Successful UX Job Searching

Course Curriculum

Introduction (3 Lessons, 21 min)

• Course Overview & Downloads
• The 8 Keys to Unlocking Your Next UX Job
• The Bias Undermining Your Empathy and UX Job Search

Preparing for a UX Job Search (4 Lessons, 85 min)

• Identify Your Professional Values and Constraints
• Understanding UX Job Titles and Work Environments
• Promote Yourself with an Elevator Pitch
• Using Elevator Pitches as a UX Career Changer

Crafting a UX Portfolio (5 Lessons, 113 min)

• 5 Steps to Crafting Your UX Portfolio
• Creating Portfolios as a Non-Designer
• Designing and Formatting Your UX Portfolio
• Exploring a Case Study on UX Portfolios
• Advice for Structuring and Writing Case Studies

Submitting Resumes & Job Applications (8 Lessons, 165 min)

• How to Analyze Job Postings
• Tips for Being Thorough, Organized, and Energized When Applying
• General Advice for Effective UX Resumes
• Student and Graduates Resume Advice
• UX Career Changers Resume Advice
• Experienced UX Professionals Resume Advice
• Cover Letters Done Right
• Networking With Job-Seeking Purpose

Completing Assessments (5 Lessons, 57 min)

• Redefining Our Relationship With “Homework”
• Presenting Your UX Portfolio
• How to Demonstrate Your UX Skills in Design Critiques
• Overcoming Whiteboard & Take-Home Design Challenges
• Use AI to Answer Assessments and Be Transparent About It

Navigating Interviews & Job Offers (6 Lessons, 122 min)

• Accepting the Need For Practice & Improvement
• Answering Past Behavioral Interview Questions
• Answering Situational Interview Questions
• Answering Other Types of Interview Questions
• How to Question Your Interviewers
• How to Properly Handle Job Offers and Declines

Conclusion (1 Lesson, 4 min)

• Final Thoughts