Are you getting ghosted in your UX job search despite knowing you're qualified? When you have 5, 10, 15 years of experience and you're applying to 20+ jobs a week without hearing back or you're not making it past the first round, it's natural to start thinking you're the problem.
You're not. You're just unpositioned.
In this episode, Sarah makes the case that ghosting is usually a positioning problem, rather than a skills issue. Positioning is how you communicate what you do, who you do it for, and why it matters. It's the thread that connects what you've done in the past to what you could do for a team if they hired you. When that thread is missing, recruiters and hiring managers move on because your materials aren't clearly paining the picture for them.
Sarah walks through what it actually takes to fix your positioning, starting with the one foundational step most people skip: getting clear on who you are and what makes you different, before touching your resume, portfolio, or LinkedIn.
Topics Discussed:
✅ Why getting ghosted in your UX job search isn't usually a qualification problem
✅ What causes recruiters to move on from your resume
✅ What "positioning" means in the context of a UX job search
✅ The step most people skip that ties everything together
✅ How applying to fewer jobs can get you more interviews
✅ Creating a Compass Statement and how it acts as a filter for every career asset you create
✅ How niching down your job search to a specific industry or type of company can transform your UX job search
Links From This Episode:
🔗 How to stand out as a candidate by focusing on your benefits vs features
🔗 Developing your positioning through a career roadmap and compass statement
🔗 Free UX Case Study Template
💸 See how you can get hired in UX with the help of my UX job search coaching program
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