I forgot to mention that while I was job searching, I noticed that I would get more callbacks from recruiters when I removed my General Assembly bootcamp experience. I made sure to focus on my work that I did as a designer rather than the external factors and context of how I got the work. Recruiters generally have a negative perception of bootcamp grads so positioning myself as a budding designer who gained experience through contract work played to my favor. Even though I didn't explicitly label myself as a bootcamp grad, when I was asked during the interview where I had learned to design, I shared that I took a course. A reminder that you don't always have to disclose all the details :)
You have such amazing tips and strategies, I’m so grateful I found your channel. Design is such an intimidating space to enter but your videos are so helpful!!! Thank you!!!
could you do a video going into more detail about this? I'm about to finish up a bootcamp in a few weeks and start applying to jobs and now i'm not sure what angle to go with because I got a degree in english/philosophy and don't have any formal work experience other than what i've done through my bootcamp. thank you!
@@user-ck9ei6re2x Since your friend has a legit business, there's absolutely no reason not to position that as real experience, you also don't need to reveal the ins and outs of your relationship to them. It's absolutely normal to get your start doing work for people you know, everyone has to start somewhere. Just about everyone uses their contacts to their advantage at least some point in their career.
That's really helpful - thank you. It's strange how sometimes we're encouraged to take particular courses, or go to bootcamps, but then it can work against you in applying for work. Love your channel and all your tips are really appreciated! Thank you 🙂
I wanted to address some comments that showed concern about me using 'Contractor' for my design work because the concerns are valid. I called out in 1:56 how I refrained from calling personal projects that didn't involve any interactions with a rep from the company as 'Contractor' positions. There were a handful of projects I didn't include in my resume because they were student projects that didn't involve a contract or agreement with a third party (but I still presented these projects during my interview). Some are saying putting 'Contractor' is considered lying if you never got paid to do the work, but it depends if your definition of "contractor" is solely based on if you were paid or not, which I disagree with. A contractor is by definition "someone who undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service." I had a written contract with my clients to deliver honest work in exchange for experience instead of monetary value. With my Levi's project, I worked with a designer from Levi's who wanted deliverables for her team and did a formal presentation with the team at the end of the project. One could label it as a 'student project' or 'real work' depending on the angle you're coming from. I saw my work as 'real-life experience' because I knew my case study and designs would validate it as 'real-work' instead of a personal project. I was also transparent during the interview that my designs never got shipped. With that said, please use your own discretion when writing your resume. Do what makes your conscience clear and be smart about it. I'm simply sharing my own resume but my intention was never to encourage people to be deceptive or unethical. It's difficult to cover all the details/nuances/context in a YT video so I can understand how some might be concerned. I am also not liable for your decisions (don't hit me up if you make a blatantly stupid call lol) As someone who has juggled multiple 'internships' or 'contractor' positions for FREE to transition into a new field (chemistry > marketing > design), I find it a bit demoralizing when people judge my work based on my title rather than giving me their time of day to see my actual experience, skillset, and breadth of work. The good news is, because the design field is so visual, your lack of design background/degree can be overlooked if your design work is stellar. Make your portfolio SO GOOD that they don't have time to ask you in detail if you actually got paid to do the work 😉 Now THIS is hard work. Anything worthwhile takes TIME and long hours of pumping out designs that sometimes never see the light of day. Thanks for reading my essay-long comment :) I'll be more mindful to share more context in my future videos.
I'm all for calling yourself whatever you think suits your role. After all, jobs don't have time to nit pick and it's not like you're cheating someone else out of the job. If anything, I think issues over the term "contractor" may come up when relevant to CA law re-defining the term in Jan 2020 (thanks to gig companies like Uber and Lyft). It was from then on that my boss made it clear that I was a vendor designing for her on my own time, not a paid contractor who can't decide my own work schedule. I'm not sure if that would ever come up for someone interviewing. However it may be good to know the difference between "contract," "vendor," "volunteer," or any similar terms for the sake of government documents such as taxes, unemployment insurance, etc.
