UXR & PM

From 4 Side Projects to One Worth Betting On: How I Think About Product Decisions in the AI Era

Over the past year, I’ve been running a personal …

Linguistics → UXR | Not All Personas Are Good Personas: 5 Common Mistakes Seen in UX Portfolios

Stepping into the world of product development, whether …

Linguistics → UXR | Academia vs. Industry – What should I consider if I want to transfer from PhD to UXR?

This post aims to share some insights from my transition from academia to industry, capturing the key differences between the two, as well as my thoughts post-switch. This is for my academic pals who are considering a leap into the industry, as well as my industry comrades thinking about further studies.

Linguistics → UXR | Applying for UXR (2): Resume (with ChatGPT Prompts)

Format, content, ATS, LinkedIn vs. resume, how to write about your experience using STAR, and how to use ChatGPT to level up your resume — all in one post.

Linguistics → UXR | Applying for UXR (1): Qualifications & Mindset

Do you need a master's or PhD? What if you don't have industry experience? Can career-switchers get in? Answers to the questions I get most often on ADPList.

Linguistics → UXR | Two Years as a ShopBack UX Researcher

From September 2021 to September 2023 — what a week looks like as a ShopBack UXR, how the role evolved, and what I learned along the way.

Linguistics → UXR | How to Get Real Value from ADPList Mentorship

After nearly 20 ADPList mentorship sessions, with 3 mentees landing jobs and 1 getting into grad school — here's what made the difference, from a mentor's perspective.

Linguistics → UXR | Contextual Inquiry: Go Shopping with Your Users

Contextual Inquiry is a research method built for observing real-world, offline behavior. Here's what it is, when to use it, and how I actually ran one — by going to the supermarket with ShopBack users.

Linguistics → UXR | Experience of ShopBack User Research Internship

his article will briefly introduce my internship experience in ShopBack UX research team. The content includes the culture and working environment and the weekly life and works of UXR internship.

Linguistics → UXR | The 15-Minute Post-Interview Debrief

A deep dive into the debrief — what it is, why it matters, what goes into it, and how to run one well. Those 15 minutes after each interview can make or break your synthesis.

Linguistics → UXR | User Research 101

A walkthrough of the full user research process: writing a research plan, recruiting participants, preparing questions, running interviews, debriefing, synthesizing, and reporting.

Linguistics → UXR | Career Pivot Prep & ShopBack UXR Intern Interview

How a single afternoon conversation led me from linguistics academia to a UX Researcher internship at ShopBack — including courses, books, podcasts, and what the interview was actually like.