One-on-One UX Career Coaching

Looking for how to position yourself in 2023? Stressing over your UX portfolio? Second-guessing your resume and cover letter? Obsessing about what crazy questions or design exercises they might throw at you during the interview? Frustrated that you can’t even get an interview?

This is pretty much what you’re going to see during our coaching calls, plus maybe some dogs walking around.

Quit wasting time trying to figure it out on your own and let me help you. I’m very familiar with the UX hiring process and I’ll help you prioritize what you need to do, plus give you some structure and accountability. I’ll also give you very honest (but kind, and funny where warranted!) feedback on what you need to work on. I will challenge you and champion you.

I’ll be leveraging all the wisdom I’ve gathered in 25+ years (holy shit, right?) as a professional UX designer, my 4 years of career coaching (I’ve coached over 150 UXers since 2019!), plus my experience teaching a UI/UX design certificate program, to help you find a job you love. I’m also a UX hiring manager (Sr. Manager, Product Design) so I can give you some insight on portfolio presentations, interviewing, etc. from the other side of the table.

Things we can work on during your session:

• Get clarity around your career goals. We’ll also deconstruct the types of jobs you’re interested in applying for, and discuss any skill gaps you may have (and the quickest, easiest way to get those skills).
• Review your UX portfolio and case studies. I’ll provide feedback and point out any issues I see, and we’ll brainstorm ways to get more experience/case studies for your portfolio, if necessary.
• Review your resume and cover letter. I’ll also show you how to get your resume past the ATS screeners and how to customize both documents when you apply for jobs.
• Review your LinkedIn profile. We’ll rewrite whatever we need to, and check to make sure you’re taking advantage of LinkedIn’s “recruiter beacon.”
• Review your website. (If you don’t have one, it’s okay. We can talk about the pros and cons of that.)
• Brainstorm your answers to interview questions. We’ll talk about the most common types of questions and how to structure great answers that sound natural. We can do mock interviews on video, too.
• Talk through the design exercise process. We’ll strategize the best approach you can take for any type of design exercise.
• Special circumstances: from “Needs more experience” to “Overqualified.” Yes, you need real experience, not just a cookie-cutter bootcamp case study. Yes, there is ageism in UX (and tech in general). I can help you with these issues.
• Secret weapons. I’ll share some tricks I’ve learned from 25 years of interviewing for (and interviewing others for) UX jobs.

I applied to 300+ jobs and wouldn’t get past the first round of interviews. After working with Lisa on my resume and case studies, I accepted a job offer within a month and turned another down! Lisa is amazing at what she does and gave me honest feedback while also giving me the reassurance that I wasn’t crazy trying to make a transition in a pandemic!
-Alicen (Jan 2021)

Thanks so much for your help. You made something that is uncomfortable for me feel so comfortable and fun!
-Kim (Nov 2020)

Not ready to take the plunge? Want something a little less touchy feely?

• Take one of my online video courses for comprehensive, step-by-step guidance through various aspects of the job hunting process
• Read my practical, tactical book How to Get a UX Design Job (available on Amazon)

About Lisa
Lisa Murnan is a UX designer and career coach with 25 years experience designing web and mobile interfaces and leading UX projects. She has played almost every role on the UX spectrum across a variety of domains and industries, as both a corporate UXer (IBM, Bank of America, TIAA, Dell Secureworks) and a consultant for startups. Lisa taught the UI/UX Design Certificate Program at Boulder Digital Arts in 2017 & 2018, where she led students through the user-centered design process and mentored them on their career goals. She is the author of How to Get a UX Design Job. She helps UXers find jobs they love.