Hi!!!! This is so useful!!! I do have a question, do I include personal projects or do i leave them aside? Because i dont have work experience at all, not even for free. I have a Behance account though..... Im so lost and im soon to graduate from college. HELP
Hi Christine- loved this video! It was really helpful especially since I’m someone trying to break into UX design. I have a question: I’ve been doing a lot of self made projects (like app/website redesign) but I haven’t taken a bootcamp. Would these still be things I should include on my resume or just my portfolio? I’d love to know if anyone else has thoughts on this as well!
I'd put them under 'design projects' and disclose in the description that they were personal projects. Def include them in your portfolio esp if they go in-depth on the design changes you've made.
As a about to be UX designer (I'm going to grad school for interaction design in SF, transitioning from an accounting undegrad major), AND a small youtube channel content creator, your videos are quite helpful on both UX design topics and content creation! Thanks!
I studied chemical engineering and technology for my bachelor. Then I studied organic chem for my master. But I just realized that is not what I want!! I was suffering. UX really helped me out. Now I’m completely into UX. Building my portfolio, hope I can get a job soooon.
Im on the transition from Graphic design to UX UI. Its been hard... Updating portfolio, CV, lot of failed interviews so far jeje but I know Im really good at it inside of me, and that i will be commited. Ive done also some certificate courses about Figma and UX UI on Udemy. Guess ill just have to keep trying... Any advice on how can you get that first official UX UI job? (Being a senior graphic designer)
Graduated last spring with an Art degree and trying to transition into UX right now. SO HAPPY I found your channel. Thanks for being so thorough and real with your advice and experience :)!!
The market is now getting flooded with UX / UI applicants. I feel this is being the new trend after coding boot camps. Be careful on what these so called boot camps promise you, there are a LOT of talented people applying for these jobs.
I’m currently taking some UX/UI Design Bootcamp at some college for three months with the aim to transition from the career of teaching Japanese after I finish my program in April. This video was so helpful and I also downloaded your resume. I will work on creating my resume on Figma once I start to make my own portfolio soon. Thank you so much for sharing all of the info. ❤️
Are the design Bootcamps links in the description working for you guys?? And also @chunbuns , can you check your different resumes somewhere, for inspiration?
You have no idea how useful these tips were! Thanks so much. Gotta admit, resume-writing causes me a lot of anxiety. Over the past year, I put *so* much effort into the process, creating version after version, correction after correction, and yet I got no responses to the (100+) projects and jobs I applied for. I always assumed it's because recruiters don't bother with someone who's coming from a different field even if they have a promising portfolio, bu t now I wonder if the very layout of individual projects and _titles_ have that much of an impact. Again, thanks a lot for the insight!
hi! Do I need to be good at art/drawing for ux design, i cant draw past a stick figure lol. I've drawn wireframes for past projects, but will I need to advance my artistic skills past that?
I like the concise paragraph vs. bullet pointS. It seems your resume is project focused. I’m not sure the “concise paragraph” will work for a designer at the same firm for 2-3 years!?? Thoughts?
you were not even a fresher. You had done so much work to put on a resume. Watching this didn't help me one bit but made me fear that I'm not job ready 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I’m currently a media major (the closest major to design at my college) and am looking to be a UX/UI designer (among other types related to digital media). The problem is I haven’t been given large scale projects in college so I don’t have a portfolio. How do you start out one of those? Especially without much creativity to do personal projects.
Thanks for the extremely helpful video! I always love how transparent and real you are with your content! I’m finding so much inspiration to face this job search phase after my bootcamp from ga. On a side note, crazy that you designed for living hope!! My sister went on a retreat with them that year!
one thing i learned in one of my uni courses was that when printing resumés is invest in resume printing paper! they have a slight weight to them and can add a sense of memorability to your resumé
There's lying involved in the process which I would tell others to stay away from. Putting contractor when you weren't isn't ethical. Framing things to seem like you weren't working for a church kinda fluffed up your work experience. Other than that, I like your channel and content.
