Chris from UX Playbook ⚡️
@uxchrisnguyen.bsky.social
I help UX designers go from Fuzziness to Focused to Freedom
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📌 It's a myth that a resume must be one page.
Pro-Tip: It's okay for your resume to be more than one page as long as it remains relevant, concise, and impactful.
P.S. Will you be adding LinkedIn Learner to your resume? 😂
Pro-Tip: It's okay for your resume to be more than one page as long as it remains relevant, concise, and impactful.
P.S. Will you be adding LinkedIn Learner to your resume? 😂
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
📌 It's a myth that a resume must be one page.
Pro-Tip: It's okay for your resume to be more than one page as long as it remains relevant, concise, and impactful.
P.S. Will you be adding LinkedIn Learner to your resume? 😂
Pro-Tip: It's okay for your resume to be more than one page as long as it remains relevant, concise, and impactful.
P.S. Will you be adding LinkedIn Learner to your resume? 😂
📖 Here's how to write a UX resume that actually gets interviews (free template included):
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How to Write UX Resume That Get You Interviews in 2025
Avoid 7 common mistakes, implement 6 proven strategies, and learn the secret bypass ATS systems and the screening process with the ‘Door #3’ approach.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
📖 Here's how to write a UX resume that actually gets interviews (free template included):
uxplaybook.org/articles/how...
uxplaybook.org/articles/how...
Your goal is to make them want to read more.
After this.
Update your resume.
Keep it out of the trash.
📸 Credit: Len Markidan
♻️ If you’d like to support me, a simple repost to show my mum I’m doing the right thing.
P.S. What's the worst resume advice you've ever received?
After this.
Update your resume.
Keep it out of the trash.
📸 Credit: Len Markidan
♻️ If you’d like to support me, a simple repost to show my mum I’m doing the right thing.
P.S. What's the worst resume advice you've ever received?
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Your goal is to make them want to read more.
After this.
Update your resume.
Keep it out of the trash.
📸 Credit: Len Markidan
♻️ If you’d like to support me, a simple repost to show my mum I’m doing the right thing.
P.S. What's the worst resume advice you've ever received?
After this.
Update your resume.
Keep it out of the trash.
📸 Credit: Len Markidan
♻️ If you’d like to support me, a simple repost to show my mum I’m doing the right thing.
P.S. What's the worst resume advice you've ever received?
𝟱. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻
A cluttered resume screams unprofessional.
→ Treat it like Apple’s UI, make it clean and easy to read.
Make yourself standout by...
✔️ Showcasing results
✔️ Demonstrate learning agility
✔️ Understanding what they want
A cluttered resume screams unprofessional.
→ Treat it like Apple’s UI, make it clean and easy to read.
Make yourself standout by...
✔️ Showcasing results
✔️ Demonstrate learning agility
✔️ Understanding what they want
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
𝟱. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻
A cluttered resume screams unprofessional.
→ Treat it like Apple’s UI, make it clean and easy to read.
Make yourself standout by...
✔️ Showcasing results
✔️ Demonstrate learning agility
✔️ Understanding what they want
A cluttered resume screams unprofessional.
→ Treat it like Apple’s UI, make it clean and easy to read.
Make yourself standout by...
✔️ Showcasing results
✔️ Demonstrate learning agility
✔️ Understanding what they want
𝟯. 𝗕𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁
Get to the point.
→ They don’t have time to read your life story. Scrap the intro paragraph.
𝟰. 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁
Customize your resume for each job.
→ One size does NOT fit all. Be company-centric.
Get to the point.
→ They don’t have time to read your life story. Scrap the intro paragraph.
𝟰. 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁
Customize your resume for each job.
→ One size does NOT fit all. Be company-centric.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
𝟯. 𝗕𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁
Get to the point.
→ They don’t have time to read your life story. Scrap the intro paragraph.
𝟰. 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁
Customize your resume for each job.
→ One size does NOT fit all. Be company-centric.
Get to the point.
→ They don’t have time to read your life story. Scrap the intro paragraph.
𝟰. 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁
Customize your resume for each job.
→ One size does NOT fit all. Be company-centric.
