Being on the job hunt meant I needed to update my portfolio again. I had a new project to add, but it was under an NDA and I couldn’t say too much about it. Since I’ve never had to figure out how to display an NDA project on my portfolio before, I didn’t know where to start.

尋找工作意味著我需要再次更新我的投資組合。 我有一個要添加的新項目，但是它屬于NDA之下，對此我不能說太多。 由于我以前從來沒有想過如何在我的投資組合中顯示NDA項目，所以我不知道從哪里開始。

While I was still employed, I asked my manager how to talk about my projects on my portfolio since they were under an NDA. She gave me some good tips but I still wanted to do some research on my own as well.

在我仍然受雇的時候，我問我的經理如何談談我的投資組合中的項目，因為這些項目屬于保密協議之下。 她給了我一些很好的提示，但我仍然想自己做一些研究。

Here are my main takeaways for having an NDA project on your portfolio.

這是我在您的投資組合上擁有NDA項目的主要收獲。

首先研究其他投資組合 (Research other portfolios first)

I did a lot of research by looking at other people’s UX portfolios to find NDA projects and how they presented them. A website that I love to use for portfolio inspiration is: http://cofolios.com/

通過查看其他人的UX產品組合來查找NDA項目以及他們如何介紹它們，我做了很多研究。 我喜歡用來啟發作品集的網站是： http : //cofolios.com/

This site has a collection of portfolios from interns at top tech companies. Their portfolios are super impressive and great examples to follow. Another plus to this site is that since they have interned at big companies, at least one of their projects is most likely an NDA project. This is a great opportunity to see how they handled that and what they showed in their portfolio project, if it’s not password protected.

該網站收集了頂尖高科技公司的實習生的投資組合。 他們的投資組合給人留下了深刻的印象，并且是很好的榜樣。 該站點的另一個優點是，由于他們曾在大公司實習，因此至少有一個項目很可能是NDA項目。 如果沒有密碼保護，這是一個很好的機會來查看他們如何處理以及在投資組合項目中顯示的內容。

不要用密碼保護您的項目 (Don’t password protect your projects)

In my opinion, it’s better not to password protect your projects.

我認為，最好不要用密碼保護您的項目。

A password adds a barrier for anyone who wants to look at your project. It can be more effective to have a paragraph explaining your project and a picture of your team, instead of an empty screen asking for a password. It can also be risky if your password gets out to anyone other than the hiring manager/recruiter. You can’t be 100% sure what people will do with the information you show them once they enter the password.

密碼為任何想要查看您的項目的人增加了障礙。 有一段解釋您的項目和您的團隊的圖片可能會更有效，而不是在空白屏幕上要求輸入密碼。 如果您的密碼泄露給除招聘經理/招聘人員以外的任何人，也可能會有風險。 您不能百分百確定人們在輸入密碼后會如何處理您顯示給他們的信息。

Recently, I came across a job listing saying they wouldn’t even consider an applicant who had a project that was password protected. This can be an extreme case, but it’s still something to keep in mind when applying to jobs.

最近，我遇到一個工作清單，說他們甚至不會考慮擁有受密碼保護的項目的申請人。 這可能是一個極端的情況，但在申請工作時仍要牢記。

較短的項目和最少的視覺效果 (Shorter projects and minimal visuals)

I noticed a lot of shorter projects, instead of the longer case studies that you typically see when checking out someone’s portfolio. These NDA projects usually started with a brief overview of what they worked on. I’ve also seen some people post pictures with their team, or from around the office as a way to add more visual elements. That can also help give you a better idea of who they are as a person.

我注意到有很多較短的項目，而不是您通常在查看某人的投資組合時看到的較長的案例研究。 這些NDA項目通常從對其工作的簡要概述開始。 我還看到有些人與他們的團隊或在辦公室周圍張貼圖片，以添加更多視覺元素。 這也可以幫助您更好地了解自己的身份。

People didn’t include many visuals, if any. Usually, you can’t show visuals unless it’s publicly available online. In some cases, projects haven’t made it to the “shipped” stage yet, which could also include any work you did that got scrapped. But the work you did is still meaningful, so a good way to get around that is to explain the types of work you did.

