Episode 287 of The World of UX is now available!

How do you find the right people for a balanced, effective, and powerful UX team? What traits and skills do you look for? In this segment from the Talk Circuit series, Darren revisits the topic "How to Build a Powerful UX Team" from the TryMyUI conference (Trymata) in 2016.

https://link.kaizenux.design/woux287

Hello and welcome to the bowl! Please feel free to post questions, share insights and provide anecdotes from your current or future careers!

PE to HF - harder than it seems?

Is anyone here an analytics engineer? If so what do you do, and what are the main differences between your job and a data engineer?

Hello everyone,
Can someone share amount of hike and bonus received this year for 2 and 3 rating and with promotion?
I got 15 percent hike and 10 percent bonus

My father took a home loan, and the same home is kept as mortgage.
I'm paying arround 22k emi for the same but unable to exempt tax as the loan is on my father's name.

I googled a lot how to transfer it but neither gift deed nor sale deed would work as the property is on mortgage that's under bank's ownership (until loan is fulfilled).
Tax is also getting deducted, I'm paying hefty emis.
What can I do?
Please advise 🙂

Hi Fishes,

I am an engineer with Post graduation in Marketing from tier 2 college.

I have 1 year and 3 months experience in SAP SD. I am planning to switch to a product based company for a Marketing exposure to continue in that domain .

What could be my salary expectations?

A consultant's prayer: Dear God, Please let this next hour of bullshit pass quickly so I can sneak out for the hotel. 🙏🏻 Amen

How do people feel about Man City’s Champions League ban being overturned?

I was told by my manager that I’ll be getting a promotion and a comp raise about a month and a half ago. It hasn’t happened yet and he keeps saying HR is slow to respond. Is there anything that can be done or do I just keep waiting around?

What should be the designation for 11+ exp in Oracle India?

Should I switch my company with 1+ year of experience in Salesforce ?

Current ctc is 4 lpa, how much should I expect ?

Are there any reputable online masters programs you’d recommend? I’d really like to get my masters in I/O psychology but don’t see any programs within the Denver area.

Did you recently remodel your bathroom? Would love GC recommendations. 🙏🏼 As advertising folks, I am assuming you have good design sensibilities and taste. Where did you look for inspiration?

Any recommendations on good online courses for someone looking to explore Ux design? I am a service designer looking to learn more about ux design to broaden my design experience. I am looking for courses that help you build a portfolio and eventually land a job in product and experience design. I am checking out product design courses at dribble, Brian station and careerfoundry but haven’t found more independent reviews or comparisons.

Anyone know how to import Storybook elements into Figma? 🤯

I am product designer with a fair amount of experience (6yrs).

Recently was interviewed for a Sr. role in Booking but unfortunately the team finds me better suited as a core individual contributor.

I am also in the advanced stages of some lead designer positions in other companies.

However I am really interested in joining the team at Booking, especially because of the design culture.

What should be my reasons to accept or not accept the offer from booking?

UXers - I'm intrigued to know how specific your job role is under the umbrella term of UX. Would your job sway into other avenues such as UI, design, development or consultancy?

Does anyone know about salaries at Liebherr?

Wondering everyone’s take on password-protecting your UX portfolios? I have some case studies from a previous B2B startup I worked at. Although the work isn’t under an NDA, I’m wondering if it’d appear more professional if there were a password. Alternatively, any advice on how much detail to show on a case study in situations like this?

I have an upcoming interview for a lead product design role. The company asked for a case study presentation made uniquely for this interview and specifically requested I don’t walk through my portfolio…

Has anyone else experienced this while interviewing?

I was thinking about a potential career shift to UX. How did you get your foot in the door? Any certificates I could try for? (Preferably free or cheap, I don’t get paid much in my current role.)

Any input or guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! I do freelance job as a UX Designer
And I just have rejected a job, because I don't believe in the business idea. I don't think it's gonna work and don't want to take a part in it. I also don't want to waste time arguing with the company manager...

Do you think it was a right choice ?

I’m a product designer with about 5+ YOE I’m exploring courses/programs that one could take up as a mid career professional. I have a keen interest in Service Design, Behavioural Sciences, Design Research but not very sure about the opportunities. At the same time I’m open to exploring Product Mgmnt and Data science as along with design. Any recommendations?
PS: I already have a Masters in design.

What's the protocol for adding internal portal mockups for a client to your portfolio? Is it expected, something that requires asking permission but is still generally OK, or frowned upon? I'm a developer trying to pivot to UX.

Nothing in the contract bc our SOW was originally dev only. If I need permission, I have a good rapport with the Corp Comm director and VP so would I contact them on LinkedIn, or is this something that's normally done through the employer?

I have a $1,400 annual learning stipend, and looking for ideas on ways to spend it. Any suggestions on coding classes, digital subscriptions, conferences, etc? How have you spent your learning stipend in the past, or what are you planning to spend it on?

What’s the company that pays the most to UX Designers?

What should I charge for an hourly rate for contract work (general UX)? I’m mid-level designer with 2 years experience. I used to work full time for the company so they know me well and have asked me to do 4-6 hours a week for a month or so. I’m based in the UK so £GBP rates 👍

Designers, what is your relationship like with your PM and Design Manager? How do you typically work together?

Hello there!
I’m looking for any good recommendations around problem framing (books, resources, frameworks, etc.) What are you people doing to nail identifying product problems, before moving into shaping? Cheers!

What's the best route for early career, agency or in-house?