It depends if your definition of "contractor" is solely based on if you were paid or not, which I don't agree with. I had an agreement with my clients to do honest work in exchange for experience instead of monetary value. I explicitly called out in the video that I don't frame personal projects as 'contractor' positions because it didn't involve any clients. It was also obvious from my portfolio that the graphic design work I had done was church-related. Wording things in a different way doesn't equate to lying. I've always been transparent about my work and will continue to be :)
@@chunbuns But at that point it's a volunteer project...? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you label a project as a contractor, at some point you need to be compensated; monetary wise. At least, that's what every definition at some point states (that I've seen). And generally, most hiring managers will think you were paid and were chosen out of many candidates (unless you state that you otherwise). It's like in some small U.S. towns there are volunteer fire departments. The volunteers have regular jobs, but when there is a fire they volunteer to fight the fire without pay. And if they put it under their resume, it would be volunteer. :)
I work as a Design Director and do a fair bit of hiring, and I have to agree. This resume may be good for breaking through recruiter bullshit, but I would personally be put off if I realized an applicant had called student projects “contractor” positions. Calling the church a community centre doesn’t bother me, but contracting does for sure imply that you were contracted to do this work, which is 100% not true. I would caution others from this approach.
@@shannon9201 thanks for your thoughts! I guess I should have explicitly called out in the video that I only put contractor if it involved actual client interactions (I had only written it in text on the video). For student projects that didn’t involve an actual contract or agreement, I didn’t include that on my resume but still presented them during portfolio reviews. Not being able to get paid for your work imo is out of the designer’s control, esp ones that are starting out.
@@chunbuns I have to agree with Joker & Shannon. I'm a Design Manager, and I've done some hiring. It's not about judging the designer on their title, but school and real work are different. One is more cookie-cut than the other. I support entry-level designers. I've hired some that only had school or personal projects. However, 'client' interaction is not the same as contract work. I don't know the details about your project with Levi's, but it seems like a student project. It was part of your Bootcamp. Which is okay. Instead, I'd want to know about the impact. Was there a boost in sales? Etc... I just don't recommend designers take this approach.
I think that it would be a good suggestion to advise on what to put as job description on resume, meaning describing what you did in the position. How to be specific. Etc. When I mentor students, that's one of the most frequently asked questions I get 😀
Thanks a lot for this video, I removed my picture. I wanted to ask .. if in the main title is okay to put 1 role or multiple like 'service designer' or ' service|ux|ui|industrial designer' also, how do you make an email address clickable for the person viewing it to open directly into their default email application ? thanks !
Hey there Christine! Thank you for this useful video. I have a question about UX / UI boot camp. Since you are based in San Francisco have you heard about the UC Berkeley UX UI bootcamp? I am considering it but was wondering if you know someone that had attended and know if it’s a good quality bootcamp. I do have a graphic design degree but wanted to expand my knowledge with UX UI design:) thanks
That contractor phrase is so important. I worked at a small business as their graphic designer and they refused to pay me the salary for the month I served in full just because I placed my resignation. I was ready to give them notice period but they harrassed me so much I couldn't continue. I wasted 2 months of my time there. I will list that position now as contractor since I took all my designs that I made for them and put them on my portfolio.
Hey Christine, this totally worked for me, I was looking for jobs for over 4 months with my old cv and after I updated my cv with your method, Wow! Interview after Interview and it totally worked out. Thank you so much for the tip. Subd and liked🌊🤩
Honestly, I live in the developing country, we have not enough sources and lack of motivation and inspiration to land in a new job with no experiences. I decided to start my new chapter for UX/ UI designer a few months ago and your channel, your contents and your tips are really helpful. In every morning, I start my routine learning with your videos - I got a lot of energy drive me to learn things and keep doing this. I can’t thank you enough for what you have done and sharing all! Have a wonderful day, Christine Heejoon Chun AKA Chunbuns : )
Hi Christine, you have a really nice resume! I use Figma as well, however when I export the file, it is 2.24MB, and when I reduce it, it's around 600KB. A lot of applications said they aren't able to read my resume, which is a big concern. What did you do to have applications easily read your resume when it was exported from figma?
