Career Advice
Education
- Consider taking the Udacity UX Design Nanodegree ($$$)
- Consider taking the Google UX Design Certification and list it as your first education on LinkedIn, this will give you at least one portfolio project ($$)
- For a free option you can use Springboard
LinkedIn
- Remove your resume from LinkedIn so you can engage with recruiters more directly
- Add your portfolio as a featured link
- Do not include descriptions for Featured links so they open directly
- Add a header image (Figma Template)
- Keep it simple
- Include a call to action
- Stay on brand
- Use a clear, professional profile photo with a plain background
- Provide a description for your experiences, use either of these:
- Tell a story of your top accomplishments
- Use bulleted items like a resume
- Ensure you have at least 500 connections; keep networking with other designers until you’ve reached this minimum
- Join LinkedIn groups that are relevant to your career goals
- Connect with me (My Profile)
- Ensure your skills are updated and in order from most important at the top to least important at the bottom
- Link your skills to your positions and education. Limit it so there is no more than 5-6 skills for each job position or educational program/certificate.
- Read this post and this post
Portfolio