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There are no insider secrets to landing a job in this crappy market
We're not in 2021 anymore, Toto: Adjusting your job search approach and expectations based on market realities.
Aug 19, 2025
What the heck is going on with the UX job market?
Not a fan of the TL in TLDR? Check out the audio version over at my pod! Long story short, the UX job market is a complete shit show...
Jan 23, 2024
[Podcast 2-part series] Laura Klein & Amy Santee discuss freelance & consulting in tech
Wondering whether or not tech freelancing or consulting is right for you? Check out the latest episodes of What is Wrong with Hiring for our two-part series on self-employment in tech.
Jul 25, 2023
[Podcast interview] UX Freelancing & You, with Amy Santee & Matthew Oliphant
Matthew Oliphant and I share our experiences with research and design freelancing, consulting, and contracting - aka self employment!
Jul 18, 2023
[Podcast] Amy Santee talks UX career paths on UX+1 with Corey Nelson & Antonio Ruberto
UX careers, learning and experimentation, career identity, and the importance of core values in decision making.
May 10, 2023
The mass tech layoffs are bad news for the academia to UX research pipeline
The crappy UX job market of 2023-2025 means closed doors for academics interested in UX research careers.
Mar 6, 2023
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...
Feb 15, 2023
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[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...
Feb 7, 2023
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....
Nov 20, 2022
Practicing boundaries at work - why it's important and how to do it
Brendan Jarvis, who interviewed me a few months ago for his Brave UX podcast , invited me to participate in a year-end wrap-up by sharing...
Dec 27, 2021
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[Podcast] Amy Santee on Brave UX with Brendan Jarvis
I had the honor and pleasure of joining the amazing Brendan Jarvis for a fun conversation about UX careers on his show, Brave UX. You...
Dec 14, 2021
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[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...
Jan 23, 2021
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