5 tips to break into User Research
Five tips to get more experience in, or break into, User research.
1. Ask yourself if your day-to-day behaviors line up with your goals
Is what you say you want correlating to the goal you seek?
E.g. Are you actively trying to grow your UXR skills?
2. Develop and articulate a POV on UXR
On UX trends and how the industry will evolve over time
Who you admire in the space and why
How you contribute to the community
Why you are an advocate for the people we design for
3. Know your story and your value
Find a way to leverage your background
Research is in large part about story finding and telling
Practice your own story, unique value and approach
be able to articulate WHY YOU
4. Gather JDs for the roles you are interested in
Analyze the criteria desired
Do a SWOT analysis on yourself with those criteria
Build a plan to address the gaps and include this work in your portfolio. It shows you’re humble, eager to learn, strategic, and a self-starter
5. Build your network & confidence
Your next job will likely come from a connection
Visit CuriosityTank [dot] com/workshops to learn how we approach the above and more. A few Observer seats are still available for the Oct cohort.
image: zoeysattic on Etsy
