I Got 15+ Interviews in My First Month as a UX Designer — Here is My Secret

UX colleagues were asking me how I got so many interviews from the moment I changed the headline of my LinkedIn profile to UX Designer

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They were asking how I did that, and how I was getting so many interviews, so, today is the day, I will share exactly how I did it.

The interviews were for junior/middle-level positions. Also, while going through all these interviews, the first thing that I learned is that real-world experience is well-appreciated and needed to succeed.

— Even for junior positions?

Yes, even for junior positions, I will link an article about how to get your first real project at the end, so you don’t have to go through many interviews before realizing it might be necessary.

I know many newbies are sad because they were never even called to one single interview, so today I will share what I do that works. But get this as a friend's advice, because I can’t promise an outcome for everyone.

This event happened more than a year ago, before writing ''after going through 10 interviews, here is what I learned''. I already gave you a few tips about getting more interviews in that article, but today we will dive way deeper into that.

We will go through it very fast, in 10 simple steps, but first, I would like to emphasize that this worked for me, I am sharing what I did, and you are free to try it out, get insights, and even add your own touches to fit what works better for you.

Okay! Deal?

— Deal

Let's go!

1- Your Linkedin Headline

You don't have to say you are a junior, middle-level, or Senior Designer, because this changes from company to company, so, leave that for later.

Also, don’t say you are an aspiring, or enthusiastic UX Designer, or just a student unless you are looking for internships, if you want a job in the area, embrace the 'UX Designer title’.

Change your headline to UX Designer or whatever title you have inside UX, and give up on your old one. Eliminate from the headline your old career, such as lawyer, Dentist, teacher, or…