Rejected to Hired: Surviving the UX Job Hunt with @SarahDoody | EP 63

Job searching has always been harder than it looks, and if you've been searching for a while without much traction, there's a good chance your strategy is working against you. Guest host *Laura Klein* sits down with *Sarah Doody,* founder of the Career Strategy Lab, to talk about what UX practitioners get wrong when searching for work.

*They cover:*
→ Why the DIY approach tanks your confidence over time
→ How to treat yourself as a candidate-product — complete with features, benefits, and a roadmap
→ The role of community in the job search
→ What your LinkedIn is actually signaling to recruiters
→ Why some of the best UX opportunities are hiding in industries you've never considered.

👥 *Guest | Sarah Doody, UX Researcher & Career Coach*
Bio // https://www.sarahdoody.com/
LinkedIn // https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdoody/
Career Strategy Lab // https://www.careerstrategylab.com/
Career Strategy Lab Podcast // https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL73Nci5CBE-4T9ItpVApG45qeL8_nMxFc&si=6r0fdK4zOdwZN4VX
Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/sarahdoody/

📚 *Related NN/G Articles & Episodes*
EP 59 | Getting Hired in UX: What to Do When Apply-and-Wait Isn't Enough (with Evan Sunwall)
https://youtu.be/VlQNonLD2sQ
EP 53 | Why You're Not Getting Job Interviews (with Hang Xu) | https://youtu.be/mE175aeHh1U
EP 19 | Designing a UX Career (with Sarah Doody) | https://youtu.be/DkgKU00I-mY
UX Layoff Crisis: A Guide for Resilience and Recovery | https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-layoff-guide/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ep63
Templates and Tools for UX Job Seekers | https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-job-seeker-resources/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ep63
Growing in Your UX Career: Study Guide | https://www.nngroup.com/articles/growing-your-ux-career-study-guide/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ep63

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Hiring UX Talent (Self-Paced)| https://www.nngroup.com/contents/self-paced-courses/hiring-ux-talent/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ep63
Becoming a UX Consultant: Launch Your Practice (Self-Paced) | https://www.nngroup.com/contents/self-paced-courses/becoming-a-ux-consultant-launch-your-practice/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ep63
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