UX Designer resume keywords
Most ux designer applications are screened by software before a person reads them: the ATS ranks resumes by how many of the posting's words they contain. The lists below are the terms that show up most in ux designer job ads. Use the ones that are true for you, with the same spelling the ad uses.
Hard skills and ATS keywords
- Figma
- User research
- Usability testing
- Prototyping
- Design systems
- Information architecture
- Accessibility (WCAG)
- A/B testing
- User research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Figma
- Usability testing
- Information architecture
- Design systems
- Journey mapping
- Interaction design
- Accessibility
Soft skills recruiters look for
- Empathy
- Storytelling
- Collaboration
- Taking feedback
- Curiosity
Soft skills only count when a bullet proves them. "Team player" is ignored; "Redesigned mobile checkout, lifting conversion by 17% and adding $2.3M in yearly revenue." shows it.
Action verbs to start your bullets
- Designed
- Researched
- Tested
- Increased
- Reduced
- Prototyped
- Redesigned
- Validated
How to use these keywords
- Mirror the job ad: if it says "User research", do not write a synonym.
- Put the top 6–8 in a skills section and repeat the key ones inside experience bullets with a number.
- Never list a skill you cannot talk about in an interview.
- Keep the file text-based (no skills inside images or tables), or the ATS cannot read it.
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