Senior Content Designer✍🏼UX Writer✏️Content Strategist🧠Video Maker📽Lover of commas & keyframes
Ask me anything (about rebranding to break into UX writing): ❓ Have questions? I'll answer them! If you want to know more about #UXWriting, #ContentDesign, #ContentStrategy, career transitions, or anything else, send me your questions. I'll respond in a post like this. You can leave questions as comments below, or you can message me. I hope this project helps anyone who's curious about the field. If you want to know more about something, there's a good chance other people have similar thoughts. Hope to hear from you! 😄 *** Q: A career changer here from education, now in sales as a bridge. Have trained in copywriting since 2014 and am in Joanna Wiebe’s Copyschool as well as UXWH’s Academy this current cohort. My question has to do with preparing a proper resume and also rebranding generally, finding my new voice. The goal for me is going in-house, company or agency, after the UXWA ends. A: You're smart to think about rebranding yourself. I wish I would have learned this earlier: It's valuable to frame your ambitions and accomplishments in the most effective way possible. Think about your most impactful achievements. Tell the story of those experiences through data points and any cross-functional work that led to those results. Then craft a narrative about how those moments prepared you for breaking into UX writing. In your resume and when interviewing, go beyond a general overview of your roles. Share how you made an impact in those positions, and stress skills that would translate into your life as a UX writer: research, effective communication, and instances of negotiation and/or compromise that helped get the job done. (On my LinkedIn profile, I've created headers for recent positions that read, "Responsibilities" and "Impact," and I list items under them.) I'd also share the work you're doing to learn about the industry. That's great! It shows curiosity and ambition. It also doesn't hurt to tell recruiters and hiring managers you're curious and ambitious. Sometimes, to get a breakthrough opportunity, you must be in the right place at the right time with the right personalities involved. The reality is this: Some doors will remain closed because people can be hesitant to hire anyone who doesn't have direct experience for a role. It's hard to change careers. But by stressing how you've prepared yourself for a new path, you can place yourself in a favorable position. (Thanks to Michael Parks for the question!)
Thanks to everyone who has sent questions so far! I have a few to answer next week. Happy to take more if you have them. 😄
Senior Content Designer✍🏼UX Writer✏️Content Strategist🧠Video Maker📽Lover of commas & keyframes
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