Is a Career in UX Right For Me?

By Trevor Alexander
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Two lines of thoughts to consider regarding whether you’re meant for a career in user experience.

Strong Personal Traits for a UX Career

Two lines of thoughts to consider regarding whether you’re meant for a career in user experience.

First, you may be a great fit if you:

  • Are excited to come up with solutions for difficult problems
  • Get satisfaction by making peoples lives easier or enabling them to achieve something
  • Appreciate something that works well or looks beautiful
  • Easily connect with others feelings and can put yourself “in their shoes”
  • Have some creativity and enjoy expressing it

A UX Career For Anyone

Secondly, however, I would suggest not focusing on “if you are a fit”. Rather, consider if it’s something that you want to do and that would bring you meaning. A lot of UI and UX work can be learned and improved with study and practice. People often make the mistake in thinking they have to be a “creative” or hold other attributes that immediately sets them up for a career in UX. I would argue that many parts of UX are learned tactics and applications that you can become proficient in if you apply yourself.

With or Without The Traits, You Can have a UX Career

So, if you resonate with anything from the first point you may have some attributes that serve you well to build a UX career. But know that if it’s a career you are deeply interested in, there’s no limitation or missing component you have that would prevent you from jumping into this exciting field.

Cheers to your great UX career!