Mathieu Ritter’s Post

Researchers are the most underestimated job in your company, unless you're practicing "eat your own dog food". Suppose you're building something for the Fortune 500 while you're in one of the Fortune 5,000,000 companies (means: very small). You are making decisions for an area far outside your own. If you are not even "eating your own dog food", then your gut is not well trained to make good decisions. Researchers are like trainers and coaches for gut decisions. If you're not building for people like you, you need researchers to help you inform your decisions. To my fellow UX Researchers, try to target those companies that are building something outside of their own bubble and not for themselves. These are your customers, who definitely need an informed decision driven by you.

Funny thing about many UX job postings. Many say they're looking for a Senior UXer. They're not. Many say they're looking for a Principal or Lead UXer. They're not. Many say it's a great opportunity. It's not. Don't be so gung ho about a job posting that you forsake critical thinking. And if and when you do get the interview, remember that you're interviewing them just as much as they're interviewing you. #ux #realuxtalk #uxjobseeking

🚨 Caution: "Full Stack UX Engineer" Job Postings! 🚨 I recently saw a "Full Stack UX Engineer" job posting, which is a red flag. Combining full designer and researcher roles is overwhelming and impractical. Furthermore, this title indicates the organization is likely low on the UX maturity scale, and may also lack funds to support a full UX team. 💡 Advice for UX Pros: Ask about role expectations and UX understanding in interviews. Advocate for specialized UX roles to ensure quality and avoid burnout. Raise awareness and encourage organizations to value specialized UX roles for better user experiences. #UXDesign #UXResearch #UserExperience #UX #CareerAdvice #UXMaturity #LinkedIn #Monday

I'm going to repost this, because it's a #Remote #UXResearcher opportunity, but with a BIG caveat: It sounds like an exciting gig that someone will be a perfect match for. But the structure (and explicit signal), is that the perfect person will *not* end up matched to this role. I have a lot of empathy for both employers seeking to find qualified staff, and for unemployed #UXRs looking for their next role (and even employed #UXRs looking for a better role!) But just as I counsel job-seekers not to #SprayAndPray their resume at as many openings as possible, so too is this recruiting method doomed to sub-par results. Instead: 👉 Take the time to be explicit about who should apply, and who should *not* apply. Beyond years of experience, should I have experience in this vertical? Which research methods will likely be needed? 👉 Take the time to craft a recruiting and interview process you can *commit* to. How long will responses take? What will the interview process look like? How many rounds? You should be putting as much effort into crafting the hiring process appropriately as you expect applicants to put into crafting their custom cover letters, resumes, and portfolios. 👉 Do you expect custom cover letters, resumes, and portfolios? Say so! These are not unreasonable demands (really!), and they have the added benefit (really!) of *reducing* the quantity of applications (and giving you a quick reference point for how truly interested an applicant is in *this* particular role. 👉 What *specifically* about the company culture should I be looking at? I have yet to come across a company who refers to their culture as "subpar", "depressing" or "emotionally overwhelming and rife with unappreciative management", and yet many company cultures are those things. #JobSearchingSucks #HiringSucks #WeCanDoBetter

I hired a Senior UX Designer a little over a month ago. At that time, we had to turn down a handful of other amazingly talented people. On Wednesday, our team opened up another Senior UX role. I reached out to the hiring managers and asked if they'd like to revisit conversations with any of the previous finalists - they did and we had 1 person in mind. I talked to this person yesterday, made an offer and they signed last night! In less than 24 hours, we got it done. Sometimes that "we'll keep your resume on file" is actually true 😉 A good reminder that creating a positive experience and building a great relationship with people can really help - you never know when your paths may cross again! #Hiring #Recruiting #TalentAcquisition

📌 Has the job market changed, or is it just me? I've been in the job market for a while, actively looking for UX/UI roles, but recently I've noticed something peculiar. Whenever I see a job posting—whether it's been up for just a few hours or a day—there are already more than 100 applicants! 😲 Even when I apply specific filters, like targeting smaller cities where competition should theoretically be lower, the numbers are still staggering. This is a trend I haven't seen before, and it has left me wondering: What’s driving this sudden surge in applications? Is it the broader accessibility of remote work, allowing more people to apply from anywhere? Are we seeing a shift in the job market where more professionals are entering fields like UX/UI? Or is it something else entirely? It’s both fascinating and challenging to navigate this landscape, and I’d love to hear from others who are experiencing the same. How are you adapting to this influx of competition? #UXUI #JobSearch #RecruiterTips #JobMarket #UXDesign #UI #HiringTrends #RemoteWork #JobHunt #CareerGrowth

Let's be honest. The UX job market is a mess right now. It seems every posting gets hundreds of applications immediately. Getting an invitation to a first interview is almost impossible. Hearing "I'm sorry, we're moving forward with another candidate" is downright depressing. You'll need the right tactics to get that next job. You'll need to take advantage of the network you've built. You'll need to get the attention of the hiring manager. Plus, you'll need your ability to do the job to catch that manager's attention. That's why our video series, the Essentials of Finding Your Next UX Job, is for people actively seeking their next UX job. It explores how the job market has changed in the last few years and the new tactics you'll need to land that ideal opportunity. Uncover how you'll… … Get on the radar of hiring managers who have positions you could be highly qualified for, prioritizing your consideration above other applicants. … Prepare your portfolio to tell the story of your comparable experience, even when starting your UX career. … Build up your networking practice to get promising interviews without applying to hundreds of positions. https://lnkd.in/e4Abvssu

Let's be honest. The UX job market is a mess right now. It seems every posting gets hundreds of applications immediately. Getting an invitation to a first interview is almost impossible. Hearing "I'm sorry, we're moving forward with another candidate" is downright depressing. You'll need the right tactics to get that next job. You'll need to take advantage of the network you've built. You'll need to get the attention of the hiring manager. Plus, you'll need your ability to do the job to catch that manager's attention. That's why our video series, the Essentials of Finding Your Next UX Job, is for people actively seeking their next UX job. It explores how the job market has changed in the last few years and the new tactics you'll need to land that ideal opportunity. Uncover how you'll… … Get on the radar of hiring managers who have positions you could be highly qualified for, prioritizing your consideration above other applicants. … Prepare your portfolio to tell the story of your comparable experience, even when starting your UX career. … Build up your networking practice to get promising interviews without applying to hundreds of positions. https://cstu.io/ec1cf3

One thing I really want to say to UX job seekers is ... to not be married to job titles. The thing about job titles is that they mean different things at different companies. And in reality, what you actually DO matters more than what your job title is. When it comes to vetting candidates, recruiters and hiring managers want to see proof (e.g. in resume bullets, interviews, etc) that you can do what the job entails – they don't make decisions *solely* based on your previous job titles. If you widen the lens on the job titles you're searching for, you might find more roles to apply to. PS: Here's an article I wrote about why you should stop focusing on UX job titles: https://lnkd.in/g6nTawk2 Hope this helps! . #uxdesigner #productdesigner #uxresearcher #uxjobs #uxcareers

#text #reddit #uiux What do you think about Indeed as a platform for job search in Europe, USA, Canada? In general I tend to apply for jobs in summer time only. I'm not using any world wide aggregator due to many reasons. But in general, any location job marketplace should be enough to find something.It is not guaranteed that it will be exactly UI/UX though. Any thoughts?