Though I've 2 years of experience in UX/UI designing and took 2 years career gap for the Post graduate studies. Now I'm about to restart my career in UX designing and Research, so what are the preparation I've to be done to get placed in IBM, Zoho or top level industry.
Here are few things you can do: 1. Showcase your strength through resume & case studies and add all the keywords in the JD in your resume. 1a. Have a professional summary in your resume where you can show case your strengths. 1b. Have your resume not more than 2 pages but be descriptive. 1c. Show testimonials you got in your resume. 2. Customize your resume, portfolio that matches the JD and Organisation. 3. Understand what each organisation you are applying to - their products, their current priorities, challenges etc. and offer your solution in your interview 4. Make it a habit of explaining the 'why' behind every design decision you take. This helps to improve your portfolio, case studies and interview a lot. (Personal experience) 5. Show initiative in the interview by carrying on the interview conversation 6. Always explain the case study you are writing or discussing in the interview as simple as possible and as a story. All the best, Sivaprasad