{"id":1103,"date":"2022-12-12T05:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T05:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2023-01-09T00:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T00:53:26","slug":"wanna-transition-into-ux-here-are-3-actionable-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wanna-transition-into-ux-here-are-3-actionable-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanna Transition into UX? Here Are 3 Actionable Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"2794\">Changing careers can be scary, especially when you haven\u2019t had a complete picture of the field you\u2019re thinking about getting into. To help you cope with the overwhelm and avoid analysis paralysis, below are three quick tips. They should be helpful even if you\u2019re not yet 100% committed to switching to UX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To become a UXer,\u00a0<strong>you first need to want it badly enough.\u00a0<\/strong>There are further specializations under UX: user research, interaction design, visual design, prototyping. Do a gut check to see what about UX intrigues you the most. If you don\u2019t want it badly enough yet, that\u2019s okay. Take some free online courses and see if it\u2019s your thing.<\/li><li>If you want it badly enough, then\u00a0<strong>take actions and spend time and energy to develop your UX skills.<\/strong>\u00a0Work on your side projects, read books, read blog posts, join Skillshare, watch LinkedIn learning, take online courses\u2026 Nobody except you can truly elevate your UX skills.<\/li><li><strong>Go out to the wild and gain real experience.<\/strong>\u00a0Don\u2019t wait until you\u2019re fully prepared. That day will never come. If you really want to be a UXer, apply for UX roles or internship. If you\u2019re good enough, you\u2019ll be able to work as a UX designer or researcher. If you\u2019re rejected, then you\u2019ll see where the gaps are.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"b289\">Hope these three simple tips help you get started and take actions. If you are thinking about getting a master\u2019s degree related to UX design,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/should-you-break-into-ux-with-a-masters-degree-in-hci\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"884\">check out this post<\/a>&nbsp;which will help you make a more informed decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changing careers can be scary, especially when you haven\u2019t had a complete picture of the field you\u2019re thinking about getting into. To help you cope with the overwhelm and avoid analysis paralysis, below are three quick tips. They should be helpful even if you\u2019re not yet 100% committed to switching&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[132,133],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design-career","tag-career","tag-transition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1107,"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions\/1107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.simon-li.com\/design-and-code\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}