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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...

IDEAS: Top 10 blog posts of 2022

I've been writing publicly since 2011, when I began blogging about my career journey, starting with my transition from academia to UX. I...

What the heck are “actionable insights” anyway? 3 UX researchers on business language for academics

I asked three UX researchers (and past clients) to share the biggest adjustment they experienced transitioning from academia into UX. I'm...

Global UX Compensation Transparency Project 💸

If you know me, you know I'm all about compensation transparency. 💰 🕵️ Why is this important? Because knowledge is power. Everyone...

[Event recording] Ask Amy anything about UX research careers with DeltaCX, hosted by Debbie Levitt

I spent time with UX’er extraordinaire Debbie Levitt to answer live audience questions about UX research and careers. The recording is...

[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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