Sarah Doody

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In this 5-Day Resume Sprint you'll experience a week in Career Strategy Lab and optimize your resume so get more interviews.

Founder & CEO of Career Strategy Lab™

Create A Stand Out UX Resume & Spend A Week in Sarah Doody's Career Strategy Lab

Director of Content

Director of UX

UX coordinator

Senior UX Researcher

Design Research + Strategy

Senior Design Manager

Senior UX Designer

Design & Production Manager

Product Designer

Content Designer

And it's not as hard as you think!!! When recruiters and hiring managers are narrowing down hundreds of candidates they do not have time to read every word of your resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, etc. The current job market is too competitive to put off updating your resume. You need to be ready to apply as soon as you see your ideal job. Standing out in your job search starts with strategically writing and designing your resume so recruiters and hiring managers instantly see why they should interview you ... even if they're only skimming and scanning your materials. Whether you're currently job searching or happily employed, you need an up-to-date resume that articulates your skills and experience. I get it, you hate updating your resume ... so let's do it together. Now, I can't literally make you do it, and I won't do it for you! But if you stick with me, at the end of 1-weeks, you'll finally have a resume that articulates your skills and value so you can stand out ...ultimately leading to more job interviews and job offers.&nbsp;

Hiring managers look at 100's of candidates each day. Yes, you CAN stand out ...

What you'll learn and do in this 1-week sprint

The earlier you join, the longer you'll have access to the asynchronous elements of this course which include: <ul><li>16 step-by-step lessons</li><li>3.5 hours of video content</li><li>Resume templates &amp; examples</li><li>Resume checklist</li><li>5-day resume sprint tracker</li></ul>

Enroll Early to Get Extra Time With the Materials

Before you work on your resume, it's imperative to understand how UX recruiters and hiring managers vet, assess, and hire candidates. This masterclass will help you understand how you can stand out by doing simple things that most UX candidates overlook.

Day 1: Understanding the UX Job Search Funnel

Today, we'll have a LIVE call where Sarah and coaches from Career Strategy Lab will answer your resume questions in real-time on a Zoom call so you can get unstuck and keep making progress. All sessions are optional, though we encourage you to attend live!

Day 2: Resume Q&A and Co-Working

Show up to one, or both, of our virtual co-working sessions today for extra accountability. If you struggle with procrastination this is for you! We have 2 co-working sessions to accommodate time zones, you're welcome to attend both.

Day 3: Resume Co-Working Day

Today we'll discuss topics that often hold UX candidates back when creating their resume such as imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and how to revisit past toxic roles and projects (so you can write about them on your resume) without letting it derail you.

Day 4: Mindset Call

Experience one of our popular "Demo Days" that we do in Career Strategy Lab were our team will provide 5-minutes of lightning feedback on as many resumes as possible. You'll be able to submit your resume in advance, and we'll critique them in the order they're received.

Day 5: Resume Demo Day & Critiques

Schedule For Our Week In Career Strategy Lab

Tired of applying to hundreds of jobs You're playing the numbers game, but not getting interviews or offers. You want to stop this cycle!

Recovering Perfectionists You're sick of constantly re-doing your resume &amp; LinkedIn profile, but not getting the results you want.

Ready for unexpected opportunities﻿You want your materials ready to go in case a dream job came your way so you can apply the same day.

For job seekers and proactive professionals from any industry or career stage, who are:

Be seen as a high-value candidate by: 

Take the guesswork out of creating your resume and learn how to write about your skills and experience so you can: <ul><li>Get through the ATS, and not get stuck in a black hole</li><li>Make it past the initial screening by a junior HR person</li><li>Stand out to hiring managers before your interviews</li></ul>

Writing & designing a winning resume that doesn't end up in a black hole

Instead of dreading interviews, you'll be able to clearly talk with interviewers about your past skills and experience. By writing a solid resume, you'll have the content needed to help you answer questions about details of your past roles, contributions, and successes.

Confidently articulating your skills so you're more successful in job interviews

Many candidates believe they aren't qualified enough or they need more experience. The truth is that most candidates undersell themselves. With a top-shelf resume, you will be perceived as a high-value hire and get more interviews and offers faster.

