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It very much depends on the gig, but I would add another item to the list: Show a basic understanding of UX design. Companies need people who can mediate betw
by valine 11y ago
It very much depends on the gig, but I would add another item to the list: Show a basic understanding of UX design. Companies need people who can mediate between designers and programmers. While demonstrating an understanding of Photoshop and Illustrator says nothing about your skills as a programmer, it could be the thing that makes you stand out from the crowd.
- jameshart 11y agoBut "an understanding of Photoshop and Illustrator" is to "a basic understanding of UX design" as "an understanding of vi or emacs" is to "a basic understanding of distributed application architecture"
- valine 11y agoThe only reason I mentioned Photoshop and Illustater is because they're easy things to put on a resume. "Knowledge of design principles" is a little more amorphous.
- dannyr 11y agoSadly, very few companies care about UX when interviewing. Well, actually, most companies I have interviewed with care about core CS fundamentals and nothing else.
- ammon 11y agoWe've not seen very much focus on design in interviews (very few companies talk about this when telling us why they like/dislike candidates). We do see a lot of focus on interest in what the company does. I think that pitching design skills as a passion for making the company's product better is the best way to go.