T-form against V-form designers

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The vast majority of work suggestions in UX imply very specific roles with very specific skills. Product designers should have Figma. Researchers need to know how to conduct surveys. UX writers should be able to convey brand values.

🚀 Successful candidates should clearly fit into the established roles and have tools and work processes that are considered the best practice in the industry - from the needs of users to business polls and from problematic space to space.

💡 However, many companies do not really know what expertise they need until they find the right person who has it. But too often, work proposals do not allow any flexibility if the candidate does not mark the relevant items.

  • 📌 People do not always fit clearly into a specific discipline. Their value is not to stay within their roles, but to deliberately cross these borders.
  • 📌 V-form designers are experts in one or more areas, with deep understanding and great interest in related areas.
  • 📌 In practice, they cope well with problems and associate points.
🧩 Summary: You need more companies that encourage their employees to form their own "boxes" instead of identifying limited "boxes" for them.
🧠 Own considerations: social definition of the role and requirements for designers often limits the potential for innovation and creative solutions to problems. It is important to encourage flexibility and help designers in a wide range of skills.
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