Design vacancies screen on process and proof: research you ran, flows you shipped, the system you maintained — and the portfolio link, which for many teams works as a hard knockout. The resume's numbers make the portfolio worth opening.
Keywords that appear in UX Designer job descriptions
- user research
- wireframing
- prototyping
- Figma
- usability testing
- design systems
- user flows
- information architecture
- interaction design
- A/B testing
- accessibility
- WCAG
- personas
- stakeholder workshops
- design handoff
Use only the keywords that are true for your experience — screening software matches them, but humans read them.
How to rewrite your bullets for a UX Designer job
Generic
Designed interfaces for the product.
Tailored
Redesigned the checkout flow after 12 usability sessions; task completion rose from 71% to 88%.
Generic
Worked closely with developers.
Tailored
Built and documented a Figma design system of 140 components, cutting design-to-dev handoff questions by half.
The numbers above are placeholders — swap in your real ones.
Common UX Designer resume mistakes
- No portfolio link in the contact block — for design roles it often works as a knockout before anyone reads further.
- Screens without outcomes: what the redesign changed (completion, errors, conversion) is the scannable part.
- Invisible process — research, iterations, testing are the keywords postings actually use; 'made it beautiful' is not.
Summary line patterns
- UX designer, 4 years B2B: research-driven flows, Figma design systems, measurable usability wins. Portfolio: [link].
- Product designer for mobile: from discovery to shipped, comfortable owning ambiguity.
Knockout requirements to check before applying
- Portfolio required (treat it as a hard filter)
- Tool requirements (usually Figma)
- Domain experience as must-have
- Work authorization