How To Improve Your Design and Research Portfolios

<p><strong>Episode 44 Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I recently reviewed over 200 portfolios for a Junior Product Designer position we needed to fill. As I was going through these portfolios, I noticed a common problem. A lot of candidates don’t know what to put in their portfolio or how to keep a hiring manager on their portfolio for at least 2 minutes. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode will be me ranting and providing guidance for anyone who is a designer or researcher with a portfolio. After reviewing these portfolios, I understood what most junior Uxers portfolios look like after finishing an online boot camp or college degree. I hate to break this to you, but they suck, and nobody’s told you this. I even hate having to say it out loud because it makes me the bad guy. 😩</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m not going to be judging you this whole episode; instead, I will be giving you clear steps on why it sucks and how you can make it better because I want you to land the interview.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take a listen and tag</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/uinarrativeco/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@uinarrativeco</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on Twitter with your questions or comments.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Mentions:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Website Building Tools:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Squarespace</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.squarespace.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.squarespace.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Webflow</span></p> <p><a href="https://webflow.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://webflow.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wix</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.wix.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.wix.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elementor for Wordpress</span></p> <p><a href="https://elementor.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;