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Finding a job in the UX field can be tricky, especially if you just recently moved to this field. First-year UX practitioners don’t have a solid network of contacts that they can reach for help. But it doesn’t mean that finding a job is mission impossible.

In this article, I want to explore five popular places where UX practitioners can look for a job.

1. Job boards (Indeed, Glassdoor, UX Job Board, Authentic Jobs)

An online job board is the first place that comes to mind when thinking about new career opportunities. You can start searching for relevant positions on boards with a broader focus, such as Indeed.com or Glassdoor, and then move to UX-specific job boards such as UX Job board, Authentic Jobs, and Coroflot.

I suggest starting with Glassdoor. This resource can help you identify commonly required skill sets for the position you want to apply for, calculate the average salary in your area, and learn the common questions that recruiters might ask.

Career details at Glassdoor

UX Job board is another resource that is worth a daily visit. Its primary focussed on providing opportunities in UX design, graphic and visual design, product design, and product management.

2. Self-promotion platform for digital designers (Dribbble, Behance)

Dribbble and Behance are two popular platforms that serve both design portfolio platforms and jobs and recruiting sites. The great thing about the platforms is that they are created by designers and for designers. It means that the job description will be more accurate and relevant to what you expected to do.

Both Dribbble and Behance allow you to filter jobs to particular specialties and locations. It is worth mentioning that most of the openings at Dribble and Behance are US-based. At the same time, many of the positions are remote-friendly so that you can work from any part of the world.

Narrowing down job search using filters at Dribbble

3. Social networks (Linkedin, Twitter)

LinkedIn is an excellent social network platform for getting in touch with recruiters. If you have a profile on LinkedIn, you can indicate that you are open to new opportunities so that recruiters can reach you. Plus, once you start to search for relevant jobs, the platform will tell you whether your skills match the job description.

A couple of tips for you:

• Make sure you’re getting the most out of your Linkedin profile. The more information you provide, the higher the search rank of your profile will be on LinkedIn, and the easier it will be for a hiring manager to find you.
• Get Linkedin Premium Career ($29.99/month) to see more details about people who visit your profile. It will help you identify the target audience interested in your profile.

LinkedIn matches your profile to positions

Twitter is another popular place to find a job. If you’re active on Twitter, there is a high chance your activity will be noticed, and you will be invited to join an interesting project. Twitter also has a few accounts dedicated to providing new opportunities in the design field, and UX jobs is one of them.

4. Online and offline communiites (IxDA, meetups.com)

Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is an organization dedicated to the discipline of interaction design. IxDA has a solid community with representatives in all parts of the world. This community arranges online and offline events, writes articles, and records podcasts. You can check IxDA to find an event in your area.

The Interaction Design Association also has its job board. At the time of writing, 290 creative opportunities are available on this board.

If you’re interested in learning more about communities in your location, you should visit Meetup.com. It is an excellent resource for finding information about local online and offline events.