Resources

Find your positioning Answer a few questions about how you work, and get a sharp niche, value proposition, headline, and bio you can use anywhere. Getting hired What positioning buys you The more specific you get, the fewer jobs you can apply to — and the better your odds on each one. Drag one slider to see where that trade stops paying. Getting hired The XYZ formula Force every experience bullet into one shape — accomplished X as measured by Y by doing Z — plus the rest of the pass we run on Friday. Getting hired Metrics by value Which portfolio results actually move a hiring manager, from awards and output shipped up to behavior change and financial impact. Getting hired Title elevations comparison Place yourself on the design career ladder. Answer eight dimensions and it reads back the rung you land on — Junior through Principal — what’s holding you back, and what the next one asks for. Roles & levels The difference between UI, UX, and product Four altitudes, separated by where your hours go — and what hiring managers look for in a case study at each one. Roles & levels How UX teams are formed Centralized, decentralized, hybrid — an org diagram for each, with the designer’s-eye view of what it’s like to work inside one. Roles & levels Research tactics Two dozen research methods, mapped by the kind of question each answers — and by how much trust they buy for the effort. Practice Nate and Tim’s reading list The books we keep recommending — Tim’s wall, Nate’s shelf, and the titles that landed on both. Practice