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The mass tech layoffs are bad news for academics transitioning to UXR (but not all is lost)

It breaks my heart to say this, but now is not a good time for academics who want to go into user experience research. In 2022, I worked...

101 ways to get into UX research

Are you interested in becoming a UX researcher, but don’t know where to start? Luckily there is no shortage of useful, legit, and...

Do your future self a solid by keeping a running list of literally everything you do at work

Every Friday afternoon at my last in-house job (we're talking 4+ years ago now), I took 10 minutes to summarize everything I had worked...

[Podcast interview] Low Fidelity: Unleash Your Mindset with Rizwan Javaid

Rizwan Javaid, Senior UX Designer and host of the podcast Low Fidelity: Unleash Your Mindset, invited me to chat with him about...

Tech layoff trends and resources, and what to do if it happens to you

As of November 20th, 2022, there have been a staggering 136,989 employees laid off from 849 tech companies since the start of the year....

Public Coaches Directory

I put together a public directory of paid coaches, coaching programs, and mentoring services (paid and free) for people and teams in...

100 engaging prompts for community conversation

Everyone has something interesting to say, and people want to hear our thoughts! Engaging with people in public spaces through...

[Podcast] Creating a career plan with Amy Santee and Adam Gamwell, Brandeis University Talk

A job search strategy is essential, but what if you don’t even know what to look for or what you want to do? A career plan is something...

[New book] Research Practice: Perspectives from UX researchers in a changing field, Gregg Bernstein

Gregg Bernstein, User Experience Research Lead at Signal, dropped his new book this week. Research Practice: Perspectives from UX...

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