A design recruiter has joined the chat! Join us with Sangeetha as she shared insights of design job market, hiring and staying competitive in Singapore.

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Our guest: Sangeetha Selvaraja

• Reach out to her on LinkedIn
• Dynamics of Singapore's Product Design Job Market

Thank you Alistair and Brief for sponsoring the space! ♥️

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Timestamp:

(00:00) Intro

(09:02) Sangeetha's day as a recruiter

(14:50) Stereotypes of a recruiter

(17:41) Design job market in SG

(26:29) How recruiters classify designers

(30:24) Career paths for UX in SG

(36:40) Hiring process for UX in SG

(42:20) How effective is the current process?

(47:32) Salary & hiring

(51:16) Red/green flags for candidates & interviewers

(54:29) Recruitment for large & small companies

(56:34) View on pregnant candidates

(58:08) How career history affects hiring

(01:01:41) Staying competitive as designers and AI

(01:04:19) Sangeetha's 3 takeaways

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