Kerry is our UX friend from Atlanta, Georgia. In this episode he will be sharing his UX interview tips, how to get a job as a product/UX designer, and some mental health recommendations while interviewing! 

Links to resources Kerry has mentioned:

1. AJ&Smart Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeB_OpLspKJGiKv1CYkWFFw

2. Fabricio Teixeira Medium page: https://fabriciot.medium.com/ and his UX starting guide: https://start.uxdesign.cc/

3. Kerry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/km1992/

4. Cracking the PM interview (a book by Gayle Laakmann McDowell)

5. Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams (a book by Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden)

We are so stoked to present our first guest -- yay! 

Jarell is an intermediate UI/UX designer that loves sourdough, cooking, board games, the birds, walking, and breathing! If you see a guy holding a good fantasy novel in his left hand on a skytrain -- that is most likely Jarell -- don't be shy and say hi! :) In this fun episode he will be sharing his tips on how to get a job in UX design.

Jarell's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarellalvarez/

Vancouver Design Community Check In Slack invite (expires in 30 days): https://join.slack.com/t/vandesigncheckin/shared_invite/zt-h6pmt392-OPLaWyfWjvidGheJpXzWJw

If you happen to listen to the episode after 30 days and can't join Jarell's Slack, feel free to message him on LinkedIn.

Notion app he used for his job search: https://www.notion.so/

Check our advice and strategies on how to get into the tech industry as a UX designer.  We will cover networking, collaborating, and volunteering. Thanks for being with us! 

Alie and Julieth (aka #2bolduxgirls) are two aspired UX designers in Vancouver, Canada who got together to share their UX journey and just chat. Have a listen if you like accents and are also on a lookout for your first UX job! :)