Hey, it’s Joseph.Quick note before we go live later.I’ve been talking to a lot of designers this week, and the same feeling keeps coming up.People are exhausted.They’ve been applying for months.Nothing is moving.And honestly, many of them are startin...

A lot of you asked why I made this Black Friday offer so cheap.The truth is… I’ve been watching the market all year.There are so many career coaches, portfolio courses, job search “systems,” bootcamps, resume rewrites… and honestly, almost all of it...

As we get to the end of the year, I’m seeing the same pattern across almost every designer I talk to.People are burnt out.People are reflective.People are looking back at the year and thinking:“I’ve tried so hard for months.”“I’m laid off.”“My role i...

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...