How to get a UX job from *cold email*
Aliena Cai
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Hi! 👋 I’m Aliena Cai — I talk about 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵. I started this channel when I was unemployed in 2021, desperate for a UX design job. Since then, I've built a personal brand, landed a senior product design role at eBay Advertising, and eventually quit to start my own business, Aliena Design LLC. I spent a year creating a design career bootcamp, Fast Track UX, to fill the gaps in most design education programs which has now became a Figma Trusted Education Partner! Now I'm making more videos and edutainment about design, tech, and business. Enjoy. Thanks for joining me on this personal and professional growth journey 🌱 📚 My UX Design Bootcamp: https://fasttrackux.com 📮 [email protected]
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📖 Google UX Design Professional Certificates: https://imp.i384100.net/GKj0Jm ⭐️ Coursera Plus: https://imp.i384100.net/gObABA -- 📄 UX Career Guide (Free): https://alienacai.gumroad.com/l/uxroadmap 📖 My UX Course: https://fasttrackux.com ☕️ My Email List (Free): https://trillionscafe.substack.com/ -- Writing cold emails is a highly effective way to find your first UX design client project. However, this outreach skill isn’t typically taught in bootcamps or courses. To learn how to write a cold email that's impossible to ignore, I analyzed 100 cold emails I received and uncovered the following tricks. -- Chapters: (0:00) Content Beats Perfect Writing (1:49) Professionalism Makes a Difference in Crowded Spaces (2:15) Include a Professional Profile Photo (2:26) Start the Email by Addressing the Recipient, Not a Generic "Hello" (3:04) Get to the Point Quickly (3:13) Enroll in Coursera Plus (4:30) Use the Default Sans-Serif Font (4:42) Add a Custom Signature (4:59) Do Research and Deliver Value (5:43) Show That You Know the Recipient (6:06) Appeal to the Recipient’s Emotions with a Story (6:25) Show, Don’t Tell (7:28) Don’t Ask Too Many Questions at Once (8:06) Mention Our Previous Interaction (8:30) Send Positive Energy (8:45) Key Takeaways
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