#47 White-boarding challenges | Job hunting
• The structure and purpose of the whiteboard challenge • How to approach whiteboard challenge • What employees test candidates by giving them a whiteboard challenge • Tips on how to successfully pass whiteboard challenges and mistakes to avoid • Top 6 takeaways This Episode's sponsor: 💻 3D Design tool Spline ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
12 Apr 202247min
#46 Being a design team of one
Good and bad moments about being a design team of one How to survive and thrive as a design team of one Hosts' real stories and experiences working as a design team of one Top 6 takeaways This Episode's sponsor: 💻 3D Design tool Spline Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
5 Apr 202240min
#45 Salaries and payments in UX industry
• Salary expectations you should have for your first job. • Strategies to approach salary negotiation as a Junior Designer. • What to expect from a salary at different levels (Junior, Middle, Senior) and factors that affect UX design salaries. • Types of benefits you get that are included in the salary for a full time position. • Top 5 takeaways This Episode's sponsor: 💻 3D Design Tool Spline 🔗Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo 🔗Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
29 Mar 202245min
#44 UX job interviews. What to expect and what questions to ask?
If you would like to skip intro, episode starts at 9:20 How does UX hiring process look like? • Types of interviews and how to prepare for different stages of UX hiring process • Typical questions you get asked during an interview. • How questions might differ depending on the seniority of the role you are applying for. What is your motivation to work with our company? What are you looking for? Tell me about your experience. What have you learnt during your career? What are your values in the design? Tell me about your strong side and what things you would like to improve? • Questions you, as a designer, should be asking when you are in an interview process. Does the company have a top-down or bottom-up culture? How is your product being formed and planned? How much user feedback contributes to it? What process do you follow? How is the design team structured? What are the core values of the design team? What challenges does the design team face right now? • Top 6 takeaways 🔗Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo 🔗Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
22 Mar 202244min
#43 Applying to hundreds of jobs w/Sarah Doody
Strategies on how to get hired for a UX position without applying to hundreds of roles How to make less mistakes by applying UX and Product Management principles to job search process How to create a portfolio not just with deliverables but articulating your decision making process behind that The importance of building connections with people in the field This episode's guest is Sarah Doody - founder and CEO of Career Strategy Lab 🔗Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo 🔗Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
22 Feb 202248min
#42 Selling UX research to stakeholders
Importance of good research and dangers of sloppy research. Most common reasons why clients push back doing research and how to convince them not to do so. Top 6 takeaways. Mentioned in this episode: Anfi's case study template. Ioana's most recent article on Medium on Instagram UX accounts she recommends to follow. A designer that we mention in this episode: Jared Spool. 5 W’s + H research method ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here 🔗Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo 🔗Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
16 Feb 202240min
#41 Design agencies. Pros and cons
Difference between working at a design agency and a big company or a start-up. Types of work and clients you are exposed to at a design agency. Hosts´ experience working and collaborating with design agencies. TOP 6 main takeaways. Designer Andy Budd, who we mention in this episode ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here 🔗Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo 🔗Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
8 Feb 202241min
#40 Big vs small product companies. pros & cons
Differences between working in a corporate environment and for start-ups. Skills that you can learn in each environment. Scope of responsibilities, team dynamics, and structure of work in these two contexts. 2 key takeaways. ❓Next topic ideas: Submit your questions or feedback anonymously here 🔗Links: 🎓 Into UX design online course by Anfisa 🎓 Mento academy Bootcamp by Ioana 🧡 Want to support us? Sign up here to get access to exclusive locked episodes for $0.99/mo 🔗Follow us on Instagram to stay tuned for the next episodes. 🗂 Our instagram 👩💻 Anfisa’s instagram 👩🏻💻 Ioana’s instagram
1 Feb 202247min
