Transitions In UX Design

A great storyteller. Rolls eyes when asked left/right brained. Keeps asking “why”. Curious about human behavior. Mildly OCD. If you are nodding your head, you must be one of the three: A UX Designer, an aspiring UX Designer or an ugly duckling. That’s funny — actually not! I was an ugly duckling three years back. Everything was difficult for me beginning from the wrong job title, imposter syndrome to the never ending why’s. I made the transition to UX, finally a career that made sense to me.

As you must be knowing, UX is one of the hottest job roles out there today. It requires visual design, understanding of software technologies and a passion to create compelling experiences. But what is the best way to get your foot in the door? Here are 5 things that helped me land my first UX job.