Job Seeking 22 April 2021
Landing Your First UX/UI Job
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

San Francisco

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Landing that first UX/UI job can be intimidating! We get it. Even with the high demand in the industry, getting your first UX/UI job can be difficult, especially when you don’t have a ton of experience.

In this session, we’re going to demystify the design hiring process & get you feeling more confident to land that first job!

Takeaways:

  • Find out the design hiring process from major companies like Spotify and Facebook
  • Know what is required before you can start successfully job seeking
  • Understand what employers are looking for in a junior designer, including hard and soft skills.
  • How to find and apply for jobs
  • Tips & tricks on how to stand out in the marketplace
  • But we don’t stop there! Over the next few weeks, we will be going deeper into particular aspects of the design hiring process in this 4-part series to get you UX/UI job-ready.

    Future sessions include

  • Part 2: Portfolio Dos and Don’ts
  • Part 3: How to Write a Killer Case Study
  • Part 4: How to Ace the Whiteboard Challenge
  • About Adobe XD

    Adobe XD believes that design is better together. Adobe is a proud sponsor of AIGA SF. Together with AIGA SF, Adobe actively engages with the creative community in dialogues about the important issues in the fields of design and technology.

    speakers
    Elizé Todd UX Strategist I Educator I Content Creator
    Elizé is User Experience Designer, Educator and Content Creator. She is an enterprise instructor for Adobe XD, teaches at General Assembly, as well as runs her own consultancy. She has a passion for motivating and inspiring designers through her speaking engagements and content on Youtube and Instagram. Find her @elize_UX.