Product designer working at a fintech company
Founded https://www.uxresourcehub.com/
Love mentoring people
A lot of ppl say “I want to be a UI designer, not UX?”
But you can’t take out the UX in UI
If you walk in a building, you need to open a door - imagine the door doesn’t have a knob
UX solves a problem
Product designer is from beginning to end (when product is live - post-production)
UI/UX designer focus on experience and usability testing
You need to know UX is what you want/love to do
Be focused - but take it easy so you don’t burn out
As long as you’re learning - even if you’re “lazy” (1 hour a week), it’s still a step towards growth
Plan for rest days
Join communities
Get a mentor
Invest in yourself - take courses, prioritize your time
Learned Coursera Google UX design
YouTube was getting brushed up on UI
Landed a job through these 2
Got first internship after 1 week of finishing course
Job after posting something on LinkedIn
Monitor growth
Not like YouTube
More hands-on, applicable projects
Can ask better questions to mentors
Good breakdown of foundations
Don’t overwhelm yourself
Worked in UX for more than 3 years - haven’t written 1 line of code
Don’t learn a particular tech or trend just bc you think it’s where the focus is
Learn to apply to your design work
Take design thinking courses
Can learn photoshop, illustrator if you apply it (for UI)
Taking a bunch of courses and learning a bunch of tools
Don’t compare yourself to others online
What products you make will never be perfect - that’s why so many apps have constant updates
Find a community - networking events
Better to apply than not do anything
Don’t overwhelm yourself - you’re still a beginner, not a senior
Jennifer doubted herself a lot
“I cannot get this, people who get this are like founders”
“I’m gonna just apply anyway”
Got picked
Don’t self-reject
Apollo.io - extension to get people’s emails from LinkedIn
Can cold email them
Post your work, but you also need to do cold outreach
Companies want cover letters because they want to understand how your mind thinks, where you’re at - without just looking at resume
Portfolio deck
You don’t NEED a website - can use Behance, Dribbble, even PowerPoint
Make it as simple as possible
Want to know how you think
People are scanning - make your headlines work
Go on LinkedIn and search for founders hiring
You’ll see posts about people hiring and reach out
Join community
Mentors can help you improve - portfolio review
Make sure you reach out - do cold outreach
Make portfolio digestible
Jennifer's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-daniel-4b5514ab/
https://www.uxresourcehub.com/
https://adplist.org?ref=ADP-EN-BYM20
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/840.The_Design_of_Everyday_Things
https://www.apollo.io/ for cold outreach
JENUX10 for 10% off an EntryLevel course - expires Dec 31, 2023
Dribbble, Behance
https://gamma.app/templates/personal-portfolio-1K3WWlNGS5W8tutyagR5FN
Slidesgo - beautiful slide deck templates: https://slidesgo.com/
Pitch: more beautiful decks: https://pitch.com/
Our website: https://www.entrylevel.net/
Our Data Analysis course: https://www.entrylevel.net/courses/data
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Jennifer Daniel, a seasoned Product Designer from at Interswitch Group, brings over three years of diverse industry experience, specializing in Fintech, EdTech, E-commerce, and Information Technology among others.
Jennifer showcased her expertise as a product design lead at Access Bank Group for the B2B product SwiftPay. She also holds a blockchain certification from Binance and founded UX Resource Hub, a hub for free UI/UX and Product Design resources, featured in the Daily Times newspaper.
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