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Skills that open doors
User research
Interviewing users, running usability tests, reading data. It is the part of the job that cannot be done without talking to people.
Accessibility
Designing for screen readers and people with disabilities. Legally required for much public-sector work in Canada.
Front-end code
HTML (HyperText Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and basic JavaScript. Designers who can prototype in code are rare.
Design systems
Building the reusable component libraries big companies run on. A senior specialty.