Career Strategy Podcast with Sarah Doody | UX, Product Design, UX Research
By Sarah Doody from Career Strategy Lab
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Welcome to the Career Strategy Podcast, with Sarah Doody, a UX Researcher & Product Designer with 20 years of experience who is helping UX and Product people design their careers. You’ll learn how to advance your UX or Product career including how get hired in UX, stay hired, get promoted, and build a personal brand and visibility. You’ll also hear no BS tips to optimize your UX resume and portfolio, navigate your UX job search, and prepare for UX job interviews so you can stop being invisible and be seen as an in-demand UX professional. Get ready to UX your career, ironic, right?!
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152: How Steven Built a UX Consultancy After Being Laid Off After 17 Years At The Same Company
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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151: Want to get hired in UX in Q1 2026? Start with these Q4 UX career essentials
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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150: From Academia to UX: How Ellen Got Hired As A Content Designer at TD Bank
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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149: [Part 3/3: Diagnose Your UX Job Search] Are You Suffering From Stranger Syndrome?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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148: From Lost in UX to Confident Systems Designer: How Phoenix Reclaimed His UX Career Identity
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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147: [Part 2/3: Diagnose Your UX Job Search] Are You An Invisible Genius In Your UX Career?
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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146: How Jonathan Stopped Redesigning His UX Portfolio and Started Getting Interviews
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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145: [Part 1/3: Diagnose Your UX Job Search] Escaping UX Career Identity Fog & Why Your Identity Is Your Superpower
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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144: Finding & Owning Your UX Voice, How Melp Did With Career Strategy Lab
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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143: UX Hiring Insights: Why It Can Take 12 Weeks to Fill UX Roles with Heather Cassar, VP of People)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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142: How Laura Landed a Principal UX Design Role Without Applying (and With Only 1 Project in her UX Portfolio)
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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141: Design a UX Portfolio Recruiters Read for More Than 1 Minute
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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140: How a UX Researcher & CX Strategist is navigating an international job search
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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139: Position yourself as the ideal candidate with this Steve Jobs marketing tip
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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138: From Recruiter to Product Designer: How Ellie's taking control of her career
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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137: One LinkedIn change that landed this UX Designer 5 solid recruiter leads in 24 hours
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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136: How Manny got hired as a Senior UX Designer at Fidelity in 77 days
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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135: How a 30-Year UX veteran is navigating a UX layoff without burnout
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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134: A career break has NOT ruined your career, here's why...
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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133: How terminal uniqueness keeps you stuck in your job search
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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132: How Career Strategy Lab's AI Tools Help Mid & Senior UXers Get Hired Faster
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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131: Why I don't teach every UX topic (and why my focus is *your* superpower)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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130: From UX Portfolio Rewrites to Hired as a Principal Product Designer: How Steve Owned His Career Story
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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129: Get Hired in UX Faster With Peloton Inspired UX Career Coaching
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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128: How this 30 year UX veteran went from feeling irrelevant to in control of her career
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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127: The $100K Shift: Why Working 'ON' Your Career (vs 'IN' it) Changes Everything
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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126: From UX Layoff to Leadership: How Duncan got hired as a Global Head of UX after a restructure
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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125: Career Strategy Lab Coaches Unfiltered: What you don’t see on sales pages or social media
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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124: Why Sarah Doody's UX portfolio framework still works after 20 years
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May 26, 2025 |
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123: How a 25-Year UX veteran rewrote his career story & reclaimed his confidence
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May 19, 2025 |
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122: How Marcus Got Hired as a UX Researcher After Six Months of Rejection
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May 12, 2025 |
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121: Your UX Job Search Has Cost You 5-Figures. What To Do About It
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May 05, 2025 |
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120: How a Sr UX Researcher got hired at Amazon after a layoff & 2 year job search
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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119: Why you should research the interviewers before a job interview
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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118: 3 things your UX job search has in common with soap operas
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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117: Applied to 100s of UX jobs? Consider this your intervention
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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116: How to optimize your resume for the ATS so you can get more UX job interviews
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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115: How this UX Designer escaped UX portfolio burnout and rebuilt his entire UX job search strategy
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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114: From Laid Off to Senior UX Designer: How Sarah Landed Her Dream Role
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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113: How a Senior Product Designer got promoted with a 37% increase in total compensation
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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112: How Emily tripled her UX freelance rate from $35 to $125 / hour (and got a full time job too)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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111: Hidden costs of navigating your UX job search alone
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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110: How Jane Got Hired As A Principal Product Researcher After Emigrating To The USA With No Professional Network
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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109: How cohorts can hold you back and why Career Strategy Lab takes a different approach
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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108: Why you're stuck redesigning your UX resume & how to get out of a career rut
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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107: Your UX Career Is a Product (Sarah Doody's interview on the Awkward Silences podcast by User Interviews)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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NOW OPEN: We have 20 spots in our UX Job Search Accelerator (doors close Jan 31 at 8pm PT)
