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šµāš« Making sense of UXR job leveling
Plus upcoming events on career strategy & workers' rights
Amy Santee
October 09, 2024
In this issue:
Making sense of UX Research job leveling
Designing your UX Job Search Strategy (EVENT)
Level up your content strategy practice
Return-to-office mandates & the state of tech worker rights in the US
Develop your soft skills with the Beyond UX Design podcast
Good reads: Layoff stories, a portfolio case study hack, and late stage UX
In case of layoffs, know your rights as a worker in California (EVENT)
Tune into the latest episode of What is Wrong With Hiring for a fun chat with Lawton Pybus and Thomas Stokes, co-founders of Drill Bit Labs, about their research on the state of UXR job leveling, qualifications, responsibilities, and compensation for IC and manager roles.
Learn about their new data-driven leveling framework that can help you design a more effective and efficient job search, hiring process, team leveling infrastructure, and UXR career plan.
Come for the insights, stay for the research nerdery (and an update on the job market). Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts, and make sure to sign up for the excellent Drill Bit Labs newsletter for more UXR insights.
Join me for a free live Q&A on Tuesday Oct. 15th at 6pm EST / 3pm PST for tips and best practices for managing a successful job search in this crappy market, hosted by UX Akron. Iāll talk about designing a job search strategy, professional positioning and storytelling, creating solid career assets, and treating your search as a system of activities to get a better return on your time and energy. Get your tickets here! šļø |  |
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Lately Iāve been thinking aboutā¦ š§
What news headlines about the employee backlash to Amazon's return to office mandate really tell us about the state of tech worker rights (that means you, dear reader) in this countryātldr: itās not good.
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Links youāll love š”
Laid 0ff, a weekly interview series with smart and cool people who were unceremoniously laid off from their jobs
A pro tier idea from Scott Kubieāboost your UX portfolio with a UX audit
Late Stage UX is here: How market saturation, commoditization, financial growth, and automation (i.e., late-stage capitalism) affect our field
 | Whether you are a full-time employee or a contract worker, chances are you will be affected by a layoff during your career. But do you know what legal rights you have if you get laid off? Join TechEquity on Thursday 10/17, 5-6 pm PT, for an informational session on navigating a layoff and your rights and protections as a worker in California. |
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P.S. Want to explore working with me on your UX job search, career goals, and workplace challenges? Check out my offerings, or reply to this email and let me know what I can help with! āØ
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