Career Strategy Podcast with Sarah Doody | UX, Product Design, UX Research

032: Q+A with Sarah: Navigating saturated job markets, creating case studies when you signed an NDA, AI and more


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This week’s episode is a Q&A session with Sarah!

Tune in to hear the number one thing to do in a saturated job market, how to share case studies that are flagged as confidential, whether or not AI is a threat to UX careers and more!

01:16 Do everything you can to be visible to the companies you're applying to or where you wanna work

06:57 Don’t focus on the quantity of connections, but QUALITY!

11:11 Most people are only scratching the surface of their skills and experience

15:24 AI is not going to replace UX researchers

19:38 How can you use case studies in your portfolio when they’re flagged as confidential?

22:45 Using an educational case study can be tricky

27:56 Be where your potential clients are to stay on their minds

31:41 Relay to the interviewer not just what you’ve done, but the skills you used to do them

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