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‘It sucks’ – Waiting for my First Design Job

May 2019 - Shannen Keane
Recent graduate Shannen Keane speaks exclusively to UXswitch on her experience of waiting for her first role in UX, the…
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Part 3 – How Your UX Job Search is Just Like Dating

March 2019 - Joanne Weaver
In the finale of her article, Award-winning UX recruiter Joanne Weaver tells UXswitch.com how searching for your next UX role…
Part 2 - ux job seeking is like dating

Part 2 – How Your UX Job Search is Just Like Dating

March 2019 - Joanne Weaver
In Part 2 of her three part article, Award-winning UX recruiter Joanne Weaver tells UXswitch.com how searching for your next…
ux job search is like dating

Part 1 – How Your UX Job Search is Just Like Dating

March 2019 - Joanne Weaver
Award-winning UX recruiter Joanne Weaver tells UXswitch.com how searching for your next UX role is rather like searching for the…
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You Have 6 seconds to Make an Impression

January 2019 - Holly McFadden
UXswitch asked experienced recruiter Holly McFadden of Azon Digital about how designers can make it past initial screening. Your Portfolio…
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Choose Your Next Design Job Wisely

December 2018 - Marcus Swan
UXswitch spoke to Marcus Swan, Head of Design for Isobar Ireland, about how to find the right home for your…
Best UX Recruiter 2018

Winner of World’s Best UX Recruiter 2018 Announced

November 2018 - UXswitch
UXswitch is delighted to announce that Joanne Weaver has been awarded the title of World’s Best UX Recruiter 2018. Joanne…
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The Only UX Portfolio Template You Need

November 2018 - Frank Gaine
Know your audience Recently I was asked to evaluate the online UX portfolios of a number of design graduates, only…
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How to go from Designer to Manager

September 2018 - Frank Gaine
UXswitch polls its members about topics that interest them from time to time. Recently, we’ve seen a growing desire to…
X, not CX or UX

It’s just X, not UX or CX

August 2018 - Liam Keogh
You may be considering making the leap from UX to CX design. In this article I’ll be unpacking what I…
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Redesign the World Around You

June 2018 - Frank Gaine
Recently I gave a talk to Masters students about how to prepare their portfolios for the employment market. Looking at…

Meet the New Sponsor of UXswitch

May 2018 - UXswitch
UXswitch.com is delighted to welcome a new sponsor for our entire career platform. UsabilityHub will sponsor our unique job board…
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Five Ways To Ensure You Get That UX Agency Job

March 2018 - Gareth Dunlop
As the CEO and Founder of Fathom, I often reflect on what impresses me in a candidate profile and in…
UXers need an awesome linkedin profile

Designers need an Awesome LinkedIn Profile – 7 Top Tips

March 2018 - Frank Gaine
Let’s face it, LinkedIn is important. It’s very important. LinkedIn is first public edifice of your career likely to be…
UXers in China

Tales from an American UXer in China

December 2017 - Jay Speakman
In an exclusive interview with UXswitch, Junior UXer Jay Speakman talks to us about his observations about the use of technology…
World's Best UX Recruiter 2017

Winner of World’s Best UX Recruiter 2017 Announced

December 2017 - UXswitch
UXswitch is delighted to announce that David Sims has been awarded the title of World’s Best UX Recruiter 2017. David…
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Designing the Future of the Design Industry

December 2017 - Piers Scott
UXswitch speaks exclusively to Piers Scott, Lead UX Designer and Content Strategist at Rothco, about the role of independent design…
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Avoid “Like” in Job Interviews

October 2017 - Jay Kaufmann
As a digital product design manager, I care what people are passionate about. Doing work you like is important. As…
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Enthusiasm Should Trump Experience

October 2017 - Frank Gaine
Have you ever been interviewed for a role only to be told that the successful candidate was a better match?…
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Made Redundant as a UXer. What do I do now?

September 2017 - Alan Pimm
Oh poo, I’ve been made redundant! What do I do now? This was the challenge I faced and I know…