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UX Bootcamps: Are They Worth It?

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There are some questions that entry and junior level UX designers and researchers ask repetitively. One of these is definitely to do with the recent boom in product design and UX bootcamps.

These intensive courses offer to teach UX as a craft in a matter of weeks. Some also assure that every graduate will get a paid UX job immediately. But given that almost all job ads quote 3 years of experience for junior positions, how much of it is true?

Having reviewed countless candidates that have listed these bootcamps as their primary source of education in design I have formed an opinion that might help you decide if it’s worth the time and money investment.

More videos on career development and getting into UX: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM2Dd2NIn2Co0dXW7ySkIQEl-8zMcrQiP

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