In today’s competitive workplace, the ability to advocate for yourself is not just a skill; it’s a necessity. This engaging talk with Robyn Rodriguez and Hanna Lupico dives into the transformative power of self-advocacy and provides actionable strategies for putting it into practice.
This UX in ATX panel discussion focused on the symbiotic relationship between product managers and user experience teams. Today, most PM’s understand the value of UX, but in many organizations, they treat UX as implementers when UX can be so much more. In fact, the strategic collaboration between Product Managers and UX experts is crucial…
What should designers think about in keeping their career future forward? UX in ATX co-founder Cindy Brummer shared insights from SXSW 2024 on what’s ahead for design.
In this workshop with our guest Lena Clark of Sunflower UX, participants learned how to How to effectively communicate your unique problem-solving processes during job interviews. Including:
In this panel workshop, Lawrence Humphrey, founder of Pearl, and a panel of pros share insights on the networking and job interview process.
With recent shifts in big tech, traditional sectors are proving that total experience can revolutionize outcomes. This panel session unveils how emerging and non-tech industries can secure the best UX and human factors minds, paving the way for remarkable user experiences. Speakers:
UX leader Sarah Alme shares a host of tools and tactics to evaluate the current state of your career, recognize your superpowers, and identify a potential career progression by leveraging Design Thinking methodologies.
How your network can help you get noticed and get hired: Are you sending out resume after resume but have not gotten any responses? Are you stuck in a dead-end job and don’t know how to get the job you long for? A robust network can help you build meaningful connections, leading to hidden job…
Developing both the depth and breadth of your skills is essential to becoming an effective collaborator and influential designer. Do you want to learn how identifying individual skill clusters could not only advance your career but also promote effective teams? Andreina Dyer led this workshop with golden nuggets of information on how individuals, managers, and…
The need for designers who specialize in accessibility has grown in demand as companies realize that inclusive design is the right thing to do and that accessible digital products outperform competitors by 50 percent.That’s because inclusive products benefit everyone not just the roughly one billion people considered disabled worldwide. In this meetup, we discussed what…
On Thursday, April 28, 2022, UX in ATX hosted a fireside chat with Tanya Harris, Senior Content Strategist at eBay, about content design and how UX intersects with this discipline. Tanya is passionate about the words we see. When we open our apps, go to a website, use internal tools at work, or receive an…
No more of that awkward standing around. Learn how to make networking work for you at conferences. Panelists included Career Coach Juliet Barrett, who focuses on helping creatives develop process strategies, tools for self-evaluation and streamlined practices that break down large goals into actionable steps, and Focal Point Business Coach Chris Gay.
In February 2022, UX in ATX hosted a portfolio review with 10 expert reviewers. Prior to breaking out into smaller groups for these reviews, UX in ATX organizer provided some general portfolio tips for UX designers.
More and more employers are posting openings for UX designers — often with 3 or more years of experience. This makes the job hunt frustrating for junior designers in need of a foot in the door, and employers could be missing out on talent eager to grow and learn. At the same time, employers may…
If you’re transitioning into UX design, you’re not starting from scratch. Many people feel like they’re beginning a new career, but your past skills are highly relevant and can give you an edge. At UX in ATX, we discussed how to make your skills work for you in a UX role. The topics included making…