True or False: What actually matters in a design job search?

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True or False: What actually matters in a design job search?

Hosted by Ryan Scott and Hang Xu

991 students

What you'll learn

Find out what actually matters to land a new design role

To land a role quickly, make sure you're not missing a factor that actually does impact hiring decisions.

Learn to ignore common misconceptions about hiring

ATS formatting? Unposted jobs? What matters, and what doesn't? We'll cut through the noise so you can focus.

Avoid the most common design job search mistakes

Want to stand out? Start by simply avoiding the biggest mistakes most designers make when it comes to getting hired.

Why this topic matters

Misconceptions about the hiring and the application process distract designers from what really matters when it comes to landing a new role. In this session, design recruiter extraordinaire, Hang Xu, and I will rank common beliefs about the application process (from TRUE to PANTS-ON-FIRE). Learn to focus on what areas matter most so you can ignore the rest.

You'll learn from

Ryan Scott

Design leader · Ex-Airbnb & DoorDash · U.C. Berkeley MBA

For 20-years, Ryan has run multiple businesses, taught thousands of designers, and designed some of today’s most recognizable products.

As a candidate, Ryan successfully landed desirable roles at top Silicon Valley firms like Airbnb, DoorDash, Palantir, & Salesforce. He's recently helped designers get hired despite a terrible job market.

In addition to a degree in graphic design, Ryan earned his MBA from U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business. His business expertise give him a unique insight into the design industry's recent shifts, which he uses to help Designers understand and beat the job market.

Hang Xu

Founder & Talent Agent @ Collective Supply

Hang is the founder of Collective Supply, a candidate-centric talent agency based in NYC. Before that, Hang was a Senior Staff UX Designer at Boston Dynamics and designed the user interface, and workflow for their first warehouse robot.

His experience in both doing hands-on design work and recruiting for design roles gives him a unique perspective on the state of UX and design hiring in the US.

He also enjoys writing about design strategy, activism in tech, and salary negotiation techniques.

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