Getting into User Experience Research: 3 Senior Practitioners Share Their Stories

One thing I love about the field of User Experience is that it’s full of passionate, curious and talented people … More

How I survived 4 job searches in 4 years

Since finishing grad school in 2011, I’ve been unemployed (or underemployed) and looking for a job on four separate occasions, … More

User Experience Research at SpendWell – My First 3 Months

Three months ago, I started a new job as user experience researcher at SpendWell Health, a start-up here in Portland, … More

Design Research / User Experience Research Job Interview Questions (Revised & Updated)

photo: thedailyenglishshow.com Back in July 2013, I posted an extensive list of design/user experience research job interview questions I had … More

Applying a values framework in career decisions

Red Flag by Ben Sutherland Understanding your personal and professional values can be a really useful tool for making career … More

Using a resume and a word cloud to visualize professional growth & change

Back in October 2012 I created a word cloud out of my resume to visualize the essence of my professional … More

One Person’s Journey in Practicing Anthropology: A Slideshow Presentation

One Person’s Journey in Practicing Anthropology These are the slides I used in a February 2014 talk for Dr. Jeremy … More

What do dinosaurs have to do with insurance? A lesson in advocating for anthropology in the workplace

Rummaging through some old folders recently, I came across an artifact from my last job that gave me a good … More

Some ux/design research job interview questions

Please see the revised and updated version of this post here. I’ve had a busy past couple months in my … More

First name: “Research Consultant”; Last name: “Anthropologist”

This automatic CV/resume reader is clearly really effective. Actually, I’ve seen this a few times when applying to companies that … More