Food for thought for everyone working on their #UX or #design portfolios right now and looking for new gigs:

Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it is an attitude. It is is a tool you use to push through that fear, no matter how big or dark or murky it may be.

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And in the job you have now — as well as whatever jobs you apply for in the future — that courage is something that must be on display: in your words, in your deeds, even in the case studies in your portfolio.

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When I’ve done hiring, both for my own company and when I’ve helped clients staff their teams, my position has always been this:

I will take attitude over experience every day of the week.

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Because attitude — part of which is courage —isn’t something that can be taught. It’s either there or it isn’t. And at the very least, a candidate needs to show the willingness to get there, to go there.

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So as you work towards putting yourself out there, my advice is this:

If you’re going to sharpen any skill, sharpen your willingness to work through fear.

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