SapientNitro is proud to be an official sponsor at this year’s IA Summit. The Summit is the primary event for those redefining strategy and structure in support of cross-channel systems and user experiences. IA Summit provides a close connection to the global user experience community, from information architects to interaction designers to user researchers. Attendees come from across the globe from the Global 2000, innovative startups, influential consultancies, and key public sector institutions.
Join our very own Amanda Schonfeld and other industry leaders as they focus on maturing the practice of user experience and information architecture amidst a constantly evolving ecosystem of devices and platforms.
Career Workshop
Thursday, March 22 at 1:30 PM—5:30PM
The Career Workshop is a half-day event that teaches attendees how to optimize their career search. Attendees will learn the skills needed to be successfully competitive in today’s job market, and will get the opportunity to network and share ideas.
Divided into four information-packed sessions, the workshop will include open discussions and individual and team exercises:
- Preparing for Your Job Search
- Should you begin a job search? How to weigh your options
- Using careers sites and networking to determine what employers are currently looking for
- Communicating what IAs do, to recruiters
- How to work well with agency recruiters and/or corporate recruiters
- Applying lessons learned to cover letters and interview conversations
- The Wrath of the Resume
- The good, the bad and the ugly
- Updating your resume to get the attention of those seeking UX-related talent
- Group exercise: Resume Critique Studio (Positives & Deltas)
- Show ‘em Your Goods: Professional Handling of Your Portfolio
- Understanding what makes a great portfolio
- Determining the best method to present it
- Group exercise: Portfolio Critique Studio (Positives & Deltas)
- Face to Face: The Interview
- Communication tips for before, during and after the interview
- The Standards: Questions you need to have answers for
- Examining what interviewers want to hear
- Presenting yourself through your portfolio
- Show & Tell: Interview Disasters
- Group exercise: Live Interview Role Play (with a Real Recruiter Who Might Want to Hire You!)
Speakers:
Amanda Schonfeld, Sr. Manager, Recruiting Lead, SapientNitro
Russ Unger, co-author of A Project Guide to UX Design
Get Your Tweet On (to Win!)
Insightful quotes? Speaker snapshots? Boring! Tweet your best #UXpickuplines instead. Our two faves from IA Summit attendees will each win a JAMBOX portable wireless speaker! Not at Summit this year but have a great line? Two additional winners will receive SapientNitro track jackets in the mail!
Remember to tag your tweets with #UXpickuplines so we can see what you’ve got! Winners will be announced at the SapientNitro sponsored IA Summit Game Night on Saturday, March 24th at 8 PM in Empire III at the Hyatt Regency. Be there!
To view the full 4-day schedule, please visit the IA Summit website.
For more information, contact Emily Brewer.
