Need a more innovative workforce? Then start with how you use the resume. How long has the resume concept been around, forever? How much have they evolved? While reviewing the listing of job experiences on paper or online is still important, if you need a more innovative workforce, it’s time to take a look at […]
Read MoreNeed more creative people? Use Oddball Interview questions
Need more innovation power in your company? One way is to hire more creative people, but this is easier said than done. How do you accurately identify the real creative thinkers from the rest of the field and all the posers? And, if you’re the candidate considering a new job opportunity, how do you know […]
Read MoreFinding X: Why T-shaped people are valuable but insufficient in an age of nonstop innovation.
By Marty Neumeier. Companies are quickly learning that a post-graduate degree offers no guarantee of real-world innovation skills. That’s why, in design-driven organizations with multi-disciplinary teams, there’s an ongoing search for “T-shaped” people. A T-shaped person is someone who has a strong descender (the vertical stroke of the T) and a well-developed crossbar (the horizontal […]
Read MoreHow to critique product design portfolios
Here are seven tips to evaluate product design portfolios Lets be honest, critiquing design portfolios can be difficult. And for the untrained reviewer, even daunting. It’s easy to get swept away by beautiful renderings and snappy concept sketches. And its even more difficult if you are looking for design leaders. To evaluate a design candidates […]
Read MoreHow to critique user experience design portfolios
Here are seven tips to evaluate UX designers Critiquing user experience design portfolios accurately can be a challenge. It’s tough to know what is appropriate design for a given project, tough to isolate a persons exact role and contribution, and even more difficult if you are evaluating the work of design leaders. To help evaluate […]
Read MoreCreative Intelligence.
By Bruce Nussbaum. In 2011, Dr. Dre was an unhappy hip hop music producer and businessman. He had built n empire on his kind of music, studio music played in clubs for serious dancing. He had designed a very specific music profile–heavy at the bottom but with clarity and good range. He was proud of […]
Read MoreYour style comes from your limitations, not your strengths
By Marty Neumeier. Everyone has a personal style of working, but not everyone has a “good style.” Good style grows out of good taste—an appreciation of the way aesthetic principles determine beauty. Think of your taste as an ability to recognize what’s beautiful, and your style as the way you apply your taste. Personal style […]
Read MoreHow are YOU talented?
By Marty Neumeier. Thousands of people have taken the Metaskills Quiz, the easy online test for assessing five key talents — or metaskills — needed in an increasingly talent-hungry workplace. At the end of this 10-minute quiz, your “talent handprint” pops up, showing you which of the five metaskills you rely on most. Cool. But what does it mean, […]
Read MoreFive more things design firms can learn from retained recruiting firms.
There are many things that design firms can learn from recruiting firms, and visa-verse. Last week we published five ideas, here are five more tips for design firms to be more relevant to their clients. 6. Expand your content network and research methods. Develop content networks, not just sales leads. Retained recruiters build relations with […]
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