In 2017 I accidentally got into UX career coaching when I created a workshop about UX portfolios and thought "after I teach this workshop, I'll never have to talk about portfolios again 😆"
But then, people started to get hired! And as they say, the rest is history!
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The UX Researcher part of me realized I stumbled upon a problem, so I decided to go all-in 🎯
Today, my Career Strategy Lab helps UX professionals get hired without applying to hundreds of roles b/c that's a waste of time!
Our approach is different. Here's why ...
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Inside Career Strategy Lab, we teach UX people how to treat their career like a product.
If you want to stand out, you must articulate your skills and experience.
If a product can't clearly communicate its value, do you buy it? Nope. The same applies to your career 🙃.
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Career Strategy Lab is like a startup incubator for your UX career where you'll learn how to:
✔️ Create an effective UX portfolio & resume
✔️ Optimize your LinkedIn
✔️ Prepare for job interviews
✔️ Get hired w/o applying to hundreds of roles
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Want help with your UX job search, resume, portfolio, etc so you can stand out and get hired?
Career Strategy Lab is application-only and we only accept a handful of people each month. Interested in joining us?
- Can I pick your brain
- Would love to get your opinion on this
- Can I buy you lunch or coffee so I can ask you some things?
- I'd love your advice [insert a 2,000 word message here]
Here are a few tips ...
1) Be brief!!!
Read and re-read the email before you send it. Pretend you have to ask your question in the length of a tweet.
2) Ask a SPECIFIC question
When you ask if you can pick someone's brain or for advice it generally means you haven't spent enough time thinking about it YOURSELF.
If you can't articulate your question in a simple way, it'll be hard for anyone to give you the advice you want.