There are several different UX certifications out there. Who are they for, really: you or your potential employer?

There are several different UX certifications out there. Who are they for, really: you or your potential employer?
How do UX people do their jobs when they can’t get close to users?
There’s a new buzzword every few years, but how much really changes in the field of UX?
Ever had user research planned where everything that could go wrong did go wrong? There’s almost always a way to benefit from it.
We’re in a recession, there’s a pandemic, and high unemployment. But companies are still hiring for UX roles. What’s the full time and freelance market looking like?
As the world slowly reopens, how soon is too soon to start doing in-person research? What alternatives do we have?
People get in to UX research through many different paths – we discuss our routes and how we didn’t plan to end up where we are.