Stop Building a UX Portfolio Website (Do This Instead)

Hosted by Sarah Doody

Wed, Apr 8, 2026

8:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Create A Stand Out Resume For Your Next UX, Product, or Tech Role
Sarah Doody
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What you'll learn

Why your UX portfolio website is taking so long

It's not your content or your skills. It's the format you chose, and almost everyone makes this mistake.

The faster format that recruiters actually prefer

Recruiters skim. Most portfolio websites make it hard for them to read the content. There's a format that works better.

How to finish your portfolio in weeks, not months

Stop agonizing over fonts, layouts, etc. See how to create a portfolio faster, and without the burnout.

Why this topic matters

Most UX people spend months building a portfolio website, and still not feeling ready to apply. It's not because your work isn't good enough. It's because you're using the wrong format for your UX portfolio. Learn an alternative to a UX portfolio website and how it will help be finish your portfolio faster.

You'll learn from

Sarah Doody

UX Designer & Researcher and CEO of Career Strategy Lab

I've helped over 850 UX professionals fix their job search strategy. Most of them came to me stuck on their UX portfolio, spending months without getting interviews. I created Career Strategy Lab to help UX and Product professionals get hired faster, without applying to 100s of jobs. On average, they see 5-figure salary increases.

Clients hired at

Apple
Blue Origin
Whole Foods Market
Liberty Mutual

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