When it comes to to finding a job in the user experience industry, there's a lot of heartache. What are the things hiring managers place the most value on?
For the first half of the event, we'll discuss digital portfolios with London expat Ben Tregoing of TDA-Digital NA, who has run extensive workshops on the subject. The second half of the event will allow you to meet a series of UX hirers from companies and recruiting agencies, who will tell you if your résumé is representing you accurately.
A series of 2-person stations are set up around the room to form a circuit. A reviewer (a senior-level UX-industry professional or UX-industry recruiter) is seated at each station. Participants sit with the reviewer and hand over their resume plus whatever work samples they've brought, and in the few minutes allowed, the reviewer provides their assessment. Feedback is brief and high-level. At the end of the session it's time for the participant to move on.
Work samples may include wireframes, documentation, screenshots, etc. Samples can be presented on paper or via laptops or tablets. This will make it possible for reviewers to get a much clearer picture of participants' capabilities in the time allowed.
Along with Ben Tregoing, we are honored to have the following individuals volunteer their time and expertise for this event.
Sponsors
Avanade is the $1.5B joint venture between Microsoft and Accenture with the most MS Gold competencies of any enterprise partner. Avanade Experience Design delivers user-centric experiences across many platforms, toolsets, and devices such as SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, custom .NET application development, social and mobile. We provide custom experiences based on how users want to interact with applications. Our employees experience unparalleled growth opportunities and best in class training. We love what we do!
Location
Pace University Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
(entrance on Spruce St)
1 Pace Plaza
New York, NY 10038
The Spruce Street entrance is located to the right of the main Pace entrance, halfway down the block.
Nearby subways:
4,5,6 - Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall
N, R - City Hall
2, 3 - Fulton Street (Broadway)
A, C, J, Z - Fulton Street (Fulton)
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Tickets
$10 Annual Members
$20 General Public
$5 Students with ID
Regular registration closes at noon Monday February 18 OR when we reach max capacity, whichever happens first.
Refunds & Transfers
All registration activities are handled by our volunteers. Please be advised that on the day of the event, we'll do our best to accommodate late requests, but our primary focus will be on day-of-event logistics
Regular registration closes at noon Friday October 19 OR when we reach max capacity, whichever happens first.
Refund requests can be taken until the end of day before the event. Please send refund requests to RSVP@nycupa.org.
Tickets are transferable until the end of day before the event by sending a transfer request to RSVP@nycupa.org.
Policies
Seating capacity changes with every venue. If an event sells out early, a Wait List may be set up and managed by us on a discretionary basis. Getting on the Wait List does not guarantee a seat; we'll do our best to keep Wait-Listers informed about status. Priority will be given to Wait Listers who are Annual Members.
Registration for our events is online, and we strongly discourage walk-ins. If you choose to come to the event on a walk-in basis, the Walk-In fee for this event is $75 and applies to members and non-members. We are not set up to handle cash at the door, so exact change is appreciated. Should you arrive without without exact change, we reserve the right to follow up with you after the event for payment.
If you arrive and your name isn't on our list, you can provide your confirmation email in printed or digital form. If you don't have a registration confirmation, we'll ask you to pay the walk-in rate. If you can provide your proof of registration after the event, we'll refund the walk-in charge.
Disclosures
This event may be video-recorded. NYC UXPA reserves the right to use any video footage and/or photography obtained during our events and networking activities on our website or any other community-sharing website, including but not restricted to Facebook, LinkedIn, Vimeo, YouTube, and Flickr in order to promote the visibility of our organization.
