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After last week’s blog, I reached out to Alberta Soranzo, who is the Service Design Director at Lloyds Banking Group, we discussed what she looks for in a candidate and if she has any tips for those looking.
Would love to hear your thoughts below!
Things to avoid on your CV We’ve all been there. Totally over your current role. Decide to look for a new job. Start by putting your LinkedIn profile to ‘open to new opportunities’. Start scrolling through then think to yourself, ‘Oh, that one looks good. I could do that’ Click apply. Leads you to a […]
As recruiters we speak to hiring managers all the time helping them to make crucial hires. Sometimes, we’re talking to hiring managers who are starting completely from scratch in an environment that doesn’t understand what UX even means. So where do you start? That’s not an easy question to answer and even more difficult to […]
Having been in recruitment for over 10 years now and over 7 years specifically recruiting for the User Experience sector, I’ve learnt some fairly frank points I’d like to share. The below doesn’t cater for every single scenario and there are plenty more points that could be made, but for the sake of not turning […]
Tanked your first UX interview? Here’s 4 things you can do to make sure it doesn’t happen again… We’ve all been there. You’ve spent hours scouring the internet for info on the company. You’ve sent a LinkedIn connection request to the CEO right through to the cleaner. You’ve even forked out a bit of cash […]
The UXPA careers event which Zebra People went to a few nights ago was very interesting, not only was it great to see junior candidates eager to land their first role in UX, but we also got to mix with some well-known industry clients such as Ticketmaster, Just Eat and Foolproof. Our intention was to […]
VR / AR is an area continuing to grow in the Film & Motion industry. I’m putting together a series of interviews with prominent studios who are leading the way in VR/AR development. The sorts of things I’ll be looking to probe are: how VR and AR work, how the industry is evolving and what […]
VR / AR is an area continuing to grow in the Film & Motion industry. I’m putting together a series of interviews with prominent studios who are leading the way in VR/AR development. The sorts of things I’ll be looking to probe are: how VR and AR work, how the industry is evolving and what […]
‘Hire Different’ – Can Recruitment Change The Diversity Story? I recently went to an event hosted by Facebook Creative Shop, where the topic was how recruitment can change the diversity story within the creative and tech industries. I received the invite with not overly high expectations to be honest, as I’ve been to a fair […]