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This week from People Nerds: an interview with Dana Chisnell, how to improve as a user researcher, and ways to nail your next job interview.

"Every day is a civics lesson" Dana Chisnell has spent her career championing and evangelizing the impact design can have on civic policy. Now, when public perception of the civic process is more fraught than ever, her work could not be more vital.   PEOPLE POWER Nail the interview (before the interview) Sometimes it feels like job interviews are won and lost before you even schedule a time to meet. Luckily, we have the steps you should take before each stage of the interview process to make sure you put your best foot forward.   NAIL IT Fail, learn, and improve It's easy to feel like your growth is stagnant. You hone your skills, get used to your role, and it's harder to get out of your comfort zone. Here's a basic template for improving your core research skillset and meeting key career growth objectives.  LEVEL UP More we're discussing: A UX case study offers a chance to showcase the wide impact of your work, not to mention the full breadth of your skillset. Here's a walkthrough guide for telling your project's whole story. Our conversation with Remitly's Crystal Yan explores the value of subject position in creating useful products and shares lessons for career growth from her time in the public sector. What we're hearing:  Assumption mapping can be a quick and effective way to prioritize items during a design thinking workshop. Matthew Weprin of Aetna UX has a few templates for starting. Estimating costs while freelancing can feel impossible, especially for design. Marc-Oliver of Appnovation created a thorough guide for equitably valuing the real costs of UX design. dscout is a company composed of People Nerds working to make context-rich human insight an everyday habit across organizations. The dscout platform—Diary, Live, Recruit, and Express—enables remote qualitative research that brings researchers into the moments experienced and shared by real people. Curious about the platform or working with dscout? Talk to an account executive.  dscout, 222 North LaSalle St. Suite 650, Chicago, Illinois 60601, (312) 880-9715 Unsubscribe Manage preferences