The first ever Zero to UX live Q&A!!
We had questions on salary, communicating with stakeholders, portfolio questions, courses to take, quantitative research, masters degrees, (and whether or not I'll change the light bulb), the whole 9-yards!! TIMESTAMPS BELOW!

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0:00 Shoutouts to badass UX leaders around the world!!!
4:50 UX Research market trends
5:45 Average Salary of UXR
7:50 How much $$$ I make
9:48 Advice for someone who took a 5 year career break
12:28 The Golden Age of UX?
13:45 Difference between Junior vs. Mid. vs. Senior level
16:00 Is a portfolio necessary for job applications?
18:05 Is it worth getting a Master’s degree?
20:35 Have you experienced needing to explain UXR to stakeholders?
21:29 What would you do when your new company doesn’t believe in the value of UX research?
24:00 Are there free online courses for beginners?
25:45 What is the strength of social science graduates?
27:36 What qualities should UXRs develop besides research?
30:00 How to compensate participants?
31:32 Could UX learn from psychology and cognitive science?
32:16 STATISTICS course?
33:53 What quantitative methods should I know?
34:30 How to best present your UX portfolio
35:40 Tips for SOLO researchers
38:25 How can UXR fit into a culture that is “build first, test later”?
40:40 Do you need to code?
42:30 Difference between online portfolio and presentation portfolio?
43:36 UX Design vs. UX Research portfolio?
45:40 Is collaborative work more valuable than solo projects?
47:35 Do people with Masters or PhDs get promoted easier and paid higher?
49:06 Can I include design work in my research portfolio?
50:08 How do you combine QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE work?
56:25 What should I do in SCHOOL right now to get into UX?
57:45 BOOTCAMPS?
1:00:40 POST-CORONAVIRUS for UX research? And Remote testing tools
1:02:38 What should we teach undergraduates in a UX club at university?
1:04:36 Should UX Researchers know how to design?
1:06:30 What do you do if you do not meet the requirements of the job description?
1:09:16 Any advice for INTROVERTS?
1:11:35 NOT GETTING ANY CALLS FROM RECRUITERS, What should I do?
1:14:07 How do you plan your research?
1:18:19 What’s the right amount of info for the UX portfolio?
1:20:27 What would you expect from a new coworker who’s starting their first UX role?
1:24:01 How would you prepare for an interview with a CEO?


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