How I Landed My First UX Job Series: w/ UX Principal from Verisk & UiPath

## How I Landed My First UX Job Series w/ UX Principal from Verisk & UiPath

***Grab your ticket on the registration page (spots are limited - register early to get a FREE ticket): https://rebrand.ly/first-ux-job-aug-2025
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About The Event:
Are you looking to land your first UX role? Do you want to avoid wasting months or even years while going in the wrong directions? While the demand for user experience professionals is quite strong, it can be hard to land that first UX job. There is a large variety of tactics to build skills, experience, position yourself as an attractive candidate and get noticed by employers, and their effectiveness can vary tremendously and have a major impact on how successful (or not) people are with their UX career transition.
Want an opportunity to learn from those who have successfully done exactly what you are looking to accomplish?
Join this interactive virtual fireside chat to learn from a senior practitioner (and hiring manager), a UX principal from Verisk who previously worked at UiPath. She will talk about her fascinating journey from graphic design to becoming a UX Principal in just a few years, the key roadblocks, and how to overcome those and successfully land your first UX role.
Guests / Speakers:
- Stacie Pearson - Senior UX practitioner (and hiring manager), User Experience Design Principal at Verisk; formerly UX at UiPath
- Michael Lapin - Host, Founder and Executive Director at Beginex UX Career Accelerator.
Event Format:
Talk + Interactive Virtual Fireside Chat + Q&A
Date & Time:
Thursday, August 7th, 6:30 PM ET
Schedule (approximate):
- Introduction & Quick Talk (5-15 min)
- Interactive Fireside Chat w/ Audience Q&A (45-60 min)
- More Audience Q&A (15-20 min)
- Wrap-up (5 min)
Takeaways:
- Meet a UX principal (and hiring manager) who worked at Verisk and UiPath, learn about her background and get advice
- Network and make connections with other UX / product design people
- Find out the actual skills and competencies you really need to land that first UX job
- Learn how to gain the real work experience most employers require (w/o quitting your job)
- Understand how to build a great portfolio that will give you an advantage in the job market
- Discover the biggest roadblocks and potential solutions for trying to land your first UX role in uncertain times
- Learn from the guest’s fascinating journey from graphic design to becoming a UX Principal in just a few years
- Find out how to make yourself a more attractive candidate to be able to stand out in a competitive job market
- Understand how to go about finding your first UX job - effective search strategies and how to prepare for interviews
- Learn how to avoid the common mistakes when applying for UX jobs
- Ask your pressing questions and receive personalized career advice from a UX hiring manager
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