𝟭. 𝗖𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽
No one cares about your "passionate" or "hardworking" attitude.
→ Show results, not empty adjectives.
𝟮. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Numbers talk.
→ "Increased conversion by 30%" sounds better than "responsible for UX."
No one cares about your "passionate" or "hardworking" attitude.
→ Show results, not empty adjectives.
𝟮. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Numbers talk.
→ "Increased conversion by 30%" sounds better than "responsible for UX."
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
𝟭. 𝗖𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽
No one cares about your "passionate" or "hardworking" attitude.
→ Show results, not empty adjectives.
𝟮. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Numbers talk.
→ "Increased conversion by 30%" sounds better than "responsible for UX."
No one cares about your "passionate" or "hardworking" attitude.
→ Show results, not empty adjectives.
𝟮. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Numbers talk.
→ "Increased conversion by 30%" sounds better than "responsible for UX."
Your future rides on this one piece of paper.
So you’re probably overthinking it:
→ Too little info?
→ Am I overdoing it?
→ Does it even look good?
→ Not enough experience?
Grabbing a recruiter's attention is crucial.
Here’s how to make yourself look good:
So you’re probably overthinking it:
→ Too little info?
→ Am I overdoing it?
→ Does it even look good?
→ Not enough experience?
Grabbing a recruiter's attention is crucial.
Here’s how to make yourself look good:
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Your future rides on this one piece of paper.
So you’re probably overthinking it:
→ Too little info?
→ Am I overdoing it?
→ Does it even look good?
→ Not enough experience?
Grabbing a recruiter's attention is crucial.
Here’s how to make yourself look good:
So you’re probably overthinking it:
→ Too little info?
→ Am I overdoing it?
→ Does it even look good?
→ Not enough experience?
Grabbing a recruiter's attention is crucial.
Here’s how to make yourself look good:
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3. Enjoy the 50% OFF
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Shop UX Resources — UX Playbook
Learn UX design with Playbooks. 200+ ready-to-use UX templates, examples, presentations, surveys, interview guides. Learn more
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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If you want to turn your portfolio into a real asset,
the Junior Playbook Bundle can help.
Here it is: uxplaybook.org/junior
the Junior Playbook Bundle can help.
Here it is: uxplaybook.org/junior
Interactive Curriculum for Junior UX Designers — UX Playbook
Guides for your portfolio, applications, interviews, and UX process. Everything Juniors UX Designers need to know.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
If you want to turn your portfolio into a real asset,
the Junior Playbook Bundle can help.
Here it is: uxplaybook.org/junior
the Junior Playbook Bundle can help.
Here it is: uxplaybook.org/junior
Your portfolio can open doors.
Or it can slam them shut.
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a static document
❌ Your portfolio isn’t just just for you
Or it can slam them shut.
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a static document
❌ Your portfolio isn’t just just for you
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Your portfolio can open doors.
Or it can slam them shut.
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a static document
❌ Your portfolio isn’t just just for you
Or it can slam them shut.
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground
❌ Your portfolio isn’t a static document
❌ Your portfolio isn’t just just for you
🔍 Pro tips:
Hiring managers want to see you, not just your work.
Show them what you care about, how you think, and where you’re heading
Hiring managers want to see you, not just your work.
Show them what you care about, how you think, and where you’re heading
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
🔍 Pro tips:
Hiring managers want to see you, not just your work.
Show them what you care about, how you think, and where you’re heading
Hiring managers want to see you, not just your work.
