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Grab your virtual seat for our 1st IxDA Vancouver UX meetup in 2021, where you’ll learn key industry insights for UX job finding

<p>Perhaps the most frequently asked question for EVERY UX beginner… Don't worry! IxDA Vancouver is back with the answer for you! In this virtual event, we invited our core organizer <strong>Elaine Ann</strong> to share with you where the market gap is and her 20+ years of experience in the UX industry in the U.S./Canada/Asia covering <strong>3 topics</strong>:</p><ul><li> Why am I not landing a job even after completing a UX Bootcamp or even a Design degree?</li><li>What are UX employers really looking for and what skill sets do they really want? </li><li>What should be in my resume/portfolio and how to find a UX job that suits me?</li></ul>

<p>Elaine Ann (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineann/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Linkedin</a>) is the Founder and CEO of Kaizor Innovation. Elaine has 20+ years of experience in UX/Design Thinking and is a veteran of the early dot-com era in the mid 90's having lived and worked in the U.S. for 12 years. She has worked in New York, Silicon Valley and San Francisco for companies such as Razorfish, Philips Design and has designed the User Experiences of some of the very early Internet/technology businesses.  Her current clients range from Google, Airbnb, Dropbox, Intel, HP, BMW as well as Tech Startups. She has recently moved to Vancouver to set up a branch helping Tech Startups in North America with <a href="http://www.cxo.kaizor.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CXO Advisory</a> (Chief Xperience Officer) and training up Tech Founders and UX designers alike. She is also a UX Mentor at the Founder Institute Western Canada and a sponsor company at the Center of Digital Media, Red Academy and the Radical Research Conference 2019 in Vancouver. </p>

<h3>Who are we?</h3><p>From the former organizers of IxDA Hong Kong since 2006, passionate to continue doing what we love in VanCity. We are very excited to announce that IxDA Vancouver is back! In this new chapter, a new group of volunteers will help organize monthly events for the UX community in the Greater Vancouver area!</p>

<h3>Who is this for?<strong> </strong></h3><p>🐤UX Beginners/Career Changers who want to understand what UX-related skills are needed in the real workplace </p><p>👩🏽‍💻UX Designers who want to acquire skills for more senior design positions </p>

<h3>Agenda</h3><p>5:00 pm Event Start</p><p>5:10 pm Introduction</p><p>5:10-6:30 pm Fireside Chat with Elaine Ann</p><p>6:30-7:00 pm Q&amp;A</p>

<h3>How much is the ticket?</h3><p>Absolutely Free🌈</p>

<h3>Zoom link here</h3><p>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83820493668?pwd=ZVdOMDU2bFRyaWNHVDgzMFZWOFV1UT09</p>

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