Writing accomplishments: What you did
UX designers are positively gushing when they talk about their skills and responsibilities, but when it comes to concrete accomplishments, the reservoir of words seems to dry up. The problem, I...
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The executive summary: Energy misdirected
For years, resume writers were told that we must include an objective statement. But the objective statement has recently fallen out fashion, and with good reason (see “The Objective Statement, aka ‘I...
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Why are resumes so hard to write? A conversation with Leslie O’Flahavan
If you’ve been following this blog, then you know one of my common complaints is that UX resumes are poorly written. They not only suffer from typos and grammatical errors, they’re rife with...
View ArticleChanging careers to UX
Probably the question I get most often when I give presentations about UX resumes is, “How can I transition into UX from my current career?” There’s no doubt about it—UX is a hot industry right now....
View ArticleCan you do the job?
One reason I wanted to write this blog is that there seems to be a tremendous gulf between what designers think is happening during the hiring process and what hiring managers or recruiters think is...
View ArticleWriting accomplishments: How well you did it
When you’re writing accomplishments, they should follow the pattern “what you did and how well you did it”—where “how well” ideally means how your actions benefited the company. I covered “what you...
View ArticleDon’t wait. Write down accomplishments as they happen
Right now, before you read this post, take a second and think back to last year. Off the top of your head, what are five things you accomplished that brought value to the company and made you feel...
View ArticleA resume 10 years in the writing: Interview with Karen Gray
Karen Gray is a multilingual technical writer and teacher with decades of experience, but when it came to writing her own resume she confesses, “it was a work in progress for at least 10 years.” I met...
View ArticleAre you blind to your own accomplishments?
Raise your hand if you feel like you’ve accomplished little to nothing in the past year—certainly nothing noteworthy enough to include in your resume. If you raised your hand, this post is for you. I...
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Why work with a recruiter? Interview with Joanne Weaver
Recruiters have a pretty bad reputation among UX designers. LinkedIn has made it too easy for lazy recruiters to spam you with job leads that bear no relation to your actual skills and experience...
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Confidence or arrogance? How to tell when your resume has crossed the line
Adjectives are the downfall of many a UX resume. To paraphrase the guys from Spinal Tap—when it comes to adjectives, there’s a fine line between clever and stupid. I have plenty of sympathy for the...
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