UX Careers Articles & Videos

  • Why You Need Mentorship and How to Get It Right

    Mentorship is an essential growth tool that offers substantial personal and career benefits, but only if you engage in it properly.

  • No New Name Has Replaced “UX”

    A survey of 604 tech and design professionals found that “UX” remains the default name for our field, while alternative names remain fragmented.

  • The Four Design Jobs AI Created (So Far)

    "AI design" is one label but has forked into four different types of work.

  • State of UX 2026: Design Deeper to Differentiate

    UX faced instability in 2025 from layoffs, hiring freezes, and AI hype; now, the field is stabilizing, but differentiation and business impact are vital.

  • UX Hiring: Insights from a Design Recruiter

    Design recruiter Hang Xu shares why UX job applications get rejected, what craft means to hiring teams, and the shifting power dynamics in the job market.

  • Top 10 UX Videos of 2025

    The videos published in 2025 that received the most views from our audience.

  • Top 10 UX Articles of 2025

    These 10 user-experience articles published in 2025 were those that our audience read the most.

  • Why I’m Not Worried About My UX Job in the Era of AI

    AI is a new tool, not a replacement for UX professionals.

  • UXers Need to Think Like Product Leaders

    By adopting the mindset of a product leader, UXers can build support and buy-in within their company.

  • The Return of the UX Generalist

    AI advances make UX generalists valuable, reversing the trend toward specialization. Understanding multiple disciplines is increasingly important.

  • UX Layoff Crisis: A Guide for Resilience and Recovery

    Lost your UX job in a layoff? Use this step-by-step guide to preserve your professionalism and optimism during this stressful experience.

  • How to Apply and Secure a UX Job

    Apply and secure UX jobs with tips for customizing resumes using generative AI, researching employers, acing interviews, and negotiating offers.

  • Templates and Tools for UX Job Seekers

    Leverage your human mind — not a machine — in your UX job search with these simple communication templates and tools.

  • Advice for Approaching a UX Job Search

    Understand your values, outline job constraints, upskill areas of weakness, leverage your network, and pace yourself to stay motivated and focused.

  • Preparation Tactics for a Tough UX Job Market

    In times when UX jobs are not plentiful, use these tactics to prepare yourself to navigate a difficult job market.

  • Redefine Your Design Skills to Prepare for AI

    Designers must embrace 5 principles as our industry shifts with AI.

  • The Biggest Challenges Practitioners Encounter Working in UX

    We surveyed 126 practitioners, uncovering the biggest challenges in the UX field. Almost all responses originated from the same core problem: perception of UX.

  • NN/g’s Free UX Templates and Guides

    Use this curated set of free NN/g templates and guides for inspiration and to accelerate your product development activities and UX career.

  • The 5 Stages of UX-Career Progression

    Individuals at different career stages have different challenges, opportunities, and ways to level up.

  • Growing in Your UX Career: Study Guide

    Unsure where to start? Use this collection of links to articles, videos, and a free report for advice to grow in your user experience career.