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Displaying UX Research in your Design Portfolio — 4 mistakes you don’t want to make
When it comes to displaying research in your portfolio: How much is too much? How do you keep hiring managers/recruiters interested?
Being a hiring manager, I’m going to help you find the right balance and avoid the most common mistakes I see in portfolios when it comes to displaying your UX research.
Why? What’s the goal?
There are hundreds of ux research methodologies so why have you chosen this one for this project? What goal was it helping you to achieve? Never assume that the people reviewing your portfolio will know based on what the methodology is typically used for. Your job is to showcase your understanding, not theirs.
I can easily see here that Melvin conducted interviews to “validate initial findings and further understand how people currently form habits, their motivations and challenges”
And Miranda here did this compeitive analysis to familiarise her team with the food sharing process of other apps.