Career Blog
Starter Pack
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〰 [Career Pivot Series] Pivoting to tech without related experience
〰 [Hired Girl Summer] Job hunting series in a tough market
〰 [Portfolio 101] Tips for creating a UX portfolio
〰 [Public Health to UX] What is UX research and how do I break in?
〰 [Public Health to UX] Books for people pivoting into tech
Online Education
〰 [LinkedIn Learning] Foundation UX courses I started my journey with
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〰 [Mixed Methods]
〰 [NN/g UX Podcast]
〰 [Awkward Silences]
〰 Brave UX - [audio] | [video]
〰 [Design Better]
〰 [UX Radio]
〰 [The World of UX with Darren Hood]
〰 [Quantitude]
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〰 [Don’t make me think], Steve Krug
〰 [The Design of Everyday Things], Don Norman
〰 [Moderator’s Survival Guide], Donna Tedesco
〰 [Interviewing Users: How to Uncover Compelling Insights 1st Edition], Steve Portigal
〰 [Just Enough Research], Erika Hall
〰 [Think like a UX Researcher], David Travis
〰 [Measuring the user experience], Tom Tullis and Bill Albert
〰 [Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries], Steve Portigal
〰 [Universal Methods of Design, Expanded and Revised: 125 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions], Bella Martin and Bruce Hanington
〰 [User Research: A practical guide to designing better products and services], Stephanie Marsh
〰 [It’s Our Research], Tomer Sharon
〰 [Research Practice], Gregg Bernstein
〰 [Quantifying The User Experience: Practical Statistics For User Research], Jeff Sauro and James Lewis
〰 [List of 100 behavioral design books]
Newsletters
〰 [The UX Life Chose Me Newsletter] - Monthly newsletter focused on User Research and ReOps
〰 [User Weekly] - Weekly newsletter looking at whats happening in User Research
〰 [NN/g Newsletter] - weekly newsletter from Nielsen Norman Group
〰 [UXinsight newsletter] - monthly newsletter that features UX research articles, templates, conferences, events & trainings
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〰 [🚨Layoff Guide]
Apprenticeships
〰 [Shopify APM]
〰 [Airbnb Engineering Apprenticeship]
Volunteer Opportunities
〰 [Volunteer Platforms] for GRC Analysts, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Product Managers
〰 [Volunteer Platforms] for UX Researchers, Product Designers, Software Engineers/ Developers
〰 [Google Coursera Course - UX Professional Certification] (There is a program specifically focused on UX research and gives an extensive overview of research types, methods, and walks you through the process with best practice recommendations)
Job boards
〰 [UX Job Board]
〰 [Remote UXR Jobs]
〰 [Yuno Juno]
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〰 [Global UX Compensation Transparency Project]
〰 [Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer]
〰 [UX Salary in Silicon Valley video from Aona Talks]
〰 [Design salary repository] (Global, ongoing data collection)
〰 [Measuring U Salary Calculator]
〰 [She Negotiates: Resources]
