The Design Hire – Lessons from the other side

Are you curious about what it is that makes some portfolios stand out, while others get passed by? What’s the difference between talking confidently about your skills VS coming off as too arrogant?

Join us to hear Chris Durbin dive deep into what the resume & portfolio review process is like at Amazon and shares the inner dialogue a UX hiring manager thinks while reviewing multitudes of applications. She will discuss different strategies for representing yourself authentically at every level of UX expertise – beginner, mid, and senior-level – and share tips for how to own the room during your portfolio review.

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Agenda:
6:00-6:30 pm Mingling, Food & Drinks
6:30-8:00 pm Presentation
8:00-8:30 pm Mingling, Food & Drinks
8:30 pm Wrap Up

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Speaker

Chris Durbin
Chris Durbin has been at Amazon for 5 years and is currently building a UX team that practices human-centered design at Twitch Prime. They are responsible for shaping the Prime experience for over millions of gamers. She’s taking a deep look into Gen YZ, specifically examining delightful patterns in video games and applying them to the everyday web experience. She’s experimented with a slew of design processes and has worked on teams ranging from 1-100+ in her 10 year career.

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A message from Flatiron School:
Founded in 2012, Flatiron School is an outcomes-focused coding bootcamp providing software engineering and data science courses with career coaching and job placement services to students around the world. Flatiron School offers in-person courses at its campuses in Seattle, London, Houston, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and online through its innovative learning platform, Learn.co. Since its founding, Flatiron School has graduated over 2,000 students. Acquired by WeWork in 2017, Flatiron School’s mission is to enable the pursuit of a better life through education.

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Location:
Flatiron School, 2nd floor
1411 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101

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Parking:
The train station is 2 blocks away on University Street. Street parking and a parking garage between 4th and Union are available. Please meet us on the 2nd floor when you arrive! Elevators are unlocked during the event.