Resources and information on getting into UX. Currently focused on general UX Design with plans to expand.
Next Areas to be Added
- Creating a Portfolio
- Writing a Resume
- Salary Negotiation
- Lots more
- Feel free to suggest others!
Required Reading
Before you dive into any of the pages below I suggest starting with Yichen He’s extensive and accessible UX FAQ. Any time you have a question when reviewing resources I’d suggest returning here first to see if you can find an answer, or a starting point for how to go about finding an answer.
Note: Linking to external pages is a little wonky on the website builder I’m using, so the URLs are going to look like this across the site for now
Topics
Gaining Experience
An overview of UX and the state of the field, ways to learn more about different roles, and advice on how to get started or pivot your career.
Ways to get experience, project ideas, and how to assess and leverage your past experience.
Bootcamps and Certificates. Pros + Cons, what’s out there, and are they worth it.
Communities to find others to learn with and from.
Jobs, Interviews, & Salaries
Job boards, tools to track your applications, how to talk to recruiters, how to prepare for interviews, and how to troubleshoot your job search process.
What you want to learn when you talk to a recruiter and why. To be expanded.
Strategies for answering some of the most common generic interview questions, and how to turn them in to opportunities to expand on how your background aligns with the job.
What kinds of questions to ask during interviews, why you want to ask them, and what your goal is when asking them. To be cleaned up and expanded.
Current work in progress! Will cover figuring out what to expect, how to talk to recruiters about salary ranges, when and how to negotiate, learning to be comfortable asking for your desired salary, and more.
Understanding the goals of your resume and cover letter, how to make them do work, templates you can follow, and dos and don’ts. This information is tailored to design but is applicable to a variety of tech and creative fields.
Further Learning
All illustration(s) from absurd.design.
