2nd year content designer/UX writer here looking for a new role. I've been interviewing for months with tons of companies but can't seem to get any offers. I've made it to the final rounds at big orgs like Tinder and Reddit but always seemed to get passed over at the end. I've met with recruiters who reached out to me to help fill contractor roles at Expedia Group, Netflix, Allstate, and more — and either don't make it past screening, or get passed on after a first round with the hiring manager. Almost every job I apply for lately gets me an interview, but for some reason am really struggling to seal the deal. In the past, it's been the opposite. Not many callbacks, but when I start the interview process I have almost always gotten an offer at the end. It's getting frustrating and I'm not sure what I'm missing. For context, I'm 7 YOE copywriter who transitioned to ux writer/content designer with my current role at a small startup 1.5 years ago. I'm the only UX writer/copywriter/anything writer in the whole org so I touch every project and have built a lot of our processes on the product design team. I've got a portfolio and adjusted my resume to be ux-forward. Maybe my inexperience is showing in the interview, or I just haven't learned to talk the talk yet? I pass every skills test or exercise I've been given. What do I do? Stay put and get more experience at my current role, or keep trying? For those who have landed content designer/UX writer roles recently, what are the things you demonstrated that seemed to impress your interviewers? I'm currently halfway through the process with Meta and Shopify, and hoping for an offer from one of them soon. It's been 2 months since I've started the process with Meta and my recruiter is being a little flaky lately, though. I'm starting to not even want to finish the process but think the experience on my resume would be great for me. Help me I'm exhausted and know I'm leaving a ton of money/benefits on the table staying in my current role (contractor status $97k TC, no equity or sign on/annual bonus, annual raises, or anything).
Can practise interview with you for behavior type questions if you're up for that. I'm just getting my interview prep started so we'd be helping eachother out. Not an expert. DM me if so.
CD at Meta here. Hold on! Working here is amazing, and meta is investing more heavily in growing junior CDs. The hiring freeze does not apply to us yet but it might impact headcount for the rest of the year so that might be why the recruiter is being flaky.
this is helpful :) thank you. hope i passed my exercise 🤞
just heard i passed my meta exercise!
Hey OP, where'd you end up?
Do you practice your interview answers? That makes a huge difference.
A HUGE difference!! Role playing is a game changer, even if you have to do it by yourself!
this is good advice. i think i have assumed i don't need to since i've always gotten jobs after actually meeting with people? but would probably really help since ux writing is a different game and sometimes i do feel unprepared for some questions. also after months of meeting with recruiters and teams i thought i'd be pretty well practiced by now, but i guess not? if im telling everyone the same story but the same story isn't working, probs time to try something different.