Increase the odds of more interviews without applying to hundreds of jobs

Mid-Year UX and Product Career Audit To Find Your Focus

Founder & CEO of Career Strategy Lab

Your career isn’t just a list of roles, it’s a product. And products need regular reviews to stay aligned with goals,

Why you need to audit your career like a product roadmap

We’ll do a brief activity to help you identify not just where you're stuck but why you'rr stuck

How to identify what’s working (and what’s not)

Like KPIs in product strategy, CPIs help you measure if your career is actually moving toward your goals.

Why you need Career Performance Indicators (CPIs)

How To Get Hired In UX: Sell Your Benefits, Not Features

UX Researcher & Product Designer and CEO of Career Strategy Lab

How to move beyond responsibilities and instead, communicate your results and impact.

Why responsibilities are boring & don't make you stand out

Leverage a proven marketing tactic used by Apple & other companies to help them stand out, & how you'll stand out too.

How UX candidates who get hired communicate their benefits

Communicate your benefits at every step not just in your resume. Leverage this for your portfolio, interviews, & beyond.

Articulate your value in the entire UX job interview process

3 Ways To Handle NDA Projects In Your UX Portfolio

Learn how to ask the right questions and navigate NDA boundaries, so you don’t assume you have to keep everything secre

Clarify What You Can Share

Even if you can’t share visuals or specifics, you can still tell a story that highlights your thinking.

Tell The Story, Without Divulging All The Details

When you focus on outcomes and business value, you prove your worth, and demonstrate your process.

Show Impact That Hiring Managers Actually Care About

Design a UX Portfolio Recruiters Read For More Than 1 Minute

If they can’t skim it, they won’t read it. Learn the simple structure that keeps recruiters & hiring managers reading.

Why most UX portfolios are ignored & how to fix yours

Learn how to lay out your UX portfolio in a way that draws people in and gets them to actually read it.

A proven framework for designing a UX portfolio

Your UX portfolio has a lot in common with journalism. Learn the importance of headlines in your UX portfolio.

Learn the "headline test" to evaluate your UX portfolio

Stop Making A UX Portfolio Website (Why A PDF Is Faster)

UX Designer & Researcher and CEO of Career Strategy Lab

A website is not as easy as you think it will be to make. Stop wrangling website builders and make a presentation.

Why a PDF portfolio is faster and more effective

Recruiters and hiring managers skim quickly, presentations structure your case studies so they're more likely to read.

How a presentation allows you to control your narrative

Most people's portfolios fail to market and sell THEM. These 3 sections will help you stand out as the best candidate.

The 3 sections you MUST include in your UX portfolio

UX Job Search Funnel Q&A For Mid & Senior UX People

How hiring managers go from hundreds of candidates to interviews with a handful of candidates to sending a final offer.

Understand the UX Job Search Funnel and what you can control

Learn what you're likely doing wrong and how to fix it so you make it further down the UX Job Search Funnel.

3 myths to stop-believing about your UX job search

These steps will answer the common question of "How can I stand out as a candidate after I apply for a role?"

3 action steps to improve your visibility as a candidate

Beyond Big Tech: Companies Hiring for UX Roles in 2025

UX Designer & Research, Founder & CEO of Career Strategy Lab

We'll review data from companies where our clients got hired in 2024 and which industries candidates should focus on.

Industries & companies hiring for UX roles in 2025

We'll share specific job boards to use and strategies to know when managers post on LinkedIn that they're hiring.

Where and how to find job openings in these industries

Quick actions to take TODAY on LinkedIn to increase the odds you stand out to recruiters and hiring managers.

Stand out from other candidates on LinkedIn

Help your resume beat the ATS & get more job interviews

There are two "users" of your resume. First, recruiters and hiring managers. Second, the software they use, aka the ATS.

Why you need 2 versions of your resume

The ATS (Applicant Tracking System) can only understand your resume if it's formatted in a very specific way.

How to format your resume for the software recruiters use

If you want a human to see your resume, ensure the ATS can actually read your resume by not making these 3 mistakes.

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