's skills and what they’re looking for.  
 I wanna understand what hiring managers want to know about a person to make them wanna reach out if they have an open position but don’t wanna go through a full hiring process?  What do job seekers wanna tell hiring managers? Perhaps they have preferences on what type of company they wanna work at. Where in the country? Etc.. Reach out if you’re interested in seeing this become reality and perhaps even contribute to it 😉

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