Now start to prioritize the criteria for your dream UX jobs, in order of what you want:
- What are your top 3 industries to work in for UX? Is it UX for healthcare, finance, e-commerce, or social media? Something else?
- What are your top 2 UX career paths? Is it UX research? Product design? UI/UX design? Content design?
- What does your ideal work environment look like? Is it remote work? Hybrid? A team where there’s lots of creative collaboration?
Next, we need to get practical on how to help you stand out from the crowd to land your dream UX job.
Take some time to be brutally honest with yourself. Ask yourself the following questions to diagnose what’s stopping you from landing your dream UX role. And really think through what kind of help you need with helping you land your dream UX job.
- What are some knowledge gaps that are preventing you from landing your dream UX job?
- What are some mental and emotional blockers preventing you from going after what you want?
- What are some gaps in the way that you present yourself to hiring managers?
Remember, that getting to where you want to go doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It often takes a supportive community to help you get there by helping you address knowledge gaps and weaknesses, while building up your confidence in your strengths!
No woman is an island :) We’ve remembered times throughout our career where dedicated mentors have helped us stay focused on what matters, coaching us to find our expertise and specialties in our strengths, while avoiding roles that bring out our weaknesses.
For today’s challenge, let us help you! Take a minute to think about what you are willing to invest to land your dream UX job and jumpstart your UX career in the next 3-6 months.
- Book a call with us to talk us through your dream UX job and list out your priorities. Send over this info to us before the call! We are excited to talk to folks who are ready to invest in themselves through a mentorship package or UX course.
- Over the call, we will strategize on how to fill gaps in your UX resume and UX portfolio so that you qualify for your dream UX job. We will work with you to build out relevant portfolio case studies that will show off your expertise and help you stand out from the crowd.
- Over the call, we will dig into your past professional and educational background to diagnose the most feasible UX career path and UX job opportunities for YOU, based on your current strengths and expertise.
Take advantage of the 1:1 mentorship we offer! Book a 20-minute call with us here and we can brainstorm an UX project with you to work on within our 4-Month Live UX course. We really recommend taking our 4-Month Live UX course starting on September 22 to land your dream UX job. The course helps you really take the time to understand your particular skill sets and interests in relation to a specific UX career path…which is crucial for finding the right UX job for you, based on your personality and interests!
What’s different about our course? We help you land 6-figure UX job offers in 7 months, or coach you till you get it. We provide 1:1 UX mentorship for 7 months, and group-coaching office hours within a supportive alumni community for life.
Register for the 4-month Live UX course by Thursday, September 19 .
Here’s what you get access to for FREE when you register by paying the $490 course registration fee:
Our Redesign Your UX Resume & Portfolio online course ($790 value)
Our “Create a Career in UX Design” E-book ($150 value)
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As always, rooting for your success!
Samaya & Khrys
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