Career Advice

To measure workplace success, employees need to consider a range of factors, such as personal goals, the needs of the business and wellbeing.

In my recent talk at the MIT Media Lab with Professor Hiroshi Ishii, I shared reflections on what it means to pursue a hybrid career — one…

Pushed too far, tech workers are pushing back, and it’s a volcano waiting to erupt

My experience as a UX designer started back in 2017 when I was a fresh graduate from a premier design school and joined my first corporate…

Workhuman’s Susana Rojero on how she ended up in product design and why communication skills are just as important as technical skills.

Data on where designers struggle the most at work

That every UX designer should know

Business as usual? No.

Whether you want 10% or 50% more than what was offered, you need to justify why you're worth it, says Adam Broda, a senior manager at Amazon.

In fact, many UX designers have found themselves struggling to find work, with some even being laid off multiple times in recent years.

Let’s talk about how techies got nerfed

You can’t cut your way to growth, but you can save your company without gutting it

The slew of tech job cuts are a massive mistake but also probably unavoidable

I have mentored over a   junior UX designers on adplist.org in the past two years, and here are what I realized.

How cultural sincerity can lead to enormous misunderstandings

Roadmap to become the best and top 1% product designer: Dive deep into business objectives, master tech integration and humanize your…

I was recently invited to speak to a couple hundred students at a UC San Diego Cognitive Science Department event. Several other…

I rolled my eyes more than once whenever I heard my parents tell me how it was “back in the day.” Fast forward 30 years, and now I find…

She’s a human resources manager, so I believe her

How the challenges of the design industry can fuel our passion for learning new skills

Value creation doesn’t happen overnight, and you can’t force others to see your worth

Spotify’s recent layoff of 1,500 employees, despite positive earnings, signals a shift in how we view roles like UX Research in the tech…

The traditional approach to applying for jobs no longer works. The world has evolved, and so must you.

How to Influence without Authority, the Soft Skills that Will Advance Your Career

Designers don’t have to become managers to earn well. In fact, individual contributors may earn more than managers.

A pivotal moment in my UX career and lessons learned

How to gain confidence to present your design ideas

Bold prediction by LinkedIn co-founder, plus reflections as a Millennial and creative on the new economy

There are so many options that deciding where and how to work can be difficult. We canvas the opinions of seasoned creative professionals to help you make your decision. You know you want to work...

Designers often overshare when it’s not in their best interests to