I am a senior psychology student and would like to be a UX designer. I feel so bad that I have 0 experience and do not know where to get started. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Ur psych degree may serve you well in the UX world. There is a lot of self-training that can get you up to speed quickly. Use Google to find blog and industry info about UX. YouTube could be helpful too. If you find some good certification options then consider that route too (but don’t pay... start with free certs). All this will get you up to speed quickly and give you skills that employers will want. Good luck.

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As a student, you’re expected to have zero experience. Every analyst wants to “make a big impact” or “lead a project”. In reality, you’re most likely not so don’t burden yourself with these self inflicted expectations.

I don’t have a background in UX but you can do some google/Reddit searches on how people got into UX design. I’m sure there are many people who show how they got to where they are. Have some sort of portfolio built, why you want to focus your career in ux design, and be eager to learn

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I will recommend some of the books from abookapart — like Design is a Job, and (maybe) You’re my favorite client.
Both are good overviews of a day in the life IMO - could help you talk to it better interviews and see what you need to flex in terms of “soft” / non design skills...

Also just enough research is a another good one - though more focused.

You’d have to learn the tools too - I can’t help there as much - but there are paths like strategist that are more design thinking than “graphic design”

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Go down YouTube rabbit holes and do the UX of a friend’s side hustle or a small business site (like a flower/bicycle/pottery shop) or rethink for example Craigslist’s UX, or a site that feels antiquated.

Start small. And move your way up. Be obsessed by it. At your first internship they will want to see your crazy passion for UX, and what you’re capable of. No one cares if the projects came to life.

If I see an intern candidate who did the UX for a friends side hustle + tried to reinvent something old I’m aware of, I’d love to consider them.

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