© 2023 by Yarden Zafrir
Made with alot of energy drinks & coffee
Is the average time that the Hiring Managers/Recruiters said that they put into
reviewing each portfolio of every candidate.
7 Minutes
Of the responders said that they always review portfolios of candidates from their desktop, and not from mobile or other hand-held device.
91.4%
Of the responders said that they spend most
of their time on reviewing only the case studies,
and watch other pages for few moments.
78.2%
91.4%
7 Minutes
78.2%
To understand better the website's needs, i need to understand
who is the potential users that will use this website
Research
The potential users
I wanted to give the focus on my personality in this portfolio
and the About page was the best match to do so!
The "About" section
The who?
I made an online survey with over 120 participants in the UX design
communities at the Whatsapp's groups who entered into my user
demographics and results - Which shown up here!
Beside that, I went to seniors at the leading tech companies who are
highly experienced hiring product designers and asked them about
the hiring process, their goals, needs and limitations, when it comes
to reviewing a candidate's portfolio.
Survey Insight
Drop of oil in the biggest ocean
Kick-off
There are many portfolios out there, They're all beautiful, special, and made
for one purpose only. So it’s hard to stand out. Also, it’s hard to be unique and popping up when my users (you guys!) have specific needs and limitations.
Understanding the challenge of the hiring process, Which is finding the
perfect candidate in a endless pile of portfolios to review, I set my goal to
create a portfolio that will show my professional skills beside my personality
and the human I am.
Tools & Softwares
I wanted to insert my personality and my character into the portfolio because I was tired from all the template-built portfolios out there. And from my research I understood that the hiring managers are getting really burned out from all those look alike portfolios, and I wanted not only to stand out - but putting a little smile on their face while watching it
The reason
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
The dissonance
Beside that, I knew that portfolios should be intuitive,
simple and easy to understand - Which preventing me to put all of my personality in the homepage.
So, I decided to be minimal and simple as Dr. Jackyll in the homepage, and colorful, experimental and edgy as Mr. Hyde at the about page.
Client
Me!
Users
You guys!
Skills
UX UI Design | Visual Identity | Copywriting | Graphic Design |
Storytelling | Micro-Copy | Blogging |
UX UI Portfolio
2023
The portfolio is my business card and my name in the industry. They starts making decisions from right here viewing my portfolio. So treat the portfolio like any other project I design.
Product-like treat
Rely on visuals as much as possible, short texts
and paragraphs to avoid cognitive exhaustion.
They're here to get the idea not to read a novel.
Short and sweet
Showing how I think and the whole process
step by step to bring out the potential
and my skill set to the front.
Strong case-studies
Short and sweet
Strong case studies
Product-like treat
Conclusions
Homepage - UX Design
About Page - UX Design
Well, You're looking at it!
The final product
Let me know if you have any rejections, critics and
feedbacks to help me make this product more precise!
First of all, coffee. and alot.
Now, before I get into the website design and open figma,
I need an identity. design one of course.
Brand Design
KS the Mutag
Results
Outcome Stories
02
Increased Conversion Rate by 38%
After I finished the portfolio and applied to tech and project companies, my Applying/Recruitment Proccess increased by almost an half.
03
I Was Featured In My Design Collage
My Design College HackerU was featuring my protfolio to the student as an example and inspiration source of how portfolios should be built and presented.
01
I Got 3 Job Offers
At the final stage of the recruiting proccesses, I've been told that I was chose by the personality I expressed in the About Page and the design that's reflected my creativity and my design skills.
