Google UX Researcher Vanessa | From Executive Assistant to UX Researcher | Zero to UX

Today I sit down with Google UX RESEARCHER, Vanessa, formerly at Capital One and Human Factors Master's graduate (we went to the same program!). She shares her story of how she went from being a personal trainer, to delivering coffee, to becoming a UX researcher at Google. Such a fun and awesome interview! 👉Go follow Vanessa on Twitter! @vanution Time stamps: 00:36 How did you get into UX research? 3:20 What did you do in a research operations role? 4:40 What is your day-to-day like as a UX researcher at Google? 6:20 What makes cross-functional collaboration difficult? 7:34 Strategies for better collaboration 8:36 What advice do you have for aspiring UX researchers? [solid gold] 19:36 If you could go back and give yourself advice, what would it be? SMASH that like button and subscribe! Mad love, PEACE!! #UXResearcher #GoogleUXResearcher ================== Get 3 months FREE membership with the Interaction Design Foundation by using my referral code: https://www.interaction-design.org/in... Take classes on UX Design, UX research, and more! ================== Help support me in continuing to create quality, valuable, BADASS UX Research content for you!   / zerotoux   ================== Books to help you up your UX game: Quantifying the User Experience: https://amzn.to/2Y3ItwR Don't Make Me Think - Steve Krug: https://amzn.to/2MdznZZ 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People: https://amzn.to/2EF7KCS Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/2EzwUmo Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely: https://amzn.to/2QspYvT How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie: https://amzn.to/2WtOnH0 Quiet - Susan Cain: https://amzn.to/2Me9iK7 Blue Ocean Strategy: https://amzn.to/2YPgyxt Where Good Ideas Come From: Steven Johnson: https://amzn.to/2ENIOt1 ================== Say hi on social media! Facebook Group:   / zerotoux   Instagram:   / zerotoux   Twitter:   / zerotoux   Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kevin-L... Medium:   / pretendastronaut   ========== If you have questions about becoming a UX Researcher, feel free to email me. I ALSO PROVIDE RESUME REVIEWS AND MOCK INTERVIEWS! Ask me about it! [email protected] 🎵Music by Lakey Inspired 🎵   / lakeyinspired   =========== *Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website if you choose to use any of the above affiliate links.    • Google UX Researcher Vanessa | From Execut...