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HIRING TO BUILD YOUR CAREERJulie Jensen Principal UX ManagerMicrosoft Cloud Services

size of company sole UX person? hiring? job seeking?

ABOUT YOUwhy are you in this session?

Plot your plan Attract top

talent Select stars Prepare team Onboard Retain Transition

PASPORT PROCESSorganizational success and personal job growth

~20 years successes failures

share strategies make you laugh

DISCLAIMERI’m not a recruiter

outside the bux marketing

materials? sales/support

processes? forms and

procedures? executive

reports? become a

strategic business partner

PLOT YOUR PLANclose gaps in your organization

standard resources professional

associations job sites social media

use your UX skills

ATTRACT TOP TALENT

personallyconnect

professional associations

job sites social media

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VEGETABLE ISLEbe observant everywhere

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Don’t follow your mother’s advicetalk to strangers

standard resources professional

associations job sites social media

connect observe people talk to strangers

ATTRACT TOP TALENT

maintain high expectations

make candidates prove themselves ‘tests’ tough

interviews perfection

weaken weaknesses; strengthen strengths

SELECT STARSclose gaps in your organization

clarify expectations Senior mentor Newbie book

PREPARE YOUR TEAMfor their new teammate

clarify expectations

introductions

ONBOARD NEW HIREfor their new teammate

measure ‘whelmedness’

become a cadaver

RETAIN TALENTgrow their skills and opportunities

TRANSITION TALENTto expand your visibility

sponsor your employees

be a source of leaders

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Plot your plan

Transition Retain Onboard Prepare team Select stars Attract top talent