The requirements for you actually getting the job after bootcamp is for you to have a bachelors degree just because it looks good . What of people like me with no college at all 😂. I had to read that in the fine print for a job the guarantee at the bottom of the website.
Thank you for the content!! it is really helpful. Please show us how to make and host portfolios for people migrating to UX. It could be really useful !
Hey Christine! Really appreciate the insights on UX Designing. It'd be really nice if you could take us through one of your projects, the complete process, maybe like a Vlog if it's possible. Thanks!
Thank you for this! Ever since I saw your video from years ago, I've decided to transition from an illustrator to UX/UI design career. I'm flying to Canada in a few months to start with my interactive media design program. Hopefully I can build a nice portfolio and land my dream job. :)
Hi, thanks so much for the design resume example! I had no idea it was so different in aesthetic from a regular resume. Was just wondering, how would you list a personal design project where it was just you working through the whole design process from self-imposed challenge up to high-fidelity mockup? Like what would the job title be if you did different roles - ux researcher, ux designer, ui designer, graphic designer. Thanks!
I forgot to mention that while I was job searching, I noticed that I would get more callbacks from recruiters when I removed my General Assembly bootcamp experience. I made sure to focus on my work that I did as a designer rather than the external factors and context of how I got the work. Recruiters generally have a negative perception of bootcamp grads so positioning myself as a budding designer who gained experience through contract work played to my favor. Even though I didn't explicitly label myself as a bootcamp grad, when I was asked during the interview where I had learned to design, I shared that I took a course. A reminder that you don't always have to disclose all the details :)
You have such amazing tips and strategies, I’m so grateful I found your channel. Design is such an intimidating space to enter but your videos are so helpful!!! Thank you!!!
could you do a video going into more detail about this? I'm about to finish up a bootcamp in a few weeks and start applying to jobs and now i'm not sure what angle to go with because I got a degree in english/philosophy and don't have any formal work experience other than what i've done through my bootcamp. thank you!
@@user-ck9ei6re2x Since your friend has a legit business, there's absolutely no reason not to position that as real experience, you also don't need to reveal the ins and outs of your relationship to them. It's absolutely normal to get your start doing work for people you know, everyone has to start somewhere. Just about everyone uses their contacts to their advantage at least some point in their career.
I wonder which typeface you used in the PDF example you have listed
That's really helpful - thank you. It's strange how sometimes we're encouraged to take particular courses, or go to bootcamps, but then it can work against you in applying for work. Love your channel and all your tips are really appreciated! Thank you 🙂
I wanted to address some comments that showed concern about me using 'Contractor' for my design work because the concerns are valid. I called out in 1:56 how I refrained from calling personal projects that didn't involve any interactions with a rep from the company as 'Contractor' positions. There were a handful of projects I didn't include in my resume because they were student projects that didn't involve a contract or agreement with a third party (but I still presented these projects during my interview).
Some are saying putting 'Contractor' is considered lying if you never got paid to do the work, but it depends if your definition of "contractor" is solely based on if you were paid or not, which I disagree with. A contractor is by definition "someone who undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service." I had a written contract with my clients to deliver honest work in exchange for experience instead of monetary value. With my Levi's project, I worked with a designer from Levi's who wanted deliverables for her team and did a formal presentation with the team at the end of the project. One could label it as a 'student project' or 'real work' depending on the angle you're coming from. I saw my work as 'real-life experience' because I knew my case study and designs would validate it as 'real-work' instead of a personal project. I was also transparent during the interview that my designs never got shipped.
