Resources
Here are some resources for navigating your job search, building your personal brand, and differentiating yourself. I’ll continue to add links as I find them!
Job Search
Meet the team behind your feed (article): An overview of all of the roles in tech from research and content strategy to design.
How to Ask for An Informational Interview (video): This video will teach you how to request an informational interview, and it even includes an email tutorial!
Tips for networking and job hunting (article)
I had 200+ coffee chats, here’s how it started and how it’s going (article): This article is full of advice on how to approach coffee chats.
How to Pitch Yourself to an Employer (article)
Crafting Your Job Application: Resumes, Cover Letters, and More
Applying for your dream job? 5 tips for telling authentic stories in interviews & cover letters (article)
How to create a successful UX case study in 2022 to ace your first interview (Real FAANG Examples) (article)
Writing, Storytelling, and Content Creation
Use your writing to spark fire in the minds of readers, ask these questions (The Writing Cooperative): This is full of guiding questions to get you started in the writing and reflection process!
Want To Be A Great Storyteller? First, Break These Habits (article)
How to Promote Yourself Online When You’re a Total Introvert (article)
How to Use Storytelling to Rock Your Portfolio Review (article)
Resources for crafting, editing, and publishing a story (article)
UX Writing
Developing a UX writing framework for clear, coherent experiences (article)
Writing Microcopy. Make a big impact using small words (article)
How to design words. From a writer who hates to read (article)
Don Norman’s Principles of Interaction Design (article)
How I work as a UX writer. (article)
For Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
5 ways to create opportunities for yourself by pitching (article)
How to Get Better Results From Your Marketing Efforts (Without Spending a Ton of Money) (article)
Tips for pitching yourself to a podcast (article)
Negotiation
How to get paid what you’re worth (interview-based article)
The Art of Negotiating for More Money (podcast)
5 Ways to Negotiate a Raise (article)
Negotiating Salary for a New Job (What to Say & How to Prepare) (video)