UX Careers Articles & Videos

  • Entering the UX Field: How to Overcome the Biggest Challenges

    Entering the UX field can be challenging and daunting. Our roundtable discussion unpacks the most common mistakes and misconceptions of people entering the field and provides actionable advice for how to overcome the biggest challenges.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • UX Research Job Interviews: 5 Things to Showcase

    Set yourself apart in UX research job interviews and leave a memorable impact on interviewers.

  • 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.

  • Generalist vs. Specialist UX Designers

    Should you be a specialized or generalist UX designer? Both roles offer substantial value to a team and unique perspectives for solving UX challenges.

  • UX Resumes: 10 Tips for Seasoned Professionals

    You have a lot of UX experience, but how best to communicate it to a hiring manager on your resume? Use these 10 tips to make your hard-won achievements persuasive, even at a glance.

  • How to Break Into Design: Don’s Advice

    Use your unique background to break into the field of UX Design.

  • 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.

  • The Best Things About Working in UX

    We surveyed 126 practitioners, uncovering 8 things practitioners love about working in UX, from problem-solving to accessible design.

  • 10 Steps for Better Storytelling in UX Job Interviews

    Searching for a UX job and want an edge on your competition? Stop endlessly iterating over your portfolio and start practicing storytelling to ace your UX job interviews.

  • Have Your UX Job Wish Come True with METEOR

    UX job interview questions and whiteboarding challenges that ask you to resolve a situation are tough. Remember METEOR to structure your problem-solving process and give effective answers.

  • The Role of Design

    Don Norman explains the role of design and how designers can gain more respect.

  • 5 Common Mistakes Junior Designers Make

    There are 5 common mistakes junior designers make. They focus on the look instead of usability, commit type crimes, work outside of design systems, lack confidence when presenting their designs, and ask for feedback too often.

  • Shine in Your UX Job Interviews with STAR

    Confusing and vague answers during your UX job interview can dim your chances. Remember STAR to communicate with poise and confidence.