UX Design Bootcamp

Just learned of another one of my ex-students making a successful mid-career transition into UX. His path: Marketing > Startup product design > Product Design internship w/ FAANG.... No doubt in my mind he's set up to succeed after his internship's over. For those of you who are thinking about a mid-career transition but are uncertain about it - it might take a while, but it can be done!

An inspiring story from Shruti Katyal on how she made her transition from QA into a UX role at Adobe: https://medium.com//qa-engineer-to-a-ux-designer-10-years- It goes to show you that i) education is definitely not enough to get you ready, and ii) persistence and perseverance pay off eventually!

I just penned a blog post on how you can leverage interview questioning to your advantage. Short read: https://medium.com//turn-interview-questions-into-opportun

FREE! I am giving away one free ticket to my UX Career Job Search Strategy webinar (this Thursday 5pm PDT). Event details below. First person to send a DM gets it (if you don't hear back from me you're not it) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-ux-career-job-search-st

UX internship hiring had slowed for a while but things seem to be picking up again now that many companies have figured out the new work paradigm, and that they are beginning to look for Fall interns. In my most recent update, I came across internship from companies in the US, Singapore, and Sweden... Exciting time!

Kiva.org a crowdfunding platform for social good has a 6-month Design intern (Fall 2020) position posted. While they’re in SF they are also open to remote. Best of all, it doesn’t ask that you’re currently pursuing a Bachelors or Master’s so for those of you who are super talented but don’t have a degree in design, this could be that golden opportunity! https://boards.greenhouse.io/kivaorg/jobs/2159428... To see other similar internship or entry-level UX opportunities, also check out this blog post of mine as well: https://medium.com//ux-jobs-internship-entry-level-cfa1604

Whiteboarding is a common part of an on-site UX interviews. In this blog post, Joey Colon walks you through how to solve some of the more common ones you get when you interview at Google: https://medium.com//solving-googles-most-frequently-asked-

HexagonUX has an education grant for those new to UX in pursuit of UX education (courses, workshops, seminars, and conferences with the primary goal of developing both personally and professionally as a UX professional). They cover up to $350 for educational expenses for grant recipients. Deadline to apply is *Feb 17* so submit your application in the next 48 hours! http://hexagonux.com/education-grant

PSA: Ladies that UX SF is hosting a Portfolio Review Speed Dating Night on Feb 19! If you're an aspiring designer or a jr. designer looking to polish up your portfolio, this is a great event to attend. Ticket: $5+fee: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portfolio-review-speed-dating-

Our next bootcamp's in 2 weeks (Feb 22). Just two tickets remain. Get yours now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ux-bootcamp-sf-bay-area-feb-20

Looking for an online UX course to take, but feel overwhelmed by the choices? guru99 has a list of highly-rated UX online courses from udemy, coursera, and linkedin to save you some time: https://www.guru99.com/best-ui-ux-design-courses.html