Show them what you care about, how you think, and where you’re heading
6/ Paint a picture
▻ Connect your skills, experiences, and future goals
▻ Show the impact of the problems you’re solving
▻ Tell them what you want next
▻ Connect your skills, experiences, and future goals
▻ Show the impact of the problems you’re solving
▻ Tell them what you want next
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
6/ Paint a picture
▻ Connect your skills, experiences, and future goals
▻ Show the impact of the problems you’re solving
▻ Tell them what you want next
▻ Connect your skills, experiences, and future goals
▻ Show the impact of the problems you’re solving
▻ Tell them what you want next
5/ Build a digital product
▻ Document ongoing design work
▻ Update portfolio every 3-6 months
▻ Drop old work that no longer represents you
🔍 Pro tip:
Treat your portfolio like it’s your first digital product (v0.1, v0.2, you get it)
▻ Document ongoing design work
▻ Update portfolio every 3-6 months
▻ Drop old work that no longer represents you
🔍 Pro tip:
Treat your portfolio like it’s your first digital product (v0.1, v0.2, you get it)
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
5/ Build a digital product
▻ Document ongoing design work
▻ Update portfolio every 3-6 months
▻ Drop old work that no longer represents you
🔍 Pro tip:
Treat your portfolio like it’s your first digital product (v0.1, v0.2, you get it)
▻ Document ongoing design work
▻ Update portfolio every 3-6 months
▻ Drop old work that no longer represents you
🔍 Pro tip:
Treat your portfolio like it’s your first digital product (v0.1, v0.2, you get it)
4/ Remove the noise
▻ Ruthlessly edit
▻ Avoid overwhelming walls of text
▻ Structure page so it’s easy to skim
🔍 Pro tips:
Put yourself in the shoes of a busy UX for hiring manager reviewing 500 portfolios for 1 role.
Messy = next candidate
▻ Ruthlessly edit
▻ Avoid overwhelming walls of text
▻ Structure page so it’s easy to skim
🔍 Pro tips:
Put yourself in the shoes of a busy UX for hiring manager reviewing 500 portfolios for 1 role.
Messy = next candidate
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
4/ Remove the noise
▻ Ruthlessly edit
▻ Avoid overwhelming walls of text
▻ Structure page so it’s easy to skim
🔍 Pro tips:
Put yourself in the shoes of a busy UX for hiring manager reviewing 500 portfolios for 1 role.
Messy = next candidate
▻ Ruthlessly edit
▻ Avoid overwhelming walls of text
▻ Structure page so it’s easy to skim
🔍 Pro tips:
Put yourself in the shoes of a busy UX for hiring manager reviewing 500 portfolios for 1 role.
Messy = next candidate
3/ Highlight your impact
▻ Start each project with the results
▻ No metrics? Use client/user feedback.
▻ Answer: “Why should anyone care about this?”
🔍 Pro tips:
Turn "I redesigned a dashboard" into
"Improved task completion by 30% with a new dashboard layout."
▻ Start each project with the results
▻ No metrics? Use client/user feedback.
▻ Answer: “Why should anyone care about this?”
🔍 Pro tips:
Turn "I redesigned a dashboard" into
"Improved task completion by 30% with a new dashboard layout."
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
3/ Highlight your impact
▻ Start each project with the results
▻ No metrics? Use client/user feedback.
▻ Answer: “Why should anyone care about this?”
🔍 Pro tips:
Turn "I redesigned a dashboard" into
"Improved task completion by 30% with a new dashboard layout."
▻ Start each project with the results
▻ No metrics? Use client/user feedback.
▻ Answer: “Why should anyone care about this?”
🔍 Pro tips:
Turn "I redesigned a dashboard" into
"Improved task completion by 30% with a new dashboard layout."
2/ Explain your rationale
▻ Provide evidence of research & iteration
▻ Be clear on how you got to the solution
▻ Highlight your decisions & tradeoffs
🔍 Pro tips:
Break down the "why" behind your decisions
Good design is 80% reasoning, 20% aesthetics
▻ Provide evidence of research & iteration
▻ Be clear on how you got to the solution
▻ Highlight your decisions & tradeoffs
🔍 Pro tips:
Break down the "why" behind your decisions
Good design is 80% reasoning, 20% aesthetics
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
2/ Explain your rationale
▻ Provide evidence of research & iteration
▻ Be clear on how you got to the solution
▻ Highlight your decisions & tradeoffs
🔍 Pro tips:
Break down the "why" behind your decisions
Good design is 80% reasoning, 20% aesthetics
▻ Provide evidence of research & iteration
▻ Be clear on how you got to the solution
▻ Highlight your decisions & tradeoffs
🔍 Pro tips:
Break down the "why" behind your decisions
Good design is 80% reasoning, 20% aesthetics
🔍 Pro tips:
Before adding a project, ask:
- Does this reflect my skills?
- Does it solve a relevant problem?
