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Returning as a UX Designer After a Career Gap
In this episode, we explore how a four-year career gap led Sarah Chen back into the workforce as a user experience designer. After staying home with her twins, Sarah felt her design skills had atrophied. But by building a volunteer project for a local nonprofit, taking a UX bootcamp, and attending weekly meetups, she landed a contract-to-hire role at a health-tech startup within five months. We break down her strategy: identifying transferable skills from previous marketing roles, pivoting her portfolio to showcase UX thinking, and using networking to bypass resume screening. Plus, practical…
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