4 things to add to your portfolio/resume if you have no experience

Projects

Class projects, volunteer opportunities, or even fictitious redesigns are all great ways to enrich your UX portfolio if you have zero professional experience!

Below are some of our favorite resources for generating project ideas:

Courses

On your resume include the applicable skills you learned and experiences you gained in your classes!

Here is an example of what a course description could look like on a resume:

Skills

Be sure to include skills you’ve developed. These can be technical skills, design skills or soft skills. Just be sure you can give examples of times you used them!

Here is an example of what this could look like on a resume:

Recommendations

Having a recommendation can demonstrate your dedication, passion, and potential in the field. Potential options are professors, mentors, or someone already in the industry!

Here are some examples: