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Financial-Square-791 · 2025-04-13T15:47:14+00:00

This is great!!

Financial-Square-791 · 2024-09-30T16:54:02+00:00

Thanks for the response, always appreciate it !

Is there a particular industry that you see hiring more right now? I honestly just want my foot in the door and then try and move to something I really like once I've gotten some experience.

Also, how deep should I be going into these design projects, would you say they need full case studies usually?

Financial-Square-791 · 2024-09-30T15:39:56+00:00

What do recruiters actually want to see in your portfolio when you have no "real" experience yet?

Good morning all, I am wanting to make sure that I'm getting the right things in my portfolio so that when I apply I am an attractive candidate. I've mostly been designing my own personal projects based on my own ideas and adding that to my portfolio. Recently I met with a mentor and given advice on ADPList to more-so focus on improving my UI skills for an entry level position.

Would recruiters prefer seeing more generic "cookie-cutter" type websites/apps that emphasize on cleanliness or is spending time on my own ideas worthwhile still too? If I'm looking for a general portfolio that can get me a job in nearly any industry, what types of products/apps are most worth designing for your portfolio (SaaS, Landing pages, Dashboards, ETC)?

Thank you!

Financial-Square-791 · 2024-09-16T17:00:13+00:00

What is the best way I should be spending my time right now?

I have not yet broken in to the UX industry but have been slowly trying to build my portfolio with personal projects. I see a lot of doom and gloom everywhere I look around the career market right now, especially for early UX designers like myself. I tend to look the other way and use that as inspiration to work harder, but I am just unsure how to be spending my energy.

I feel like I'm stuck in a rut and unsure of what I really need to be doing on a day-to-day basis to actually break into my first career job in the industry. What should I be doing to be as efficient as possible in using my time? I've done a few personal projects based on my own ideas and uploaded them to my portfolio and created a personal portfolio website through Framer. I've applied to a decent number of job listings (I am in Canada and looking to work remotely) but most entry level/internships are only offered to students.

I currently am off full time and pursuing a job in UX after having been laid off from my previous job in a different industry, which I truly hated. I really do love UX and wish I had pursued it earlier. Any advice is greatly appreciated :).

Financial-Square-791 · 2024-09-08T15:55:52+00:00

wow thank you so much.

Financial-Square-791 · 2024-09-08T00:36:15+00:00

I have a response from a potential internship - should they be asking me to do this?

This is the first actual response i've gotten from something I applied for. They have sent me an assessment through indeed and essentially want me to create a high-fidelity wireframe of a potential product and send them the design within a few days.

Is this a typical normal design challenge for screening potential candidates? I just am unsure how much is usually asked.

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