Honest Design Talks

• What are the signs you are not a junior designer anymore and can move to a new level? 

• How to understand what gaps you need to fill in in order to move to a new level? What is a career development framework? 

• What to do if you feel that you are ready to move to the new level but you do not get promoted?

• How to build a case for promotion? 

• Top 6 takeaways 

Mentioned in the episode: 

Progression.fyi 

Intercom Product Design Job Levels 

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• Practical advice on how to build UI skill set.

• Relationship between UI and UX.

• UI related roles emerging in the market right now.

• Top 6 takeaways

Mentioned in the episode:

Anfisa’s new website

https://www.anfisign.design/

Anfisa’s email list

https://anfisign.ck.page/

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Learning UI design. Mentioned resources:

100 days ui challenge

https://www.dailyui.co/

Gamified UI design tests and lessons

https://uxcel.com/learn-design

UI design course by Denis Jeliazkov

https://uilearn.com/

UX laws (and visual principles)

https://lawsofux.com/

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• Difference between working at fast-growing PRE-IPO companies, enterprise companies and early stage startups.

• Positive and negative aspects of working at PRE-IPO companies. 

• Top 6 takeaways and tips

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• The structure and purpose of the whiteboard challenge 

• How to approach whiteboard challenge 

• What employees test candidates by giving them a whiteboard challenge  

• Tips on how to successfully pass whiteboard challenges and mistakes to avoid  

• Top 6 takeaways 

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• Salary expectations you should have for your first job. 

• Strategies to approach salary negotiation as a Junior Designer. 

• What to expect from a salary at different levels (Junior, Middle, Senior) and factors that affect UX design salaries.

• Types of benefits you get that are included in the salary for a full time position.

• Top 5 takeaways

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If you would like to skip intro, episode starts at 9:20 How does UX hiring process look like? 

• Types of interviews and how to prepare for different stages of UX hiring process 

• Typical questions you get asked during an interview. 

• How questions might differ depending on the seniority of the role you are applying for.  

What is your motivation to work with our company? What are you looking for?  Tell me about your experience. 

What have you learnt during your career? What are your values in the design? 

Tell me about your strong side and what things you would like to improve? 

• Questions you, as a designer, should be asking when you are in an interview process.  

Does the company have a top-down or bottom-up culture?  

How is your product being formed and planned? How much user feedback contributes to it?  What process do you follow? 

How is the design team structured? What are the core values of the design team? What challenges does the design team face right now? 

• Top 6 takeaways 

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This episode's guest is Sarah Doody - founder and CEO of Career Strategy Lab

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Designer Andy Budd, who we mention in this episode 

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