From the course: Finding a Job in User Experience

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 22,400 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.

Getting experience

Getting experience

From the course: Finding a Job in User Experience

Start my 1-month free trial

Getting experience

- It seems like you can't get a job without experience and you can't get experience without a job. How many job listings have you seen that want that magical three to five years of experience? Even for entry-level positions, recruiters seems to expect some kind of experience. That seems wrong somehow but it's the current situation. And because any previous experience can be such a great source of examples you can use during an interview, I think it's something you should seek out anyway. So what can you do about it? Well, let's look at ways of getting experience when you don't have a relevant job. First off, let's define experience. When companies say experience, what they actually want is someone who can come in and start working productively on a project team after minimal orientation. There are two components to experience. Experience with certain tools and techniques and experience working as part of a team in a…

Contents