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Eniola Abioye, UXR Career Coach | UX Outloud

Eniola Abioye

YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL OR ACADEMIC RESEARCHER who has experience in people-focused work that you'd like to apply to a career in UX Research; however you don't know how to stand out and successfully pivot. You've come to the right place! My name is Eniola Abioye; I am a UXR Career Coach and I help customer-centered professionals position their current skills to transition into tech UXR roles. I founded UX Outloud to work directly with people who have experience doing user research but have never had the title on their resume. I guide researchers in building a strong narrative and employing an 8-step strategy in starting their UXR careers. My speciality is constructing tailored transition strategies taking into account the experience you have to leverage and the niche that are targeting for your next role. I take a hands-on approach to revamping your professional materials including: 📢 A resume that emphasizes your work and organizational impact 📢 A LinkedIn profile that demonstrates your value to UX hiring managers and recruiters 📢 A UXR portfolio that details your strategic research approach and case studies that showcase your experience I also work as a Lead UX Researcher and UXR Manager at Meta - and my background happens to be in biology and healthcare. Take it from me, someone who doesn't have the most "traditional" UXR background, you can apply people research skills from any and every industry and niche to UX. It all comes down to creating a strong narrative and making your skillset crystal clear. If you're ready to stop applying to UXR roles endlessly online and actually gain traction landing interviews and job offers, apply to work with me at bit.ly/uxrcareeraccelerator! Tell me about your background and what you're looking for in your next career move. I'm happy to answer any questions you have and figure out if we're a good fit on a free consultation call. 💚 Tap the "subscribe" button to hear tips and strategies for pivoting into UXR! On a personal tip, I was born, raised and educated in the Bay Area. I absolutely love traveling and adventures of any kind. Luckily UX Research has taken me all around the world and I'm documenting my journey as I go!

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Seattle UXR folks 👀 This is one conference you can't miss on May 28!

Hey Reader, We’re officially in conference season again, and honestly, this year feels different. I'm loving the side conversations, the people I randomly sit next to, and the spontaneous idea sessions that have stuck with me. Almost every conversation I’ve been having lately keeps coming back to the same thing: How AI is changing the way we research, build, collaborate, and make decisions. Not all conferences hit the same, but one that I'm really excited about is Crafted by UserTesting! It's...

7 days ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, Quick question for you: Have you ever wrapped a round of interviews and thought… “why aren’t these insights hitting the way I expected?” It’s not bad conversations or bad questions. Just… something missing. A lot of the time, it comes down to this: You didn’t talk to the right people. And that’s the part of research that doesn’t get enough attention. Participant recruitment gets treated like a logistics task…when it’s actually shaping everything that comes after. Who you recruit →...

15 days ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, If you’re going to Learners Research Week in SF next week…I’ll see you there. I’ve seen it and lived it so many times. You show up to a conference with good intentions, sit through sessions, maybe introduce yourself to a couple of people… and then you leave thinking, “That was cool…” But nothing concrete that actually pushes you forward happened. No real connections. No follow-ups. No moments that change how you think or work. Not because you did anything wrong, but because...

17 days ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, Quick update on this one. Our upcoming collab with Userlytics has been moved from May 7 → May 14 due to a scheduling shift. Updated event details: 📅 May 14 ⏰ 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET Now that that’s out of the way, I want to remind you why this session is worth showing up for. This is really about something I see come up all the time with researchers: You can have strong work, solid projects, and even be a great communicator. But when it’s time to talk through your work in an interview,...

21 days ago • 1 min read
eniola watering some plants and text that says monthly uxr roundup opportunities

Hey Reader, I hope you’re doing well. I’ve been seeing more roles start to open up again across UXR, and I wanted to bring you this month’s roundup. As always, every role here comes from teams I trust or was shared directly through my network, so you’re looking at real opportunities that are actively hiring right now. As you go through this, I want you to look at it a little differently. Not just as a list of jobs to apply to, but as a way to understand what teams are actually looking for...

24 days ago • 2 min read

Hey Reader, I’ve been doing quite a bit of interview training these days and there’s a moment I see come up again and again: An interviewee walks through a recent project. They cover the context, the approach, the outcomes. They explain the goal, the method, the findings. Everything sounds solid. Then they get asked a follow-up: ❓ “How did you decide what to prioritize?”❓ “What metrics were you targeting with your work?”❓ “Where did AI actually change your process, if at all?” And this is...

28 days ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, If you are having trouble influencing decisions in your organization, the research itself is probably not the problem. I see this question from clients in some form at least 3x a month; you’re running solid interviews, you’re asking the right questions, and you’re uncovering meaningful insights. But then… 👀 The insights live in a deck that doesn’t get revisited 👀 Stakeholders ask the same questions a few weeks later 👀 Different teams start running their own research with no...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, I want to share something I see all the time when I’m coaching UX researchers through interviews. It’s not that people are unprepared. It’s that they’re answering the surface of the question… not what’s actually being evaluated. For example: When an interviewer asks “Tell me about a recent research project” Most people walk through: - What they did - The methods they used - The steps they took And none of that is wrong. But what the interviewer is actually trying to understand is:...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, I’m going to be honest…A lot of user interviews feel productive while you’re in them. The conversation is flowing, you’re asking good questions, and you’re getting thoughtful answers. But then you sit down to synthesize…And things start to feel a little unclear. You have quotes. Notes. Opinions. But not always clear, decision-ready insights. If you’ve ever been there, same 👀 And it’s exactly why I’m excited to be partnering again with User Interviews for a live, FREE workshop: The...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read
eniola watering some plants and text that says monthly uxr roundup opportunities

Hey Reader, I hope you’re doing well. The equinox is here, and I always notice this shift around this time of year. People start reassessing their goals, teams begin opening new roles, and priorities feel a little clearer. So if you’ve been thinking about your next move or even quietly asking yourself “what’s next for me?” This is a good moment to pause and take a real look at what’s out there. I’m excited to bring you another UXR Job Roundup. It’s honestly one of my favorite things to put...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read