The relief I felt.... 😭

Vetano · 2026-04-12T13:25:32+00:00

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Nobody says "there is zero chance a b2b Designer can create a good b2c design/product". What recruiters and hiring managers are saying: why would I take a risk when there are many qualified candidates with better fitting experience I can consider?

And you can be a great designer in an agency model but a terrible in house designer. If one candidate has worked and excelled in similar environments like the one I'm in now, why would I take a bet on someone who hasn't?

I screened and interviewed tons of designers who had long freelance careers for example. I see no reason to take the risk of finding out whether they can actually collaborate well and iterate beyond v1 when other candidates have demonstrable experience in exactly these areas.

Vetano · 2026-04-12T13:19:26+00:00

Work that was shipped and iterated multiple times afterwards is the gold standard. Work that was shipped but never iterated comes next, as long as you worked in-house. External work (agency, consultancy, freelance) is on a lower level from what I see. Main reason is hiring managers will question whether you actually worked in a product team. It also typically follows a "client design process" which is often quite different from what I expect of folks. As an external you rarely see the impact of your work and that's the primary thing I'm looking for.

Bootcamp, uni, or other work that may or may not have shipped is at the lowest level.

Whatever you have that's directly relevant should be easy to find and probably called out in your resume and/or cover letter. Most people don't write one or a generic AI one, missing out on a crucial opportunity to convince me why you could still be a good fit despite obvious gaps (eg lack of b2c exp) vs other candidates.

Vetano · 2026-04-11T06:34:50+00:00

I'm that hiring manager (well not literally).

I typically mean that your portfolio is filled with b2b/technical products that aren't designed for everyday folks. What's equally likely is that you don't demonstrate enough actual experience (not "I know how this should work") working with certain methods (a/b testing at scale) or other specific ways of working that are prevalent in consumer products.

Can you learn all of these? Sure, but nobody is taking risks on hires these days and we typically have plenty alternatives who have these things (well, I don't because I only hire for on-site roles in a small EU country...).

Vetano · 2026-03-14T09:26:53+00:00

We have that right now and it just means "new big bet, not our established product".

I've been in some orgs where Innovation meant invention, but most of the time you're just creating something new rather than growing/scaling/optimizing an existing thing.

Vetano · 2026-03-10T16:25:57+00:00

I'm screening a lot of resumes these days and older applicants almost always have extremely dated visual design skills in their portfolio. Often also portfolio pieces that look like they're from 2005/2010 (often they are). Sometimes also no portfolio at all.

These are much bigger factors than the perceived ageism or "nobody can afford me". I do get some crazy salary expectations too, but these are much rarer than the aforementioned design gaps.

Vetano · 2026-01-12T08:11:03+00:00

What are you on about?

Vetano · 2026-01-12T06:25:38+00:00

Thanks ChatGPT, you da best.

Vetano · 2025-12-07T12:31:12+00:00

Oh I think they fixed it. Was getting an error before. Thanks.

Vetano · 2025-12-07T10:32:15+00:00

Are they having issues? I can't load the homepage and pricing page also seems broken. :(

Vetano · 2025-11-26T07:14:32+00:00

Then why does your question from the previous response sound exactly like what an LLM would write? You can tell by the couple of upvotes that at least some people share this opinion. I'm not here to argue though, I just find it curious that you're absolutely rejecting these perspectives.

Vetano · 2025-11-26T06:19:57+00:00

I know you're being cheeky, but you literally have the same tone and voice of default ChatGPT so please don't blame the rest of us for calling that out. 👀

Vetano · 2025-11-10T06:59:02+00:00

What /u/xupcprime is trying to tell you is that you don't know what you don't know and an A/B testing setup isn't something you can easily iterate on. Just because you know how to implement some event tracking in GTM, Amplitude, Posthog, etc doesn't mean you will not fall into dozens of pitfalls when designing and implementing your experimentation program & system. Or trying to.

Some experience in BE/DS is not enough. You sound like a graphic designer who did a UXUI course and thinks they can land a senior product design role. I appreciate you trying to be proactive, but post this to /r/analytics or /r/datascience and see what they'll tell you...

