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Want to Be Happier in Your UX or Product Role? Invest in Your Life Outside of Work.

Many UX and Product professionals feel unhappy, burned out, and unfulfilled because their identity is too closely tied to their work.

Jan 4

Want to Be Happier in Your UX or Product Role? Invest in Your Life Outside of Work.

Jan 4

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How to Get Stakeholders to Buy Into User Research

Minimum Viable Research: A 4-step framework to get executives, clients, stakeholders, and colleagues on board with user research.

Feb 27, 2017

How to Get Stakeholders to Buy Into User Research

Feb 27, 2017

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How to Get More UX Job Interviews: 3 Product Management Principles to Apply to Your Job Search

Have you applied to 25, 50, 100 or more UX jobs and not landed any interviews or job offers?

Dec 10, 2021

Graphic with 3 boxes. The first box has a triangle that looks like an iceberg with the bottom of the iceberg highlighted and it says “Diagnose Root Problems.” The second box has a start and end map marker with a path connecting the two points and it says “Define a strategic path forward.” And the third box has a bar chart with bars increasing in height and it says “Deliver & measure solutions.”

Dec 10, 2021

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A 10-Point Diva Manifesto Because High Standards Doesn’t Mean You’re Difficult

Why companies need divas who speak up, raise the bar, and keep people and teams accountable.

Jul 25

A 10-Point Diva Manifesto Because High Standards Doesn’t Mean You’re Difficult

Jul 25

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Why you have not been hired after your UX bootcamp & what you can do about it

To stand out and get hired faster, you need a job search pivot. Learn how to apply startup pivot principles to your job search.

Sep 7, 2021

A chart with two horizontal bars to compare the time to get hired for a UX designer. The first bar is short and says “what you expect” to indicate a short amount of time to get hired. The second bar is longer and says “your reality” to represent the long and somewhat emotional rollercoaster that many people experience in their UX job search.

Sep 7, 2021

Stop trying to overcome Imposter Syndrome and instead embrace it

In the 17 years of my career so far, I’ve finally come to accept one key thing: I’ll never shake Imposter Syndrome. I feel it every day ...

Nov 25, 2019

Stop trying to overcome Imposter Syndrome and instead embrace it

Nov 25, 2019

8 UX Mistakes To Avoid On Your UX Portfolio Website

The UX of your UX portfolio website matters, big time.

Aug 6, 2018

8 UX Mistakes To Avoid On Your UX Portfolio Website

Aug 6, 2018

15 questions to help you evaluate, "Which UX education program is right for me?"

It's not just about the program, it's how the program fits YOUR needs.

Jul 25, 2018

15 questions to help you evaluate, "Which UX education program is right for me?"

Jul 25, 2018

How to critique your own UX Portfolio

10 questions to help you focus on the details that matter

Nov 14, 2017

How to critique your own UX Portfolio

Nov 14, 2017

10 Tips to Help You Stop Being Your Own Worst Client

How to get un-stuck and finally launch your own projects.

Aug 29, 2017

10 Tips to Help You Stop Being Your Own Worst Client

Aug 29, 2017

Sarah Doody

Sarah Doody

UX Researcher & Designer w/ 20 years of experience helping UX & Product people land 5-figure salary increases or promotions. www.careerstrategylab.com

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