For some college students, the feeling of dread washes over them as they receive their diplomas this Spring: What are they going to do now—Especially in a pandemic-influenced economy?

Job hunting has always been hard for new graduates, but recent downturns in the past two decades has made it even more difficult as they compete with experienced professionals looking for a break. With social media and new ways of building your personal brand, however, it's a lot easier.

For insight on what new graduates can do, we turned to Grace Ling, a professional UX designer and founder of Design Buddies, a community of 18,000 professionals that she founded in her senior year of college. In this podcast, she shares how she used her personal brand to land a coveted Silicon Valley career as a new graduate while also landing keynotes at conferences—and how aspiring new graduates can do the same.

Show Notes:
Connect with Grace at the following links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graceling

Instagram (me): https://www.instagram.com/irungracepace/

Instagram (art): https://www.instagram.com/candyleaf_/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/candyleaf_

Portfolio: https://www.grace-ling.com/

Design Buddies: https://discord.gg/designbuddies