人們不包括 許多視覺效果(如果有)。 通常，除非在線上公開顯示，否則您無法顯示視覺效果。 在某些情況下，項目還沒有進入“交付”階段，其中還可能包括您報廢的任何工作。 但是您所做的工作仍然有意義，因此解決該問題的一個好方法就是解釋您所做的工作類型。

您可以提及的一些事情是 (Some of the things you can mention are)

• What your role was
  你的角色是什么
• What your team structure was like
  您的團隊結構是什么樣的
• What your design process was
  你的設計過程是什么
• What your deliverables were
  你的交付物是什么
• What you learned or any challenges you faced
  您學到了什么或面臨的任何挑戰

Make sure to double-check with your manager before you share numbers or specific details about your project.

在共享有關項目的編號或特定詳細信息之前，請務必與您的經理仔細檢查。

我如何在投資組合中添加NDA項目 (How I added an NDA project on my portfolio)

In my case, a lot of the features I worked on haven’t shipped yet, so I didn’t have many visuals I could show. After asking my manager, I learned that I could only show what I worked on in a 1:1 or 1:few interview setting where I would be presenting my work. Showing anything visual or having an in-depth explanation is something I wouldn’t be able to have on my portfolio.

就我而言，我所使用的許多功能尚未交付，因此我沒有太多可以顯示的視覺效果。 在問了我的經理之后，我了解到我只能在1：1或1：很少的面試環境中展示我的工作，在那里我將展示我的工作。 我無法在投資組合中顯示任何視覺效果或進行深入的解釋。

How I approached this on my portfolio was to explain an overview of what I worked on and what my work process was. Explaining my work process would also show hiring managers and recruiters how I worked with other designers. It could also show how I partnered with other disciplines like engineers and data scientists.

我如何在自己的投資組合中處理此問題，是為了概述我的工作以及工作流程。 解釋我的工作流程還將向招聘經理和招聘人員展示我如何與其他設計師合作。 它還可以說明我如何與工程師和數據科學家等其他學科合作。

I took findings from user research we had done and explained how I used that to update the copy I was writing for the product. I didn’t get into any specific details about the research other than the research type. This can be a great way to show the type of research you did, and explain how you used those findings to inform your work.

我從我們所做的用戶研究中獲得了發現，并解釋了如何使用它來更新我為產品編寫的副本。 除了研究類型之外，我沒有涉及該研究的任何具體細節。 這可能是顯示您所做研究類型的好方法，并解釋您如何使用這些發現為您的工作提供信息。

I did add some visual elements because I didn’t want to have a lot of text. I added an image of the product from the official marketing website, which is available to the public. Instead of making a text list of the type of work I did, I turned it into a visual element by adding color using Adobe Xd.

我確實添加了一些視覺元素，因為我不想有太多文本。 我從官方營銷網站上添加了產品圖片，該圖片可供公眾使用。 通過使用Adobe Xd添加顏色，我將其變成了視覺元素，而不是列出我所做工作的文本列表。

一些其他技巧 (Some additional tips)

Talk to your manager about how you could present your work on your portfolio. What are the things you can show/talk about? They’ll have the best knowledge of how to go about your portfolio for your specific company or project.

與您的經理談談如何在投資組合中展示您的工作。 您可以展示/談論什么？ 他們將最了解如何為您的特定公司或項目處理您的投資組合。

For visuals — usually you won’t be able to post any visual designs of work that isn’t public yet. This can be difficult, especially if the project you worked on never got shipped. My advice would be to double-check what visuals are public. You can go on the product yourself as a “customer” and see if you can use any of the visuals from there. Also check out the marketing website for your product and you can use any useful images they have.

對于視覺效果-通常，您將無法發布尚未公開的任何視覺設計作品。 這可能很難，尤其是如果您所從事的項目從未交付。 我的建議是仔細檢查哪些視覺效果是公開的。 您可以以“客戶”身份繼續使用該產品，并查看是否可以從那里使用任何視覺效果。 另外，請訪問您產品的營銷網站，您可以使用它們擁有的任何有用圖像。

Any NDA project you add to your portfolio should explain the basics and leave the recruiter wanting more. Hopefully, that means they’ll be reaching out to you about a potential design opportunity. Once you’re in the interview process, you should be able to talk about your project more in-depth and show any visuals you couldn’t show on your portfolio.

您添加到投資組合中的任何NDA項目都應說明基本知識，而招聘人員則需要更多。 希望這意味著他們將就潛在的設計機會與您聯系。 一旦進入面試過程，您就應該能夠更深入地談論您的項目，并展示您無法在投資組合中顯示的任何視覺效果。