13 UX Design Career SECRETS I Wish I Knew

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Part 2 is here: https://youtu.be/e5psff8FPME?si=Xl2RUwiDo8ZF-1S7 Email list Trillion's Cafe: https://trillionscafe.substack.com/ Fast Track UX: https://fasttrackux.com These are 13 UI/UX and product design career secrets I wish I knew when I started out. They are also common career mistakes and misconceptions I often see my subscribers make. I hope this helps in your career. If you'd like to see part two, leave a comment and share which point resonates with you the most. Your comment can help others too! Timestamp: 1. You can't become a UX designer in three months. (0:00) 2. Don't try to do it all by yourself. Find accountability partners. (0:41) 3. Make your design functional first, then make it pretty. (1:52) 4. Focus on the happy path. (2:22) 5. If you are unemployed, work as if you’re running an agency. (3:22) 6. Get rid of the 'Open to Work' badge on LinkedIn. (4:15) 7. Don’t compete on price. (4:49) 8. Intern and junior positions are gone. Become a senior designer on your own. (6:16) 9. Junior designers have the longest portfolios; senior designers pitch. (7:27) 10. Real money is in B2B products. (8:41) 11. Constraints make a project interesting. (9:30) 12. Your design ≠ you. (11:04) 13. A great landing page cannot sell a bad product. (11:42)