With that said, please use your own discretion when writing your resume. Do what makes your conscience clear and be smart about it. I'm simply sharing my own resume but my intention was never to encourage people to be deceptive or unethical. It's difficult to cover all the details/nuances/context in a YT video so I can understand how some might be concerned. I am also not liable for your decisions (don't hit me up if you make a blatantly stupid call lol)
As someone who has juggled multiple 'internships' or 'contractor' positions for FREE to transition into a new field (chemistry > marketing > design), I find it a bit demoralizing when people judge my work based on my title rather than giving me their time of day to see my actual experience, skillset, and breadth of work.
The good news is, because the design field is so visual, your lack of design background/degree can be overlooked if your design work is stellar. Make your portfolio SO GOOD that they don't have time to ask you in detail if you actually got paid to do the work 😉 Now THIS is hard work. Anything worthwhile takes TIME and long hours of pumping out designs that sometimes never see the light of day.
Thanks for reading my essay-long comment :) I'll be more mindful to share more context in my future videos.
sorry im still a little confused, so if i include course projects in my resume what do u think shuld be the correct term for my role, thanks !
I'm all for calling yourself whatever you think suits your role. After all, jobs don't have time to nit pick and it's not like you're cheating someone else out of the job. If anything, I think issues over the term "contractor" may come up when relevant to CA law re-defining the term in Jan 2020 (thanks to gig companies like Uber and Lyft). It was from then on that my boss made it clear that I was a vendor designing for her on my own time, not a paid contractor who can't decide my own work schedule. I'm not sure if that would ever come up for someone interviewing. However it may be good to know the difference between "contract," "vendor," "volunteer," or any similar terms for the sake of government documents such as taxes, unemployment insurance, etc.
Hey can you make video on how to design your blog
Hi, i cant view the page.. can you give me the link please?
Yes!!!!
Hi!!!! This is so useful!!! I do have a question, do I include personal projects or do i leave them aside? Because i dont have work experience at all, not even for free. I have a Behance account though.....
Im so lost and im soon to graduate from college. HELP
Hi Christine- loved this video! It was really helpful especially since I’m someone trying to break into UX design. I have a question: I’ve been doing a lot of self made projects (like app/website redesign) but I haven’t taken a bootcamp. Would these still be things I should include on my resume or just my portfolio?
I’d love to know if anyone else has thoughts on this as well!
I'd put them under 'design projects' and disclose in the description that they were personal projects. Def include them in your portfolio esp if they go in-depth on the design changes you've made.
@@chunbuns I see - thanks so much I really appreciate the reply :)
Will you also be making videos on how you did your portfolio?
yes! I'm in the middle of brainstorming the video :)
@@chunbuns yay! can't wait. all of your content has been so helpful in my transition into the ux field.
Christine is out here saving our careers - it’s super helpful to see the differences in a design resume vs. non design resume!! tysm 🍓
This made my day ☺️ so happy to hear you find it helpful 💕
The goat seriously such an inspiration
Cap she's not a talented designer she works at some third rate fake company.
this channel gives me everyday motivation learning UI/UX design!
same!!
As a about to be UX designer (I'm going to grad school for interaction design in SF, transitioning from an accounting undegrad major), AND a small youtube channel content creator, your videos are quite helpful on both UX design topics and content creation! Thanks!
your resume is no longer available :(
I want to try doing UX design but got no knowledge about this. I only know how to make layouts and graphic design.
I'm applying for a job today and I'm totally redesigning my resume to be more readable and visually appealing thanks to you 😁
I studied chemical engineering and technology for my bachelor. Then I studied organic chem for my master. But I just realized that is not what I want!! I was suffering. UX really helped me out. Now I’m completely into UX. Building my portfolio, hope I can get a job soooon.
Good luck Vicki!
I don't want to be negative, but did she just say that 2 of her experiences listed wasn't even real?
Some job portals use Resume parsers so does Figma supports the ATS format?
