9 Steps To Get Your Dream UX Job 🏆 (1/2) #shorts
Channel: Chris ⚡️ Product Designer
Date: 11/09/2022

Here’s how you get your dream UX Design job in 9 Steps:

1️⃣ Design for little/free

Get enough experience for a basic portfolio with 2/3 projects
Ask who wants to launch a website for free
Get your hands dirty with unsolicited redesigns
Design web, app, mobile to cover all your bases

2️⃣ Apply to startups

They are fast-growing, the team is small, they have more work than resources
Take less money in favour of industry experience
Eventually, you’ll help them hire
Build trust with the leaders in the company
Burn the midnight oil, learn as much about design and the industry

3️⃣ Start freelancing 

Supercharge your experience and variety of problems you’ll face
Prioritize the rate of learning
Try things you cannot do at work, experiment with different processes, tools, frameworks, etc.
Build a good relationship with your clients
Ask them to refer you to other projects
Build on your portfolio on problems solved through design

4️⃣ Get promoted

By showing you can manage people or lead multiple projects
Be a force in the small company, where everything design should lead back to you
Suggest improvements, take feedback gracefully, show how well you’ve done your craft, 
🚨 Say yes to most things (you can say no later in your career)

5️⃣ Start producing content

Display your expertise online
Write about the work you’re doing
Interact with your community
Start building a following, provide value

6️⃣ Get a new job

Find a startup that is faster growing and has more potential
Get a role that is 1 or 2 steps above your current role
You should aim for at least a 20% increase and a more senior level every time you change jobs 
Prioritize learning about the business and leadership

👉 What makes this company more successful than the previous?
👉 How did they scale? What best practices can you learn?

7️⃣ Start speaking publicly
Be known for promoting your expertise to the community
Attend events, network, and make new friends
Who are the other people in your community doing things similar to you?
Why are they successful? Can you collaborate?

8️⃣ Update your online presence

Now you have a portfolio and materials built up over the years about learning about this industry
Refine your messaging toward your dream role
Cater the message to the hiring manager, team members, and industry
Include examples of speaking, writing, problem-solving, etc.
Make your voice heard where your industry hangs out (LinkedIn? Twitter? Medium?)

9️⃣ Apply to your dream role

Show evidence of everything you’ve done to get here
It's ok if you don’t get it at first, repeat the steps above
The cycle goes over and over until you land that job
Once you get there, you’ll realise there’s a lot more out there…

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Hey 👋,  I’m Chris

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