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    #98 Is it the time to quit UX and move on?

    #98 Is it the time to quit UX and move on?

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    In this episode:

    • What to do if you consider quitting design industry and feel less motivated as a designer? How do you know it is time for something new?

    • What to do if you feel burned out from your design role?

    • What are alternative career paths for designers?



    Resources:

    Episode with Hang Xu on "How to negotiate salaries in UX design"

    Reddit thread mentioned in the episode

    Matej Latin's article "Why designers quit"



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    • 33 min
    #97 Being an intern and pursuing a full-time role

    #97 Being an intern and pursuing a full-time role

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    In this episode:

    • How to showcase your value as UX designer when you are just starting out?

    • How to approach interviews with potential companies as an intern? What questions to ask during the the interviewing process with potential companies?

    • What are the strategies or ways how to identify opportunities for yourself as an intern in the company? What are the steps you should take as an intern to make the best our of your internship?

    • How to overcome impostor syndrome and build your confidence as a designer?



    Resources:

    "The first 90 days" book



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    • 41 min
    #96 Designing for accessibility w/ Anna Cook

    #96 Designing for accessibility w/ Anna Cook

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    In this episode:

    • Why accessibility is sometimes overlooked when designing?

    • What companies are mature in terms of accessibility?

    • How to build the business case for accessibility?

    • What is the future of AI and its effect on accessibility?



    This episode's guest:

    Anna Cook

    Anna's Auditing Design Systems for Accessibility course



    People in the accessibility field to follow:

    Stef Walter, Christina Mallon (She/her), Alexis Lucio (They/Them), Soren Hamby (They/Them), Shell Little (She/Her) Jennifer Zhang (She/Her), Crystal Preston Watson (She/Her), Yue Ou, Deepika Raj, Eric Bailey, Doug Kim, Matt May



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    Be my Eyes

    Building an accessibility program course



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    • 40 min
    #95 How to negotiate salaries in UX design

    #95 How to negotiate salaries in UX design

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    In this episode:

    • Why is it always valuable to negotiate? How being a better negotiator makes you a better designer?

    • In what ways salary negotiation determines your career trajectory?

    • How to understand company’s negotiation philosophy and leverage it? At which point during the hiring process does negotiation happen?

    • Can junior designers negotiate their salary?

    • How to know what’s the right salary for your position? What is the best medium for the negotiation? How to compare job offers?

    • Are people afraid to negotiate because they are afraid of their offer being rescinded? Does it really happen?



    This episode's guest:

    Hang Xu's Linkedin

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    • 53 min
    #94 Designing in Uncertainty

    #94 Designing in Uncertainty

    In this episode:

    • How to handle relationships and team work in ambiguous environment?

    • How documentation and workshops can help to deal with ambiguity?

    • What learning a foreign language and working in ambiguous environments have in common?

    • Why is it so important to identify key stakeholders in your project?

    • How to stay sane in ambiguous environments?



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    • 44 min
    #93 Juggling a Design Role and Parenthood

    #93 Juggling a Design Role and Parenthood

    In this episode:

    • What was parental leave like?

    • What are the biggest fears before going to parental leave? Which of them turned out to be real?

    • What does an effective support system look like?

    • What to do during the parental leave to continue to stay relevant so when you get back you can still perform. How can you ease that anxiety of coming back?

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    • 43 min

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