195: UX Hiring Insights: Steve Durgin, From Candidate to Hiring Manager, on Trust & Networking

Podcast: Career Strategy Podcast with Sarah Doody | UX, Product Design, UX Research · Sarah Doody from Career Strategy Lab

Opublikowano: 2026-10-05

UX hiring decisions are less scientific than most job seekers assume. Steve Durgin found that out firsthand, first as a candidate, now as the one doing the hiring. Steve is the founder of affinityUX, a research led innovation and product studio that helps companies find friction in their products and build experiences people actually care about, using methods like jobs to be done and outcome driven innovation. Steve came from a background in social work and human services, went through Career Strategy Lab to make his pivot into UX...