5 Rules of Getting Hired 🔥

5 Red Flags To Avoid In Job Application and What You Can Do instead.

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🔥 Learning of the week:

The Not-To-Do List in Job Application ✨

In this week's learning, our mentor- Andi Beka, the Head of UX & Design at simplesurance GmbH will share some of the red flags in job applications.

1: Never Express Salary Expectation As An Exact Number.

• Provide a wide range

• As you progress through the interview process, you are able to reduce your range towards a single number

2: The Application Materials

• Are password protected, either not available or have changed

• The professional title is different from a CV to Portfolio

• The name of the PDF file is created for another company

3: Boring Cover Letter

• Not aesthetically pleasing. Fulfill minimum expectations (Kano Model)

• Too many colors, shapes, icons, and stylistic elements

• Has contact data but does not answer promptly

4: Inconsistent Portfolio

• Crafted manually that indicates ‘low efficiency’

• Has case studies that are not related to the applied job

5: Lack of Social Presences

• Not having a LinkedIn account shows a candidate has no evidence for the professional direction

Top-rated Group Sessions:

Join Bob Ricca’s group session on storytelling in UX as he breaks down two simple formulas he used in the past to create successful UX presentations. If you attended his talk in September 2021, this is a repeat. Happening on Thursday - 3 March 2022, 12 PM EST.

📅 Happening this week

✨ Your Career as a Software Engineer- Thu 3 March, 6 PM (EST) (RSVP)
✨ UX Manual For Starters - Walkthrough- Fri 4 March, 10 AM (EST) (RSVP)
✨Lightning Portfolio Reviews (5 min each)- Sun 4 March, 9 PM (EST) (RSVP)
✨No Code For Good #8- Sat 5 March, 9 PM (EST) (RSVP)
✨Speed Connecting #5 - For juniors & mid-weights- Sun 6 March, 5 PM (EST) (RSVP)

View all our upcoming group sessions

🦄This Week’s Quote✨:

“New designers tend to put everything out there. I always recommend less is more and think of yourself as a brand.”

Lucia Bustamante on creating a portfolio.
Lead Product Designer at TheoremOne

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