Design a UX Portfolio Recruiters Read For More Than 1 Minute

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Design a UX Portfolio Recruiters Read For More Than 1 Minute

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Create A Stand Out UX Resume & Spend A Week in Sarah Doody's Career Strategy Lab

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Create A Stand Out UX Resume & Spend A Week in Sarah Doody's Career Strategy Lab

Sarah Doody

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What you'll learn

Why most UX portfolios are ignored & how to fix yours

If they can’t skim it, they won’t read it. Learn the simple structure that keeps recruiters & hiring managers reading.

A proven framework for designing a UX portfolio

Learn how to lay out your UX portfolio in a way that draws people in and gets them to actually read it.

Learn the "headline test" to evaluate your UX portfolio

Your UX portfolio has a lot in common with journalism. Learn the importance of headlines in your UX portfolio.

Why this topic matters

In today's UX job market, having all the qualifications isn't enough. Recruiters and hiring managers won't know the depth of your skills and impact if they only spend 60 seconds with it. This lightning session will show you how to create a UX portfolio that people spend MORE than 60 seconds on.

You'll learn from

Sarah Doody

UX Researcher & Product Designer and CEO of Career Strategy Lab

Hi, I've been working in UX for 20 years. In 2017 I used my UX Research skills to identify a problem – UX and Product people are not great at UX-ing their careers. I'm on a mission to help you land a 5-figure salary increase in 2025 and advance your UX career.

I've helped UX people get hired at: