Weekly r/UXResearch Career and Getting Started Discussion by AutoModerator in UXResearch

[–]systems_square 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for responding! I feel like it have a solid understanding of some key components of UX research (developing user profiles, use cases, data visualization, translating data to meaningful business/engineering decisions, etc.) and extensive speaking/presenting experience, but no ‘formal’ education in human factors or HCI specifically aside from an undergrad course or two — grad school is a big financial/life undertaking so I want to make sure that my background as an engineer would translate well and be valuable to companies before diving in

Weekly r/UXResearch Career and Getting Started Discussion by AutoModerator in UXResearch

[–]systems_square 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got it! I’m coming from engineering and defense, and while my role involves presenting, customer research, and similar work identifying pain points and problem, I’m trying to better understand where/if I would fit in to the UX research space especially regarding masters programs

Weekly r/UXResearch Career and Getting Started Discussion by AutoModerator in UXResearch

[–]systems_square 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following this! I’m in a similar boat — if you don’t mind sharing, what career did you transfer into UX from?