Top 3 hard skills:
-File management/organization
-Corporate writing: email, content writing, copywriting
-Creating Flexible systems
Top 3 soft skills:
-project/time management
-collaboration/adaptability
-decisiveness
Skill Summary:
I feel that the hard skills I mentioned, such as file management, corporate writing, and creating flexible systems, show that I am easy to work with as a designer. Short tasks such as naming files and layers efficiently, commenting out sections of code, and creating general systems at the beginning of projects allow others to work from my designs. Because these things are easy to forget in a fast-paced environment, my attention to these skills will make me a more efficient and helpful team member.
The soft skills I mentioned include time management, collaboration/adaptability, and decisiveness. Although one might conventionally think of adaptability and decisiveness as contrasting skills, I think they go together. I am good at being decisive and communicative about design decisions in order to work towards deadlines and plan projects efficiently, but I am also great at adapting when things don’t go according to plan.
Hard Skills I Hope to Develop at SCCA:
-Project Management Software
-Product Design Research
Soft Skills
-Public speaking
-Constructive critique
Developing Skills Summary:
During my time as SCCA, I hope to get better at using project management software and to learn more about product design/ux research. Because I often plan projects in a physical notebook, some of my planning can’t be shared with others immediately. I also feel that stronger research skills will allow me to grow more if I decide to pursue product design as a career.
I also want to get better at soft skills such as public speaking with confidence and providing and receiving constructive critique. I feel that being able to give constructive critique and talk effectively in front of an audience will allow me to gain a better understanding of whether my designs are effective and how I could grow my skills in the future.