- Does this align with current applications?
If the answer’s “meh,” leave it out.
Before adding a project, ask:
- Does this reflect my skills?
- Does it solve a relevant problem?
- Does this align with current applications?
If the answer’s “meh,” leave it out.
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🔍 Pro tips:
Before adding a project, ask:
- Does this reflect my skills?
- Does it solve a relevant problem?
- Does this align with current applications?
If the answer’s “meh,” leave it out.
Before adding a project, ask:
- Does this reflect my skills?
- Does it solve a relevant problem?
- Does this align with current applications?
If the answer’s “meh,” leave it out.
1/ Think strategy, not scrapbook
▻ Focus on your positioning
▻ Showcase relevant projects
▻ Tailor to role or industry you want
▻ Focus on your positioning
▻ Showcase relevant projects
▻ Tailor to role or industry you want
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
1/ Think strategy, not scrapbook
▻ Focus on your positioning
▻ Showcase relevant projects
▻ Tailor to role or industry you want
▻ Focus on your positioning
▻ Showcase relevant projects
▻ Tailor to role or industry you want
6 rules I swear by:
1. Strategy
2. Rationale
3. Impact
4. No Noise
5. Product Mindset
6. Vivid Picture
Remember:
Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground.
Your portfolio isn’t a static document.
Your portfolio isn’t just for you.
Let’s break this down ⤵️
1. Strategy
2. Rationale
3. Impact
4. No Noise
5. Product Mindset
6. Vivid Picture
Remember:
Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground.
Your portfolio isn’t a static document.
Your portfolio isn’t just for you.
Let’s break this down ⤵️
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
6 rules I swear by:
1. Strategy
2. Rationale
3. Impact
4. No Noise
5. Product Mindset
6. Vivid Picture
Remember:
Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground.
Your portfolio isn’t a static document.
Your portfolio isn’t just for you.
Let’s break this down ⤵️
1. Strategy
2. Rationale
3. Impact
4. No Noise
5. Product Mindset
6. Vivid Picture
Remember:
Your portfolio isn’t a dumping ground.
Your portfolio isn’t a static document.
Your portfolio isn’t just for you.
Let’s break this down ⤵️
📌 Build a job-worthy portfolio (for 50% off):
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3. Enjoy the 50% OFF
Ends November 30th.
Or wait until 2026.
1. Head to uxplaybook.org/portfolio
2. Use code: FRIYAY25
3. Enjoy the 50% OFF
Ends November 30th.
Or wait until 2026.
Get UX Portfolio Playbook — UX Playbook
Get a UX job. Stress-free. Applications, interviews, creating your first UX portfolio, and more. Learn more.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
📌 Build a job-worthy portfolio (for 50% off):
1. Head to uxplaybook.org/portfolio
2. Use code: FRIYAY25
3. Enjoy the 50% OFF
Ends November 30th.
Or wait until 2026.
1. Head to uxplaybook.org/portfolio
2. Use code: FRIYAY25
3. Enjoy the 50% OFF
Ends November 30th.
Or wait until 2026.
Pitchaya has successfully landed her dream role and many other designers are doing the same.
She turns the impossible into possible, so can you.
She turns the impossible into possible, so can you.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Pitchaya has successfully landed her dream role and many other designers are doing the same.
She turns the impossible into possible, so can you.
She turns the impossible into possible, so can you.
👉 Communicate your value to hiring managers
👉 Save months with resources (10+ templates)
👉 Master the job application process (full guide)
👉 Identify & fix your job gaps to improve chances
Plus, some nifty tools to make getting hired easier.
👉 Save months with resources (10+ templates)
👉 Master the job application process (full guide)
👉 Identify & fix your job gaps to improve chances
Plus, some nifty tools to make getting hired easier.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
👉 Communicate your value to hiring managers
👉 Save months with resources (10+ templates)
👉 Master the job application process (full guide)
👉 Identify & fix your job gaps to improve chances
Plus, some nifty tools to make getting hired easier.
👉 Save months with resources (10+ templates)
👉 Master the job application process (full guide)
👉 Identify & fix your job gaps to improve chances
Plus, some nifty tools to make getting hired easier.