How to Get a UX Design Job
FREE DOWNLOAD! Intro and first two chapters.
Special promotion for students of Dr. David Travis’s user experience courses – read the Intro and first two chapters of the book for free:
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If you want to read more, the full ebook and paperback versions are available on Amazon. I also have free resources (templates for resumes, portfolios, cover letters, etc.) in the Book Resources section of my website.
Want to land your next (or first) UX job?
UX is hot these days, but the competition for jobs is fierce. When it’s you against 200 other applicants, you must stand out. Are you stressing over your portfolio? Second-guessing your resume? Obsessing about what crazy questions or design exercises they might throw at you during an interview?
In How to Get a UX Design Job, UX veteran Lisa Murnan shows you how to:
- Design everything for your “users” (hint: recruiters, hiring managers, and potential teammates)
- Create an Applicant Tracking System-friendly resume that gets you noticed by a real, live person
- Write a cover letter that shows off your personality
- Design a UX portfolio with substance that will impress recruiters and hiring managers
- Build a professional online presence with your website, LinkedIn, and other social media
- Answer common UX interview questions with confidence
- Master the art of the in-person design exercise
Written by a UX designer for UX designers, this practical, tactical handbook will help you take your user experience career to the next level.
About the Author:
Lisa Murnan has been designing web and mobile interfaces and leading UX projects for over 20 years. In 1994, she was on the team that put one of the first newspapers online, and in 1995 she was part of the first wave of corporate webmasters. Lisa has played almost every role on the user experience spectrum and has worked on all types of digital projects, as both a corporate UXer and a consultant for startups. She is a full-time UX designer and also teaches the UI/UX Design Certificate Program at Boulder Digital Arts in Boulder, CO.