Hey,A lot of designers take December off from job searching.Totally understandable.The year has been long.But Andrew Seaman from LinkedIn News shared a surprising stat:December hiring is only 2.8% lower than the strongest month of the year.Which mean...

Hey,If you’re job searching right now, Thanksgiving can sting a little.Everyone’s posting promotions, gratitude lists, team photos, wins.And you’re thinking…“When is it my turn again?”I’ve been there. Six months of applying. Silence. Doubt. Refreshin...

Hey friend,The job search doesn’t break you overnight.It happens slowly.You fix the resume.You polish the portfolio.You apply to a few roles that feel right.But after months?Something shifts.You start applying to anything with “UX” in the title.You t...

Hey friend,I saw a post last week from a designer in Hong Kong.He sent 1,500+ job applications this year.He got a few interviews.No offers.He wasn’t junior.He wasn’t unskilled.He wasn’t unclear about what he wanted.He was just stuck in the hiring sys...

The biggest hiring mistake I made early in my career was assuming years of experience meant someone was a good designer.I recorded a short 3-minute video walking through this moment here →Back then it made sense to me.More years should mean more prac...

There was a point in my UX career where everything looked right on paper, but it didn’t feel right inside.That was the first sign something had shifted.Back in 2014 at Barrows, things were going well.Employee of the Year.A month in South Africa for w...

Last Sunday in the group coaching call with Career Creators, something simple but important happened.A senior designer stopped me and said:“Seven seconds? That feels impossible.”We were looking at her resume together.Strong companies.Good work.Clear...

Yesterday in office hours, a senior product designer asked me:“Do you think every bullet really needs business impact?”We were screen sharing her resume.Good companies. Real projects. Clear bullets.On the outside, nothing looked “wrong.”But she was n...

Hey friend,I just wanted to say thank you.Whether you joined Career Creators this round or simply watched the masterclass —you showed up.You cared enough to learn, reflect, and take an honest look at where you are.And that matters more than you think...

Hey friend,This is it.Doors to Career Creators close tonight at 11:59 PM — and we start tomorrow.If you’ve been thinking about it all week… replaying the masterclass… wondering if this is the right time —this is your moment.You don’t need another mon...