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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106: How Steven Navigated ADD In His UX Job Search & Got Hired As a Design Researcher
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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105: How a UX Specialist With 20+ Years Experience Got Hired After A Layoff With Only 1 Project In His UX Portfolio
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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104: Your UX portfolio isn't about selling the product you worked on, it's about selling YOU
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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103: How Kristin Landed Her Dream Role with Two Portfolio Projects and a Clear Roadmap
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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102: Navigating Your UX Career in Challenging Times (Sarah Doody's episode on the Insights Unlocked Podcast)
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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101: Creating a UX Career Roadmap: Sarah Doody's Episode on the AIGA Design Podcast
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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100: How Jaden got hired as a Sr Product Designer after a 1-year employment gap
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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099: How to stand out in the UX Job Search Funnel
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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098: Why In-Demand UX Professionals Treat Full-Time Roles Like Freelance Gigs
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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097: Stop Sending Recruiters Cold Emails & Get Them To Reply By Doing This Instead
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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How do the CRITIQUES in Career Strategy Lab work?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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How do the CALLS in Career Strategy Lab work?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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096: How Jamie overcame UX job search struggles and got hired as a Senior Product Designer
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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How a Lead Designer Researcher got a 35% salary increase
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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How a Lead UX Designer got hired in 56 days
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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Is Career Strategy Lab Right For You?
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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095: Beyond Big Tech UX Jobs: Industries hiring for UX and Product roles in 2025 and beyond
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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094: Why the Career Strategy Lab coaches aren’t UX experts (and why that’s a good thing)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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093: How 2 senior UX professionals got hired (& preview the UX portfolio "Inverted Pyramid Framework"))
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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092: How piecemeal career advice holds you back (and what to do instead)
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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091: No, you don't need 3 - 5 projects in your UX portfolio before you apply
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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090: How Career Strategy Lab can pay for itself
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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089: Should you pause your job search until after the election?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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BONUS: Recording of UX careers workshop on Sep 26 (listen until Oct 2)
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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088: Troubleshoot your resume with this 11-point resume checklist
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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087: Reduce job search overwhelm with a task batching schedule
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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086: No, LinkedIn's Open To Work feature doesn't make you seem desperate
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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085: UX portfolio Q&A about portfolio formats, tailoring, your portfolio, & more
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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084: 4 ways to get people to reply to emails by following up
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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083: Hear hired stories from 3 mid & senior UX people recently hired in USA, Canada, and England
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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082: The ABA rule for your job search
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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081: In your job search, communication > qualifications
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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080: How to include numbers on your resume even if you think you don't have any
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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079: Advance your UX career as a mid or senior level professional
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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078: How to optimize your resume for the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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077: The truth about years of experience in your job search
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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076: What to post on LinkedIn when you're in a job search
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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075: Is Career Strategy Lab a scam?
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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074: How to handle large projects in your UX portfolio
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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073: Demystifying Career Feedback: Inside the Critique Process with CSL Coaches
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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072: How to stand out as a candidate with the AIDA framework
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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071: How to make time for professional development
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May 28, 2024 |
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070: How these 3 CSL alumni landed UX jobs
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May 20, 2024 |
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069: Nine actionable steps to take after being laid off
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May 13, 2024 |
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068: How to write emails people respond to using the GAIN framework
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May 06, 2024 |
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067: Listen to a career coaching call from inside Career Strategy Lab
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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066: How to build authentic professional relationships with a quarterly engagement plan
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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065: Why you should stop complaining on LinkedIn and what to do instead
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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064: Interview with Cheryl Platz about the UX hiring process, portfolios, & storytelling
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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063: Harnessing a CEO Mindset for Career Success
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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062: Career Compound Interest: Strategic moves for exponential success
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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061: How to break through portfolio mindset barriers with CSL Coach, Erin Lindstrom
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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060: How to make your portfolio stand out by focusing on benefits over features
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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059: Could you benefit from our upcoming UX Portfolio Sprint?
