UX Careers Event 2017

15
Jun
2017

19:00 - 21:30

General Assembly, The Relay Building, 114 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7PT

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Looking for a job in UX or trying to work out how to take your UX career to the next level? Perhaps you are an employer looking for some new UX talent?

Every June our careers event bring employers and candidates together to meet and find new opportunities over a glass of wine or beer.

FREE EVENT – this event is free, but you still need to book your spot. Refunds will be issued to all event attendees.

If you are recruiting, this is a great way to get yourself in front of 100s of UX candidates in one evening. Please contact Fiona for more information about exhibiting.

Open House Careers Event

This free event lets employers and practitioners meet, learn and find new career opportunities. Drop in anytime from 19:00 to talk with organisations currently recruiting for UX positions, network and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

These companies are looking for a range of specialisms and experience, if you’re looking for a new role in UX you can’t afford to miss this event.

To make the most of this event don’t forget to bring copies of your CV and portfolio.

Programme

19:00 – 21:30: Open house careers fair, networking and drinks.
19:15 – 21:00: CV & Portfolio clinic
19:30 – 20:00: “Hacks for Getting Hired” by Lauren Thomas
20:15 – 20:45: Panel discussion on “How to develop for the role you want”

Companies waiting to meet you:

Accenture
BAE Systems
Bunnyfoot
Capital One
Citizens Advice
Foolproof
Futureheads
HUED
Scott Logic
Thoughtworks
Ticketmaster
Zebra People

CV & Portfolio Clinic

Bring your CV and/or Portfolio with you on the night and get one-to-one expert advice and feedback. Sessions will be one-to-one, short and focussed. Come prepared!
Experts from: Futureheads, Zebra People and Source Recruitment
Sessions start from 19:15 pm to 21:00 pm. Book your spot on the night!

Talks

“Hacks for Getting Hired” by Lauren Thomas.
See below for more details.

“How to develop for the role you want” panel discussion
This panel of experienced UX professionals will talk about: what skills are essential, which skills are desirable, the differing levels of soft and hard skills required. What steps they’ve taken to improve their skills, and things they look for in others.

This event is FREE to attend!
We ask for a £10 deposit that is fully refunded to all event attendees. This is necessary to limit the amount of people who book tickets and don’t attend. Otherwise we end up wasting a lot of food and drink. If you have booked a ticket and can no longer attend, providing you cancel the ticket 48 hours before the event you will be refunded in full.

Hosts
Many thanks to our partners General Assembly for hosting this event.*
GA is creating a global community of individuals empowered to pursue work they love through courses and workshops in the most relevant skills of the 21st century. These include web development, UX design, product management, digital marketing, analytics and data science.
Find out more about their courses at http://generalassemb.ly

Hacks for Getting Hired

Making a career change? Trying to find your dream job? Join us for a talk that will give you insight into what hiring managers within the London tech scene look for and tips and tricks to stand out as an applicant and get the job.

30mins plus Q&A time

About Lauren

Lauren is UK Partnerships Lead for General Assembly, helping to connect GA graduates to potential employers and allowing her to concentrate on 3 of her passions: people, tech and education.

She moved to London in 2015 having spent nearly three years in Sydney working in recruitment and connecting creatives and coders to job opportunities in Sydney’s tech scene. During her time down under, she became passionate about making the world a better place through sustainability and worked for Republic of Everyone, an agency which focuses on social good campaigns and green initiatives.

When she’s not on campus she spends most of her time exploring London, tasting new types of gin and attempting to start her own podcast series “Better Date Than Never.”

How to develop for the role you want

This panel of experienced UX professionals will talk about:
*what skills are essential,
*which skills are desirable,
*the differing levels of soft and hard skills required.
What steps they’ve taken to improve their skills, and things they look for in others.

Panel discussion with:

John Waterworth, GDS
Chris Chapman, Futureheads
Veronika Jermolina, Bunnyfoot
Tom Woodel, Saberr
Kristine Pitts, ExperienceLab