The UX Careers Handbook

by Cory Lebson

The UX Careers Handbook offers an insider’s look at how to be a successful User Experience (UX) professional from comprehensive career pathways to learning, personal branding, networking skills, building of resumes and portfolios, and actually landing a UX job. This book goes in-depth to explain what it takes to get into and succeed in a UX career, be it as a designer, information architect, strategist, user researcher, or in a variety of other UX career specialities. It presents a wealth of resources designed to help readers develop and take control of their UX career success including perspectives and advice from experts in the field. Not only for job seekers! The UX Careers Handbook is also a must-have resource

Genres: Design, Nonfiction

282 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2016

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was fortunate to attend a UX Book Club where they featured Cory's book. We even had a Q&A session with him on live video! Since that point, I have become a huge fan of Cory Lebson and really appreciate the work he is doing in the UX community. Over the past 3 years, I have been transitioning into a UX design role without much experience initially in the field. I have been learning as I go and building off of a standard graphic design degree. This book filled in all the missing pieces I needed and really confirmed that I was in the right field now. Turns out there are a lot of other people that stumbled into this field and discovered they loved it! I have a ton of homework now after finishing the book but every step has been laid out in an easy to follow format. So many links! So many resources! His online resources are always being updated as well - https://uxcareershandbook.com/

I highly recommend this book for ANYONE in a UX related field. It's not just for designers, it's for writers, programmers, researchers and more!

[Cybele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Must read for aspiring UXers

This book provided good examples from those in the field, as well as duties required for different roles. It also provided educational requirements, as well as branding solutions