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Welcome to the Career Strategy Podcast with Sarah Doody, a UX Designer & UX Researcher who founded the UX job search accelerator, Career Strategy Lab. She's been doing UX career coaching since 2017.
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In this special Open House episode, Sarah Doody sits down with Career Strategy Lab (CSL) alum Sarah Page to discuss her journey navigating the UX job market. From being laid off as a creative director to landing a Senior UX Designer role in health tech, Sarah shares the mindset shifts, job search strategies, and portfolio insights that helped her stand out.
She also reveals the unexpected format of her interviews, how she positioned her diverse experience to appeal to hiring managers, and why letting go of what’s out of your control is a game-changer in your job search.
If you’re struggling with rejection, resume gaps, or feeling “overqualified” and “underqualified” at the same time—this episode is for you!
What You’ll Learn:
✅ Why job rejections often have nothing to do with you (and how to move forward)
✅ The power of a well-structured portfolio—and why Figma slides worked better than a website
✅ How to confidently position diverse experience (even across industries!)
✅ The mental shift that helped Sarah stay motivated through uncertainty
✅ How social proof (from hiring managers, peers, and CSL feedb
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