Omar K. El-Etr

Sep 8, 2020

7 things I wish I’d known before starting college

If I were to go back to my excited-to-go-to-college self, here’s what I’d tell him. I still remember how stressful my high school years were when I was applying for universities abroad from Egypt. …

College

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Oct 30, 2018

Resources I used to break into UX Research

Getting started with UX Research? Take a look at this. When I first learned about UX Research, I immediately fell in love and I decided that it is what I wanted to do upon graduation. Since I’m still a student, I decided one way to get hands-on experience in the…

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Resources I used to break into UX Research

Published in Prototypr

·Oct 20, 2018

A day in the life of a Udemy intern

Wondering what it is like to be an intern at Udemy? This year the User Experience (UX) Research team at Udemy decided to bring on board their first intern, and I was fortunate enough to be the one to fill the role. Throughout the application process, I was really curious…

Udemy

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Oct 13, 2018

From computer science to UX Research: recovering from impostor syndrome

After grappling with different majors and classes, I realized my passion lies in a field that combines a lot of what I learned — UX Research. — Phase 0 — Pre-College. Place: Alexandria, Egypt | Time: Pre-2015 “Yes uncle, I can jailbreak your iPhone…” For as long as I can remember, I had always been tech savvy. I used to spend extended periods of time on my computer learning about things (that were mostly tech related). I also used to game…

UX Research

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