After contacting Christina Connelly from the BBC creative exchange week, me and a small group of other students got permission to go to the BBC for a small meetup and talk with other UX designers. Each speaker discuss how they ended up in their job positions, the kind of work they did/do and advice on what a company looks for.
The thing that I took away most from this day were:
- My skills may not strictly have to be related to design to get a design orientated job. It is fine to be better at researching or organising as in a corporate setting there is a better position within a group for that role/skill.
- Don't be intimidated to apply for a job you can't tick all the boxes for ; "fuck it just apply". The likelihood of having every skill before applying for a job is slim and if you don't get the job, you can always learn from the interview what to work on.
- Do your research on the business you are applying for, check their social media, history and get a good feeling for the type of business you are applying to fit in with.
- "Give a shit!" Be interested and enjoy learning new things. People like to see enthusiasm and drive.
It was a very relaxed morning with talks running till lunch time, any time after that being free to explore Manchester at our own leisure.
