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Jr UXers: keep it cheap, simple, relevant, and intuitive

Welcome to a recession. If you haven’t felt the lack of job opportunities, you will soon. Here’s the silver lining that you should be thinking about. Every company now is looking to lean down from the excessive hiring that they did back in 2022. Warning: Still build a portfolio, still…

UX

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Jr UXers: keep it cheap, simple, relevant, and intuitive
Jr UXers: keep it cheap, simple, relevant, and intuitive
UX

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Aug 13

PSA: Why I haven’t been writing; stay tuned to strategies for 2024

2023 was a year for me to think selfishly and for good reason. There were a lot of worries that I had to consider and write what could easily be useless thought leadership. There’s nothing that I can verbalize better than the work being done by Peter Ramsay’s walkthrough of healthy UX, Product Management strategies from Lenny’s Podcast, and Delta CX’s understanding of the customer experience. If you need to reach me, I’ll be going down a deep rabbit hole that can also be commonly referred to as an AI sandbox.

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·Nov 28, 2022

Layoff season and what that means for entry-level UX[Nov 2022]

When I was graduating in mid-2020, every single one of my classmates that year lost their internships. If not outright, they were impacted. These were roles that we had been interviewing for since August 2019. …

UX Design

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Layoff season and what that means for entry-level UX[Nov 2022]
Layoff season and what that means for entry-level UX[Nov 2022]
UX Design

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·Aug 1, 2022

A critique of UX hiring articles(post-pandemic posts only)

Here are some articles that I wanted to critique because they don’t tell the full story. From little-to-no actionable advice to unchecked statements, it’s easy to publish an article these days on Medium without discourse. Table of Contents(The scores I give are my opinion) Landing a job in UX is…

UX

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A critique of UX hiring articles(post-pandemic posts only)
A critique of UX hiring articles(post-pandemic posts only)
UX

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·Jun 2, 2022

New to UX? Forget FAANG. Try a contract/freelance gig

User Experience as a term has exploded in growth over the past few years. We are starting to see a critical mass form for early-stage talent. Fresh out of a UX bootcamp? Self-taught? Here’s why most of you should grab a contract position first. You are working on something For the vast majority of UX…

Freelance

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New to UX? Forget FAANG. Try a contract/freelance gig
New to UX? Forget FAANG. Try a contract/freelance gig
Freelance

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·Apr 10, 2022

How to get hired for your empathetic perspective: 3 actionable lessons

So let's recap the past few articles that I’ve written. As mentioned before, I will never write anything that I have not tried, analyzed, and currently practice myself. Todo Bien, está listo!(Sounds good, Let’s begin!) Why I am writing about empathy today Earlier today, I was waiting in line at a coffee shop to order some coffee…

Empathy

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How to get hired for your empathetic perspective: 3 actionable lessons
How to get hired for your empathetic perspective: 3 actionable lessons
Empathy

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·Mar 18, 2022

Selling yourself as an extrovert in UX/Product: My activation at SXSW

Ever get the sense that the portfolio you send to companies barely shows you as a person? If you’ve been reading my past few articles, you’ll know what it’s like to run HotJar and watch the talent acquisition team reject you without even checking your portfolio. I found out in…

UX

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Selling yourself as an extrovert in UX/Product: My activation at SXSW
Selling yourself as an extrovert in UX/Product: My activation at SXSW
UX

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·Feb 9, 2022

Healthy practices for UX designers

Reducing your stress, improving your lifestyle choices should be the real metrics you should focus on — I think if you’ve made your way to Medium.com to learn more about UX, you are of the go-getting mentality. If you need words of affirmation: I believe in your ability to become a UX Designer. If you want a more objective article, read literally any other article besides this …

Healthy Lifestyle

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Healthy practices for UX designers
Healthy practices for UX designers
Healthy Lifestyle

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Bootcamp

·Feb 5, 2022

UX job hunting: following the motions kills creativity and your job prospects

Over the past month, I’ve critiqued over 30 case studies from General Assembly, Designlabs, and Brainstation, and the advice I’ve given can be applied to everyone. …

Job Hunting

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UX job hunting: following the motions kills creativity and your job prospects
UX job hunting: following the motions kills creativity and your job prospects
Job Hunting

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Bootcamp

·Feb 2, 2022

HotJar: the big brother you need in UX

PSA: Not Sponsored but if you know someone at HotJar *wink *wink Ever get ghosted or rejected by a company without knowing why? Ever ask for help on your portfolio but the person on the other end literally cannot due to an NDA, or other written agreement? Fear no more! With a couple of functioning brain cells and some critical thinking…

Hotjar

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HotJar: the big brother you need in UX
HotJar: the big brother you need in UX
Hotjar

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Woody Kim

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Product Designer at Kessel Run. DAF/MIT AI Research 2023, ADPList Scholar 2023

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