Save your spot for May 7: Inside UXR hiring with Userlytics 📣


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 usually where things either click… or fall flat.

Not because the work wasn’t good, but because the thinking behind the work isn’t always clear.

That gap is what we’re getting into on May 7.

I’m partnering with Userlytics for a live fireside chat with a research leader who is actively hiring, building a team, and evaluating candidates right now.

Leveraging AI in your Research Practice: What Hiring Managers Actually Want to See (and Won’t Tell You)

This is a chance to hear, in a very real way:

☑️ What hiring managers are actually listening for when you talk about your work


☑️ How they’re evaluating AI usage beyond “I used it to summarize” or “I’m experienced with Chat GPT.”


☑️ What it looks like to truly own your work end to end, including decisions and stakeholder management


☑️ Where strong candidates tend to miss the mark without realizing it

We’ll also get into how freelance and agency experience is being viewed right now, and what details actually make that experience land.

There’s a lot that doesn’t make it into job descriptions. This is a chance to hear how you’re actually being assessed.

Event details:
📅 May 7
⏰ 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET
💻 Live session

If you’ve been preparing for interviews or thinking about your next move, this will give you a much clearer sense of where the bar is right now.

Hope to see you there!

Eniola Abioye


UXR Career Coach and Founder, UX Outloud

PS: If you know a researcher who’d benefit from this resource, please forward this email to them.

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Eniola Abioye, UXR Career Coach | UX Outloud

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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