Kate Powell

Senior UXR | Founder | Mentor

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Come hang out with me during The UX Job Market + Standing Out in 2021 - A Competitive Candidate™ (free) Webinar.

https://t.co/3VYzB2YNAa

#UX #UXtrends #UXUI #UXdesign #UXjobs #UXcareers #Careers #UXWebinar #freewebinars

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Here’s to the #UX newbies, career changers and aspiring UX leaders - positioning yourself in a competitive job market is HARD.

Luckily there are all kinds of tips and tricks to 86 the overwhelm.

Ready to learn more? https://t.co/VGPxuZAg24
#uxresearch #Uxjobs #uxr #uxd

[cindygallop.eth @cindygallop]

We all know what it's like to be told to be less. "She said she had been told it would be best if she could be 50% less than she was. That was the quote, if she could be 50% less. I said to her, 'I don't know how you're going to survive, being half of yourself'." @oprah #IWD2021

[Ashley @asophia09]

He could have never left without the money Diana left. #HarryandMeghanonOprah

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

What makes a strong #UX job application?
✅ Identify the need
✅ Understand what you bring to the table
✅ Bridge the gap to present a premium solution

Ready to #upskill your career skills.

👉 https://t.co/4JzSkbF8kX 👈
#UXJobs #uxcareers

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Creating a compelling #UX job application that stands out without a plan is hard.

The solution? Get a plan!

I’m taking on 20 current & prospective UX career hopefuls to guide them step-by-step how to stand out, not burn out during the hunt. https://t.co/VGPxuZAg24

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

What's the worst advice you got when you started in UX?

I'll go first: "Just make something up. No one listens to this sh*t anyways."

- A BA 'advising' my first attempt to distill customer research findings

Look how far we've come!

(Sort of...)

#…https://t.co/XERTzXAVSv

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Who's excited about UX Research in 2021? Who's utterly annoyed at how many resources and bandwidth you actually get to do UX Research in 2021? 🙋‍♀️

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

@DougCollinsUX It's impossible to do UX in a silo. UX is complex problem solving at it's core, and it requires multiple perspectives, diversity of thought and the business leaders to be on board to allow for meaningful change.

[Nielsen Norman Group @NNgroup]

Human-centered #design has 4 principles: understand the problem, the people, and the system, and do iterative design. But what if you don't have time to do all 4 steps? https://t.co/btFz6lnrZx #UX #designprocess

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Yes! I’ve been pulled off projects because I’m not ‘engaged’ in group conversations with 8+ people all spinning in circles. How does it makes sense to contribute to chaos when I can take a step back and actually think vs add to the noise? #culture #agencylife #bias

[Greyson MacAlpine @GreysonSofia]

Does being a quiet personality or being slow to speak really indicate I'm not "proactive" or not a "leader"? And yet I continually encounter this bias. It's a LOT of work to present as vocal and confident. The act is exhausting. I can do the job, I just do it differently.

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Happy #July4th everyone!

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Super pumped to be joining 120 other UX pros for @NNgroup #VirtualConference2020. Next up on the menu: Discovery Research. Because concepts are best served fully cooked 👌🏻

[Jessica Michel @micheljessica_]

Wasn’t even scared until all the grocery stores started clearing out. I’m not afraid of COVID19 but what is scary, is the lack of common sense people have. I’m scared for people who actually need to go to the store & feed their fams but Susan and Karen stocked up for 30 years.

[SocialImpactCX @socialimpactcx]

👉 You may not use the word #customer. You may say client, beneficiary, member, student, or stakeholder.

That doesn't matter. It's more important to understand the people you’re working to serve. 👈

#CX #customerexperience #TuesdayThoughts #socent #custexp

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

@IamHenrikM @SekaiFarai 1.) leadership has one foot in traditional ways of thinking + comfort levels & another in this ‘we need to innovate-here’s what’s popular’
2.) ltd understanding of the craft itself
Which is caused by 3) a lack of consistency/ regulation of what a UXR actually is

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

Is ‘Evangelism’ the new UX research buzzword?

After mtg w/ several hiring UXRs it’s clear the need to ‘sell’ research starts w/ convincing the internal team it’s value. So, their need isn’t for a UXR - it’s for someone to coach & reorg their teams around the practice itself. 🧐

[Kate Powell @KateElizaPowell]

@uxstrategy @danielkrahnke Ah! I was just talking about this w/ a colleague today. Solving for symptoms eliminates the op for true value to your users. They know what they’re feeling - it’s up to us to understand #WHY, and solve for THAT. This is the core of #CX.

[People for Research @people4research]

"One of the most common issues I see is that websites are created for an internal stakeholder instead of the end user. Whether you’re a B2B or B2C company, the end user is the person who is going to be interacting with your solution." #uxdesign #ux 👇 https://t.co/aRNcXq3PjK