The UX Careers Handbook, 2nd Edition
- Length: 302 pages
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publication Date: 2021-12-15
- ISBN-10: 1032062711
- ISBN-13: 9781032062716
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
This second edition of The UX Careers Handbook, offers you all the great advice of the first edition―freshly updated―plus a new chapter on critical soft skills, much more on becoming a UX leader, and a 17th user experience (UX) career pathway.
The UX Careers Handbook, 2nd edition, offers you an insider’s advice on learning, personal branding, networking skills, building your resume and portfolio, and actually landing that UX job you want as well as an in-depth look at what it takes to get into and succeed in a UX career.
Whether your interests include design, information architecture, strategy, research, UX writing, or any of the other core UX skillsets, you’ll find a wealth of resources in this book.
The book also includes:
- insights and personal stories from a range of industry-leading UX professionals to show you how they broke into the industry and evolved their own careers over time.
- activities and worksheets to help you make good decisions and build your career
And along with the book, you can explore its companion website with more resources and information to help you stay on top of this fast-changing field.
Not only for job seekers! The UX Careers Handbook, 2nd edition, is a must-have for
- employers and recruiters who want to better understand how to hire and keep UX staff
- undergraduate and graduate students thinking about their future careers
- professionals in other careers who are thinking about starting to do UX work
Cory Lebson has been a UX consultant and user researcher for over two decades. He is the Principal and Owner of a small UX research consultancy, a builder of UX community, and a past president of the User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA). Not only a practitioner of UX, Cory teaches and mentors to help professionals grow their UX skills, and conducts regular talks and workshops on topics related to both UX skills and career development.
Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents First Edition Acknowledgments Second Edition Acknowledgments About the Author Foreword How to Use This Book Part 1 Establishing Your Foundation Chapter 1 What Is User Experience (UX)? Chapter 2 Your Career Is Grounded in Your Education Chapter 3 Never Stop Learning Chapter 4 Personal Branding and Networking for Career Success Chapter 5 Critical Soft Skills Part 2 Getting a Job Chapter 6 Resumes and Portfolios to Illustrate Your Value Chapter 7 Work In-House or Be an External Consultant The Consulting Spectrum Chapter 8 Independent Contracting or Starting a Small UX Business Chapter 9 Landing a Job (or New Contract Work) Part 3 Recruiters & Employers Chapter 10 Working with a Recruiter; Being a Recruiter Chapter 11 Employer’s Guide (and What Job Seekers Should Look For) Part 4 Career Glimpses: What, Specifically, Can You Do? Chapter 12 UX Career Pathways Chapter 13 Design-Related Pathways Interaction Design UX for Developers Information Architecture UX for SEO Professionals Visual Design Service Design UX for Industrial Designers Chapter 1 4 ResearchRelated Pathways User Research and Evaluation UX for Market Researchers Human Factors Accessibility Chapter 15 Content-Related Pathways Content Strategy Content Writing/Information Design UX Writing Technical Communication Chapter 16 Strategy-Related Pathways UX Strategy Customer Experience Part 5 UX Leadership Chapter 17 Corporate UX Leadership Chapter 18 Alternative Pathways to UX Leadership Conclusion Chapter 19 UX in the Future; Your Career Today Index
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