My advice to UX research newbies
“If you had to give a newbie in UX research advice on getting started, what would it be?” This was a question asked in a social media group.
One comment asked for clarification in regards to whether the person was seeking responses in regard to conducting UXR, their job search, or understanding UXR as a discipline.
The poster said both.
I thought my response might be helpful to others as well.
Here is a bunch 🙂
There is no one right path to enter the field
How well you interview is as important as the strength of your case studies and presentation of them
Focusing your search on your transferable skills can help tremendously
Be prepared to explain your thought process in terms of why you did and didn’t take certain approaches and what you would do differently in the future
Know whom you are interviewing. They will seek different levels and types of information from you
Define your WHY and prepare a statement as to how your why ties into the highering organization’s mission
Research the company
Understand their UX maturity, what’s working well and what’s not, and why
Find out what type of mentorship and personal Dev funds are available to you
Get to know yourself and be authentic to yourself and the people you interview with