{"id":1419,"date":"2019-04-22T13:27:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T20:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stephengay.com\/?p=1419"},"modified":"2021-05-07T09:02:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:02:08","slug":"what-skills-do-ux-hirers-look-for-in-an-applicant-for-interaction-design-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stephengay.com\/?p=1419","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What Skills do UX Hirers Look for in an Applicant&#8221; for Interaction Design Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I recently participated in an online course for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interaction-design.org\/courses\/become-a-ux-designer-from-scratch?ep=uxmastery\"> Interaction Design Foundation<\/a> focused on &#8220;What Skills do UX Hirers Look for in an Applicant.&#8221;. 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