How To Become A UX Designer - My journey to becoming a Full-Time UX Designer

Hello everyone! Join me on my journey to becoming a full-time UX designer. From starting as a graphic designer to learning the principles of user experience, I share my tips and tricks for breaking into the industry. Learn how I gained the skills and experience necessary to land my dream job as a UX designer. This video is perfect for anyone looking to transition into a career in UX design or for students just starting out in the field. Don't miss out on the insights and advice from someone who's been there and done that. Watch now to start your own path to a career in UX design.
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Some beginner recommendations -
"The Beginner's Guide to User Experience Design" - This guide from Interaction Design Foundation provides an overview of the field of UX design and covers the basics of user research, interaction design, and usability testing.
"The Ultimate List of UX Design Tools" - This list from UserTesting features a wide range of tools that can be used for prototyping, wireframing, user research, and more.
"UX Design Portfolio Examples" - This collection of portfolio examples from Behance can give you an idea of what a strong UX design portfolio looks like and help you create your own.
"UX Design Courses and Certifications" - This resource from CareerFoundry lists some of the top online courses and certifications for UX design, including those from Udemy, Coursera, and LinkedIn Learning.
"UX Design Job Boards" - This list from UX Design Hub features job boards specifically for UX design roles, including those from Behance, Dribbble, and Coroflot
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[@gellirollz]

Yes, Can you make a video on the resume you use? And interview questions they ask as a beginner? I’m talking Google UX course so my projects will be from there and I have a background in Marketing ( digital and social ) and want to get into tech.

[@sachac]

Of course I’ll try and include it in one of my next videos for you!

[@DionFranklinArt]

Can you make a video on questions they asked on you the interview and the resume you used withnon look you projects and Internship you had?

[@sachac]

Of course! Ill include it in my next vlog for you

[@XMysticPotatoX]

Hey Sacha, I just graduated last summer with a BA in Cognitive Science and I am thinking about applying for the HCI program with the intention of becoming a UX Researcher. But I'm worried that an online HCI program won't give me the research experience necessary to be competitive in the job market after graduating. Do you guys do a lot of research in the program or would I have to rely on getting internships or a professor giving me an opportunity to a be a research assistant?

[@sachac]

I really think that building up your portfolio is the most important part of landing your first job. Don't get me wrong, a great UX degree goes a long way but it still doesn't prove to employers that you have the necessary skills. I really recommend searching for internships and freelance work while you are getting your degree:)

[@TimandLauren]

LOL, damn bro, you made me laugh when you said you contacted the grandma to reach out to their grandson for networking lolll. Thats that hunger!!! I am also trying to switch into UX Design from Motion Design. So far, I am trying to learn how to create landing pages in figma, then creating it in Webflow, then gonna try to create a case study and dive more in UX once I am confident in my UI Design skills. Then I plan on taking a UX/UI Bootcamp from Memorisely Do you think this is a good path? Thanks brotha

[@sachac]

Hey man! Yeah for sure. Honestly just getting any exposure to UX is really the priority. Any boot camps are a really good place to start and maybe getting some freelance work will help too. Don’t be afraid to do small design projects before the full time work. But having the UI skills is recommended but not completely needed before diving into UX. It’s always a plus to have! Thanks for watching man

[@Audio-Tales]

Thank you so much, I’m such a fan of your channel

[@nabaimran5069]

Hi Sacha, thank you for sharing your experience. I am a senior studying psychology and minoring in User Experience and just started my minor courses and so excited to start a career in UX!

[@sachac]

Best of luck on your journey! I’m sure you’ll kill it:)

[@tracy_cakkes]

Thank you for this video 🙏🏻

[@adevikthur]

Thank you for being open, Sacha.

[@federicovazquez9011]

Hi, I’m on my senior year finishing my degree in information systems. I want to give UX a try and hope to get something (job or internship) when I finish school. What is your advice?

[@UserfeedbackbyTea]

Got a internship with no idea... That great

[@pandastory-abookseriesabou8568]

​🤟🏻 It's good ​💥

[@michaelblough3509]

Love the video bro!

[@Ellapinkette]

Can you please talk about your process of applying for grad school? Why you chose DePaul and maybe share your SOP process?

[@sachac]

Of course. Also with grad school it really depends on the school you are applying too. The process for Cornell is much different than DePaul for example. At Cornell, I had 2 Essays, GED, and 2 interviews whereas DePaul was about half that.

[@Ellapinkette]

@@sachac Thank you. I will be expecting that video. I have applied to UW, CMU, UMD, UCSC and others. I am thinking of DePaul because of its focus on Game design so it will be nice to know perspectives of current students.