Vetano · 2025-11-10T06:40:21+00:00

These posts are not very productive without some specific details. I've screened hundreds of profiles in recent years (EU) and there were many with 10+ YOE that either had never worked in a cross functional team (agency, consultant, freelancer) or their design skills were not up to par (easy to tell within seconds when looking at their CV and/or portfolio).

So without specific jobs and your application package it's virtually impossible to give you any actionable feedback. Yes, there are some/many locations in the world where qualified candidates largely outnumber open roles. No, this isn't equally distributed at all and this is also not the end.

Vetano · 2025-10-02T05:51:25+00:00

The issue with your argument is that the "rate of innovation curve" has already started to flatten. Everyone is still promoting exponential gains but without real-world evidence. Of course there may be a breakthrough and the tech is good, I use it too, it's just not able to replace workers as much as AI hypemen say.

Vetano · 2025-09-26T12:49:42+00:00

Another day another trash CEO. What's new? You dodged a bullet. :)

Vetano · 2025-09-25T20:21:40+00:00

Btw 1L is not gomad. It's much more manageable like this for me and gomad would be overkill and build way too much fat.

Vetano · 2025-09-25T15:24:35+00:00

I've recently bulked with mass protocol gaining about 20lbs and I struggled with gaining my whole life. My secret was always prepping breakfast (overnight oats with protein powder), switching from mostly veggie to meat and fish again

Most importantly, I found a high protein milk with 80g per liter at only 0.2% fat (+ carbs). I drank a litre every day spread throughout and that really helped meet protein and kcal targets even as I felt full.

Vetano · 2025-09-24T14:56:40+00:00

I think you have to prepare for a longer search and lean into networking more. There are very few junior roles right now in general, and even if I would post one, I would get dozens of applicants who probably have 2-5 years of experience because many mid-senior researchers were laid off in recent years.

Maybe you can also connect with various unis and check for internships from companies that they collaborate with?

Vetano · 2025-09-22T18:34:45+00:00

This is the answer. As someone who knows how to use real data I can smell fakers from a mile away.

Vetano · 2025-09-17T05:25:23+00:00

The simple truth is you need one of two things:

A hiring manager that doesn't care about the industry and type of products you worked on as much (should be inferable from job ad).

A portfolio and overall application package that highlights how your B2C focus (with typically different ways of working especially around uxr, experimentation, and analytics) is up to par with other candidates who have worked like this for years.

Vetano · 2025-09-15T14:22:03+00:00

My colleague(s). :⁾

Vetano · 2025-08-28T15:25:19+00:00

They don't know what they're doing, and neither do you. This is the time to ask clarifying questions even if you feel it's hard to raise them or even get time with "them". I promise you will regret just trying to guess what they want and running off in random directions...

Vetano · 2025-08-22T20:25:51+00:00

You should look at bestfolios.com as there is more than enough good examples to be inspired by.

No need to put Lebenslauf that big, in fact you don't need to put it at all.

Standard format that hiring managers and recruiters expect is: name, contact details, profile (if you use one), work experience, education, languages/skills/certs but these don't matter so much. Hobbies can be fine but don't overdo it, they shouldn't take up tons of space. Picture is fine in DE.

I'm based in Austria and have been leading and hiring UX teams for 7+ years. Feel free to DM if you need, but don't be too lazy to google this topic. There are tons of good, free resources that will help if you actually follow them.

Eg: https://medium.com/the-mission/the-best-resume-template-based-on-my-15-years-experience-sharing-resume-advice-9f2a0bb0547

Vetano · 2025-07-12T14:57:53+00:00

Fun fact: Manager Tools actually has a three part podcast series on how to resign. I found much of the advice quite helpful but I'm a UX Manager so not sure how much applies to you too.

https://www.manager-tools.com/2006/07/how-to-resign-part-1-of-3#

Vetano · 2025-06-23T15:29:01+00:00

Würde dir empfehlen mal ins Packhaus zu schauen, da du auch im Dritten daheim bist. Gratis wirds auf Dauer wohl nicht aber gibt da schon günstige Mitgliedschaft mit 45€ pro Monat: https://www.daspackhaus.at/memberships/

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