UX Career
📝 Cover Letter Tips
Some hiring managers are ok with getting this information not as a separate document but in the body of the email communication.
UX Career Playbook
📄 Resume Tips
Simple, structured layouts focusing on content and clarity is a the winner.
UX Career
🛜 Networking Tips
Be humble. Give before you ask.
UX Career Playbook
👀 Job Search Tips
They receive dozens and sometimes hundreds of applications per week.
UX Career
🧠 Psychology
Provide a rationale for your design decisions and build trust with your colleagues.
UX Career Playbook
🥾 UX Bootcamps
Seeing a boot camp in the Education section on the resume could get you immediately dismissed.
UX Career
🎓 UX Degrees vs Self-taught
Both options have pros and cons that will depend on your particular circumstances.
UX Career Playbook
🔄 Transitioning Careers
Accomplishments and learnings from your previous career can be relevant to the UX world.
UX Career Playbook
🪪 Job Titles And Roles
Job titles were created a long time ago, and due to bureaucratic processes, hiring managers are very reluctant to update them.
UX Career
⛹️ Important Skills
Review and analyze the descriptions of the jobs you are considering to better understand what the company is looking for.
UX Career
📒 Terminology
It's essential to make sure you and your team members use the same vocabulary.
UX Career
☀️ Day In Life
It can vary widely depending on the phase of the project, company type, product life cycle, etc.
UX Career
❓Is UX For You?
The best way to learn what you like (and don't like) and what you’re good at is by ‘doing.’