UK UPA Careers event - 'Speed dating': how to find your perfect partner
Event Info
Description
The Annual UK UPA Careers Event will be held on Thursday 16 June 2011 at Thomson Reuters.
Tickets now available from http://ukupacareers.eventbrite.com/
The theme for this year’s event will be ‘Speed dating’: how to find your perfect partner (employer or candidate).
The aim of this event is to provide:
- a forum where usability employers and candidates can meet and network
- an opportunity for Professional Development through our UX Booths.
The agenda:
6:30 – 7:00 Meet, greet and networking
7:00 – 7:50 Speed dating round 1: 5-minute interviews with 16 employers/candidates
7:50 – 8:20 Break and networking
8:20 – 9:00 Speed dating round 2: 5-minute interviews with 16 employers/candidates
9:00 – 9:30 Networking
Candidates looking for a new job:
If you want to be part of the speed dating to find a new job, be sure to sign up now! Remember to come prepared with your CV up to date, business cards and portfolio in hand, and some questions prepared for the interviewers. Keep an eye on twitter @ukupa #careers2011 for more helpful hints and details.
You will have the opportunity to talk with potential employers and recruiters from ThoughtWorks, Bunnyfoot, Futureheads Recruitment Ltd, Paddy Power, Fortune Cookie, Wearelondon, LBi, System Concepts, Propel London, Rufus Leonard, Foviance and Tobias & Tobias.
Employers and recruiters, for only £300 you can speak to at least 30 UX candidates:
If you would like to buy a table to host speed dating for £300, please
contact Leslie profdev
ukupa [dot] org [dot] uk.
Professional Development at our UX Booths:
To help you improve your skills and develop your talent, we will have a number of booths where you can dropfor:
- A 15-minute portfolio surgery with Jason Mesut
- The UK UPA mentoring programme with Raj Arjan
- A User Experience Skills Matrix and identify the UX guru within with Wyndham Lewis and Stavros Garzonis
- The winning CV and how to get that promotion with Be Kaler
