16. Playing the Game or How To Join a New Team

How do you get up to speed and quickly add value to the team?

Finding the job. Prepping for the job. Interviewing for the job.

These are all really hard, exceptionally stressful things. It’s taxing on us both emotionally and physically. 

But the fun is just getting started!

Now you need to join a team and earn that fat UX salary you’ve been promised.

Finding the job. Prepping for the interview. Interviewing for the job.

These are all really hard, exceptionally stressful things. It’s taxing on us both emotionally and physically. 

But the fun is just getting started!

So if this is the first time you’ve had a “real UX job” then pay attention to this episode, because everything we talk about here is going to help get you started on the right foot and contribute back to the team successfully, in a short amount of time.

Topics:
02:32 – If you’re lucky, your team has an onboarding process
03:01 – Use this episode to make yourself a plan or checklist
03:29 – Your new job is to get up to speed
03:59 – Give yourself a deadline
05:36 – Don’t try to drink from the firehose
07:22 – First is to get to know the players
10:44 – Don’t be afraid to ask stupid questions
11:20 – Understand the rules
13:08 – Make sure to understand these things
13:48 – Do as much desk research as you can before asking questions
15:39 – The goal of our first few weeks is to understand
16:41 – Experience the pain before suggesting a change
17:36 – Be flexible and go with the flow

Helpful Links:
• Six Tips For Successfully Joining a Team | Kelly
• 5 things to do when you join a new team | The Performance Room
• Navigating your first 30 days on a new design team | by David Pinedo | UX Collective
• You just landed a brand new UX job: where should you begin? | UX Collective
• Diving Into The Deep End: Tips for UX Designers When Joining an Ongoing Project | Lullabot
• Must-dos for your first days at a New job as a UX designer | Mockitt
• 30 Day Onboarding Plan for a New UX Designer | UX Forward
• Simon Sinek: Applying The Infinite Game Mindset To Business | Forbes

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