The UX careers handbook
By: Lebson, Cory
Material type: BookPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2016.Description: xv, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781138901063Subject(s): Human-computer interaction -- Vocational guidanceDDC classification: 004.01/9 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 004.019 LE UX (Browse shelf) | Available | T0036728 |
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004.019 HU MA Human-computer interaction and operators' performance : | 004.019 KI HU Human-computer interaction : | 004.019 LA RE Research methods in human-computer interaction / | 004.019 LE UX The UX careers handbook | 004.019 MA SU Superminds : | 004.019 ME HU Human-computer interaction | 004.019 MO DE Designing interactions / |
Other Titles: User experience careers handbook
What is user experience? -- Education, your UX career foundation -- Never stop learning -- Personal branding and networking for career success -- Resumes and portfolios to illustrate your value -- Work in-house or be an external consultant -- Independent contracting or starting a small UX business -- Landing a job (or new contract work) -- Recruiters and UX -- Employer's guide (and what job seekers should look for!) -- UX career pathways and primary skillsets -- Pathways to UX leadership -- UX in the future, your career today.
The UX Careers Handbook offers an insider's look at how to be a successful User Experience (UX) professional from comprehensive career pathways to learning, personal branding, networking skills, building of resumes and portfolios, and actually landing a UX job. This book goes in-depth to explain what it takes to get into and succeed in a UX career, be it as a designer, information architect, strategist, user researcher, or in a variety of other UX career specialities. It presents a wealth of resources designed to help readers develop and take control of their UX career success including perspectives and advice from experts in the field. Features insights and personal stories from a range of industry-leading UX professionals to show readers how they broke into the industry, and evolved their own careers over time. Accompanied by a companion website that provides readers with featured articles and updated resources covering new and changing information to help them stay on top of this fast-paced industry. Provides worksheets and activities to help readers make decisions for their careers and build their own careers. Not only for job seekers! The UX Careers Handbook is also a must-have resource for: Employers and recruiters who want to better understand how to hire and retain UX staff. Undergraduate and graduate students who are thinking about their future careers Those in other related (or even unrelated) professions who are thinking of starting to do UX work