Hiring Beyond 2025: Breaking the Algorithm, Beating the Bots, and Building Better Teams

Excerpt:“Stop applying into the void. You already have a ‘no,’ so why not reach out directly? A single human connection will always beat an algorithm.” This is the advice of Mrinali Kamath, former Product Design Director at Ford. That was one of the many reality checks shared at UXDX

Thriving as a Long-Term IC: Lessons in Influence, Growth, & Fulfillment

“Designers often think success means climbing the management ladder. But what if your real impact and fulfilment comes from staying an individual contributor?” That’s the provocative question Cliff Seal, UX Architect at Salesforce, put on the table in his talk at UXDX USA 2025. After 13 years at the