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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058: The Optimal UX Portfolio Format: 6 things to consider when decided between a website and presentation
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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057: A lesson on attention to detail involving Van Halen and M&M candies
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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056: How to describe a career break on your resume & why they're normalized
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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055: How to conduct a successful job search, a 5 part framework
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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054: How to deal with ghosting in the job search
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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053: How to follow up after a job interview so you can stand out
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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052: 2 questions to overcome career overwhelm by focusing on what you can control
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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051: 15-minute annual review with Sarah Doody
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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050: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with CSL Coach, Erin Lindstrom
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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049: Building a UX portfolio to get hired
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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048: How to stop applying to hundreds of jobs
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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047: Design a fulfilling UX career (and start thinking beyond job titles and salaries)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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046: How Melody learned to articulate her career story and landed her dream job
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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045: How three CSL alumni leveraged what they learned for career impact and growth
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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044: From start up, to laid off, to dream job. Meet CSL Alum, Malavika Oak
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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043: How commenting on LinkedIn can land you job interviews and opportunities
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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042: Do recruiters and hiring managers only spend 6 seconds on your resume?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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041: A job search hack for career switchers and changers
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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040: How to vet career advice and know who to trust
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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039: Q&A with Sarah on where to start when you’re new to UX, getting promoted, and portfolio transformation
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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038: To advance your career, you don't need more information, you need more action
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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037: How to manage and regulate your emotions in your job search
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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036: Can I put projects that didn't launch in my resume and portfolio or talk about them in job interviews?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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035: Q+A with Sarah: UX bootcamp portfolio projects, presenting case studies during an interview, 1-page resumes & more!
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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034: Was your job offer rescinded or withdrawn? Here's what to do ...
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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033: What to think about and say in a screener interview with HR
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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032: Q+A with Sarah: Navigating saturated job markets, creating case studies when you signed an NDA, AI and more
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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031: What is an informational interview and how to ask someone to do one
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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030: From laid off to landed a new role; interview with Senior UX Researcher, Katie Miller
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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029: Career Myth: Your resume must be 1 page
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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028: How and why you should treat your career like it's a product
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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027: Career Strategy Q+A with Sarah: UX job titles, portfolio tips, and hiring outlook
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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026: The #1 thing holding you back in your career
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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025: [Job Search, Pt. 5 / 5] How to deal with rejection in your job search
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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024: [Job Search, Pt. 4 / 5] How to research a company before you apply
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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023: [Job Search, Pt. 3 / 5] Why you should NOT play the numbers game in your job search
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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022: [Job Search, Pt. 2 / 5] Why you should prioritize people over platforms in your job search
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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021: [Job Search, Pt. 1 / 5] The #1 thing to do before you apply for a job
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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020: Listen in on a Career Strategy Lab Mindset Call
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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019: Career tips from running the NYC marathon
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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018: Avoid this mistake when writing your headline on LinkedIn
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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017: Ageism in tech and user experience
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May 29, 2023 |
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016: 3 Questions to get unstuck in your career
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May 22, 2023 |
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015: 3 Ways to deal with job search burnout
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May 16, 2023 |
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014: LinkedIn mistakes job seekers make & how to optimize your LinkedIn profile
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May 03, 2023 |
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013: Create a resume that stands out with these 3 user experience (UX) tips
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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012: You got the offer! How to determine if it's the right fit and what to do if not
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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011: How to stop doubting your resume and portfolio
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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010: The 3 considerations most people miss when it comes to the job search
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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009: Don't take this popular career advice
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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008: 3 Common mistakes career switchers make and how to avoid them
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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007: Will Career Strategy Lab work for you?
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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006: How to make it past the second job interview
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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005: 5 Lessons from hiring managers
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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004: How to find a tech job outside of the tech industry
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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003: Thinking differently about career development (+3 questions to ask yourself)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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002: The REAL reason you're overlooked for job opportunities (and what to do)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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001: How to build confidence for the job search
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Welcome to The Career Strategy Podcast
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Mar 10, 2023 |