In this episode:

How to handle a layoff? What should you do if you got laid off? What can you do to make it easier for you?

Should we be really scared about layoffs and job market freeze? Does it impact the amount of jobs on the market?

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Website about layoff statistics 

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In this episode:

What are the typical types of designers? 

Are some archetypes of designers more successful than others in their career? 

Is there a relationship between the archetypes and the roles a designer lands in?

How can you understand your speciality and your strong sides? 

What is The GROW model session?

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In this episode:

Anfisa and Ioana share the key lessons and achievements of 2022.

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In this episode: 

- How can you assess the maturity of the company you are working in? 

- How can a UX designer help to increase UX maturity of the company? What are the practices that can help with that? 

- What is the criteria for design maturity in a company? 

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The 6 Levels of UX Maturity article by Nielsen Norman Group 

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Discussed in this episode:

- Why researchers and not designers are supposed to do the research?

- At which stage of a company's development UX researchers need to be hired? 

- How can designers efficiently collaborate with researchers?

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Atomic research framework introduced by Wework

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Discussed in this episode:

- Is this the right moment in the current economic context to transition into UX design career?

- Is career in UX for me?

- What are the initial steps for transitioning into UX?

- How to choose the right course for you? Should I be a self-taught designer or do i need to take a course or a Bootcamp?

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- 'Applying to hundreds of jobs w/Sarah Doody' episode

- 'UX&Product design tools' episode

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Discussed in this episode:

- What kind of research do UX designers typically run?

- What are the most useful research tools on the market right now?

- How to choose between multiple tools that serve the same need?

- How can we recruit users? How to find users to run research with?

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'The 2021 UX Research Tools Map' Infographic 

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Discussed in this episode:

Anfi's and Ioana's stories on how they started their careers in UX design.

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Discussed in this episode:

What is Instructional Design?

What are the guiding principles for designing the course?

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This week we are having a special Halloween episode about the horror design work experiences we had in our careers. 

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