How to tailor a UX designer resume to the job
UX posts send readers to your portfolio, but the resume decides whether they click. It should name the products, the problems and what changed, so the portfolio confirms it.
What UX designer posts usually ask for
Not every post asks for all of these, and the order changes. Check which ones the post you're applying to lists first or repeats.
- End-to-end design. Research, flows, wireframes, prototypes, final UI. Say which of these you did on each project.
- Research. Interviews, usability tests. How many people and what you changed because of them.
- A design tool. Figma, almost always. Name it if you use it.
- Design systems. Building or contributing to one.
- Measured results. Task success, conversion, support tickets. Any number you have.
What to put first
Lead with the project closest to their product, and make sure it's also the first case study in your portfolio.
A tailored line, before and after
Before: Redesigned the account settings area. Did user research and usability testing. Made it easier to use.
After: Redesigned account settings after usability tests with 12 customers, reducing related support tickets by a third.
The 12 tests and the ticket drop were in this person's portfolio notes, which they added to their resume. "Easier to use" is replaced with what was measured. This is an invented example.
Gaps, and how to handle them honestly
- Front-end code. If you can read or write some HTML and CSS, say so plainly. If not, leave it as a gap.
- A specific domain. Name the users you designed for and what's similar about them.
Posts often list more than the job needs. If you clearly show most of the main requirements, it's usually worth applying.
Wording that often appears in these posts
Use these where they describe what you've actually done, in sentences about that work. A list of terms you can't back up reads badly to recruiters, and they ask about every line in an interview.
user researchusability testingwireframesprototypingFigmadesign systemsinteraction designinformation architectureaccessibilityuser flows
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