What is UX? · 2022-08-24 · 35 min
Alicia is a Product Design Director for IT Products at Rippling - the platform that frees smart people to work on hard problems! She has been a designer across industries, including higher education, academia, insurance, pharmacy, e-commerce, and technology, and is an Adjunct Instructor at Columbia College, where she focuses on how to prepare for moving from college to what your life as a designer will be like. She co-organizes the Ladies that UX Chicago meetup, where she brings conversations like accessibility, ethics in design, and emotional intelligence to the community. In this episode, we talked about: How to get a job after being unemployed for a year How to see if a company is a good fit for you using organizational design Tips on career struggles UX driven transformation How did Alicia get into design Alicia’s role at Rippling What is Rippling and how does it serve people? Links:
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