UX career coaching to help you stand out, get interviews, and land better job offers.
Career Strategy Lab provides UX professionals with the structure, feedback, and strategy to stand out in their job search or current role.
Hi, I’m Sarah Doody, founder of Career Strategy Lab. I’m also an experienced UX Researcher & Product Designer.
A few companies UX people who worked with me got hired at:
Join me for 2 UX job search events next week
- UX Job Search Q&A on Tue, Oct 14 from 4 - 5 pm ET
- Free UX Job Search Workshop on Wed, Oct 15 from 4 - 5 pm ET
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UX career coaching for every stage of your career journey
Each UX career stage brings new challenges whether you’re landing your first role, growing into senior, or stepping into leadership. Explore we can help you stand out and accelerate your UX job search.
Switching from a previous career?
You have the skills and/or education, but struggle to stand out and get hired.
Want to make the leap to senior?
You’re ready to level up but you can’t figure out how to prove your value.
What’s next in your UX career?
You want to grow, shift, or redesign your UX career path.
CAREER STRATEGY LAB RESULTS
UX career coaching results from real people who got hired after following Career Strategy Lab's job search strategy.
How Manny got hired as a Sr UX Designer at Fidelity only 77 days after joining Career Strategy Lab
Manny had 10+ years of design experience and five solid years in UX. After a layoff, he spent weeks tweaking his resume, second-guessing his UX portfolio, and applying to jobs that led to nowhere … until he pivoted his UX job search strategy.
How Laura got hired as a Principal Product Designer with only 1 project in her portfolio
In this interview with Laura, hear how she got hired with just 1 project in her portfolio. And, the role she was hired for found her. In other words, the CEO sent her a DM after he found her on LinkedIn.
Laura’s hired story →
How Career Strategy Lab helped Leon land a full time UX role after an unexpected layoff
After 11 years at the same company, Leon was laid off and unsure how to position his shift away from hands-on design. You’ll hear how creating a Career Roadmap helped him clarify his direction, reconnect with his design skills, and land a new role with confidence.
Want Data? Here it is!
See how UX career coaching at Career Strategy Lab has helped people get hired and promoted since 2017.
Here are the average salary increases our clients have achieved after pursuing UX career coaching with Career Strategy Lab. In some cases, salaries decrease, often because clients were previously overpaid, or their new roles offered better benefits and flexibility that offset a smaller paycheck.
Going forward, we’re also tracking total compensation to provide a more complete picture of career growth and the impact of our UX career coaching services.
Senior UX Designer
$30,000 salary increase
Previous
$126,000
New salary
$156,000
Sr. UX Researcher
$38,000 salary increase
Previous
$127,000
New salary
$165,000
UX Designer
$22,000 salary increase
Previous
$73,000
New salary
$95,000
Senior UX Researcher
$15,000 salary increase
Previous
$110,000
New salary
$125,000
UX Researcher
$70,000 salary increase
Previous
$80,000
New salary
$150,000
Job Title | Previous Salary | New Salary | Salary Increase |
|---|---|---|---|
Sr. UX Designer | $126,000 | $156,000 | $30,000 |
Sr. UX Researcher | $127,000 | $165,000 | $38,000 |
UX Designer | $73,000 | $95,000 | $22,000 |
UX Researcher | $80,000 | $150,000 | $70,000 |
Lead UX Designer | $137,000 | $140,000 | $3,000 |
Product Designer | $130,000 | $135,000 | $5,000 |
Senior UX Researcher | $110,000 | $125,000 | $15,000 |
Senior Product Designer | $120,000 | $135,000 | $15,000 |
Lead UX Designer Researcher | $115,000 | $155,000 | $40,000 |
UX Designer | $85,000 | $110,000 | $25,000 |
UX career advice and interviews with recently hired UX people and hiring managers on the Career Strategy Podacst.
Listen to the Career Strategy Podcast, hosted by Sarah Doody:
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140+ Episodes
85,000+ Downloads
Average 4.9 Star Rating
Feel stuck in your UX job search and want help?
I created a free UX job search workshop where I share strategies that UX people who’ve worked with me have used to stand out and get hired.
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