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#133 What Hiring Managers Want in 2026 (and What They Don’t)
Design roles are shifting fast and AI is speeding things up. In this episode of Future of UX, we dig into what’s really changing in the UX world, which roles are emerging, and how you can stay ahead in a landscape shaped by automation, agents, and AI tools.
You’ll hear:
Why roles like Interaction Designer aren’t disappearing but evolving
What new job titles like “AI UX Designer” or “Design Ops” actually mean
The skills that make designers future-proof (and which ones won’t matter as much)
What hiring managers really want now
Plus: a real story of one of our bootcamp participants who landed…
The skinny
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