UX Career with Kirill V

Nick is a Senior User Researcher. We talk about his origin story and the aha moment when he was watching users not being able to figure out how to use their product, differences working on internal and external products, his key takeaways from a 10-year-long career, one of the biggest challenges for researchers - how to manage stakeholders and some strategies how you can do it better, portfolios and if you need one for job applications, what makes a great researcher, and much more.

Nick on Linkedin

User Research Collective Facebook group

David is a Senior Technical Recruiter helping tech companies find candidates. We talk about his story of getting into the industry, how recruitment agencies work, the advantages and disadvantages of working with a recruiter, why they are being vague with some opportunities and why candidates are being ghosted, tips on optimizing your resume and LinkedIn profile, and many more insights from the life of a recruiter.

David on Linkedin

David on Twitter

Harvard Resume and Cover Letter guide (pdf, 2Mb)

Irina is the Product Design Manager at Clio, a Vancouver-based tech company in the legal space. We talk about her journey from journalism to design leadership, the valuable experiences from the previous careers, what she is looking for in resumes and portfolios, and how you should tell the story for a project. We also talk about the case study structure and why you should start it by framing the problem. And a lot more valuable insights.

Irina on Linkedin

Clio

Stan is the Director of Experience Design at a design agency. We talk about his journey in design, how he transitioned to the management role, how to stand out, the value of the previous experiences when switching careers, tips on portfolio and resume, the future of collaboration between product designers and product managers. Stan also shares the team structure, design, and interview process they currently use at Domain7, and a whole lot more interesting insights for designers looking for a job.

Stan on Twitter

Stan on Linkedin

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This is a continuation of my conversation with Janos. We talk about the future of accessibility as a practice, the assistive technologies, and the role of accessibility specialists. Also, we discuss the most common objections from the business side and how he handles them.

Janos on Linkedin

Janos on Twitter

AODA - Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

W3C: The Business Case for Digital Accessibility

Teamtam accessible colour palette builder

Janos is an experienced certified web accessibility specialist who spent the last 5 years driving accessibility efforts in a large financial institution.  We talk about his story of getting into the field, why inclusive design is important, how you can start learning the basics, the challenges of retrofitting existing internal tools to satisfy accessibility requirements, and a lot more.  Also, Janos shares a bunch of easy tips and tools for designers who want to create accessible products and experiences. We got so much content, that we couldn't fit all the information into 1 recording, so we are going to get the second session focusing on the future of accessibility in design and common objections against it.

Janos on Linkedin

Janos on Twitter

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Rabiya is an experienced leader who has led several design teams and hired many designers. We talk about her journey starting from kinesiology to becoming a Head of UX at a digital product agency, the importance of showing your personality as a candidate, the value of being a curious person, tips on adding better case studies to your portfolio, and how designing for emotions will become even more important in future.

Rabiya on Linkedin

Phil is a creative design and UX leader with broad and diverse experience working with startups, government agencies, and large enterprises. We talk about Phil’s journey to becoming a UX lead managing a team of 12. We discuss the importance of being authentic when presenting your work, the issue with over-designed resumes, the value of showing transferrable skills from previous careers, why illustrating projects solving real-world problems is more important than sleekly-designed imaginary ones, and a lot more takeaways about UX career.

Phil on Linkedin

Sarah is a senior UX professional with a lot of experience in designing products, managing teams, and now teaching a UX course. We talk about building relationships on social media, volunteering and partnering with other people to work on projects for your portfolio, what you should show in the case studies, the importance of cover letters, insights about working with recruiters to hire designers, and many more topics on the UX career.

Sarah on Linkedin

Andy shares his story from getting curious about UX design to launching his own design boutique agency Futureform. We talk about having an open mind to working on different kinds of products across diverse industries and problem spaces, understanding your strengths and passions and highlighting them in your resume, being honest when presenting your work and being clear on what was your particular role in a project. Also, we talk about the future of the profession and how important it is and will be to have the “Keep learning and be ready to change” mindset, and a lot more. 

Andy on Linkedin

Futureform