I hire UI and UX designers. It is rather difficult to find someone who is truly adept at even one of those skills, let alone both. Throw in HTML/CSS skill, and now this big-picture-focused-thinking mindset, and I might as well go on an albino sasquatch hunt in Central Park. And if you work for a big company like me, you have to stick to a salary range set by HR department for a given position.
This article offers many solid advice for that talented albino sasquatch designer looking to differentiate himself in his job application for a well-funded start up.
But for the rest of us monkeys, having an extremely solid looking visual design skill (even at the expense of being a bit too trendy) will serve us well. These days, I have to go through about 30 resumes to see 1 that has fairly good design skill, and still not Dribbbbbble level.
This article offers many solid advice for that talented albino sasquatch designer looking to differentiate himself in his job application for a well-funded start up.
But for the rest of us monkeys, having an extremely solid looking visual design skill (even at the expense of being a bit too trendy) will serve us well. These days, I have to go through about 30 resumes to see 1 that has fairly good design skill, and still not Dribbbbbble level.