CHRISTINE!! Thanks you so much for existing 😍
Hahah 💕☺️
Im on the transition from Graphic design to UX UI. Its been hard... Updating portfolio, CV, lot of failed interviews so far jeje but I know Im really good at it inside of me, and that i will be commited. Ive done also some certificate courses about Figma and UX UI on Udemy. Guess ill just have to keep trying... Any advice on how can you get that first official UX UI job? (Being a senior graphic designer)
This is immensely helpful! I'm graduating from General Assembly's UXDI Bootcamp next week and find comfort in this video. Thanks!
you've made me interested in UX/UI design!! thank u ❤️
Graduated last spring with an Art degree and trying to transition into UX right now. SO HAPPY I found your channel. Thanks for being so thorough and real with your advice and experience :)!!
what's the update with your career right now?
The market is now getting flooded with UX / UI applicants. I feel this is being the new trend after coding boot camps. Be careful on what these so called boot camps promise you, there are a LOT of talented people applying for these jobs.
Yes it sure is!
I’m currently taking some UX/UI Design Bootcamp at some college for three months with the aim to transition from the career of teaching Japanese after I finish my program in April. This video was so helpful and I also downloaded your resume. I will work on creating my resume on Figma once I start to make my own portfolio soon. Thank you so much for sharing all of the info. ❤️
Since this is over, drop the skin care routine... You are an angel in and out
Awesome. How much was the boot camp. I'm thinking about it. Just do not have 13 thousand dollars to pay for it!!!!
Are the design Bootcamps links in the description working for you guys??
And also @chunbuns , can you check your different resumes somewhere, for inspiration?
You have no idea how useful these tips were! Thanks so much. Gotta admit, resume-writing causes me a lot of anxiety. Over the past year, I put *so* much effort into the process, creating version after version, correction after correction, and yet I got no responses to the (100+) projects and jobs I applied for. I always assumed it's because recruiters don't bother with someone who's coming from a different field even if they have a promising portfolio, bu t now I wonder if the very layout of individual projects and _titles_ have that much of an impact. Again, thanks a lot for the insight!
hi! Do I need to be good at art/drawing for ux design, i cant draw past a stick figure lol. I've drawn wireframes for past projects, but will I need to advance my artistic skills past that?
You don’t need to be good at drawing!
I like the concise paragraph vs. bullet pointS. It seems your resume is project focused. I’m not sure the “concise paragraph” will work for a designer at the same firm for 2-3 years!??
Thoughts?
Thank you so much for this! I tried clicking the link to the template but it says the link has expired
Hi !! Can you send the link the the resume template again? The link above doesn't work
the link to the resume that you reference in the video doesn't work it goes to a 404 not found page
you were not even a fresher. You had done so much work to put on a resume. Watching this didn't help me one bit but made me fear that I'm not job ready 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Hi!!! I’m also transitioning from Chemistry to UX. Please what was the size of the screen you used to create your resume on figma?
Can somebody tell me if there's a FREE alternative of microsoft word and adobe indesign where I can make creative graphic design resumes on?
The resume is not downloadable. Just scamming people into subscribing for your emails. Not cool.
This is so ridiculous. These designers got their jobs in the easiest market known to man. Now it's impossible.
I’m currently a media major (the closest major to design at my college) and am looking to be a UX/UI designer (among other types related to digital media). The problem is I haven’t been given large scale projects in college so I don’t have a portfolio. How do you start out one of those? Especially without much creativity to do personal projects.
Loved seeing your growth over the years, thanks for being so transparent! 🎉👏
Omg thanks! This is just a video I was searching for!
Can you make a video for those that want to become an UX designer but doesn't have a bachelor's degree?
The resume links don't work :'(
Whats the font used in you resume, can you please tell me?
Thanks for the extremely helpful video! I always love how transparent and real you are with your content! I’m finding so much inspiration to face this job search phase after my bootcamp from ga. On a side note, crazy that you designed for living hope!! My sister went on a retreat with them that year!
one thing i learned in one of my uni courses was that when printing resumés is invest in resume printing paper! they have a slight weight to them and can add a sense of memorability to your resumé
Hi Chunbuns, does my resume has to comply with ATS? Some companies that I am interested to apply are using Lever in their recruitment..
There's lying involved in the process which I would tell others to stay away from. Putting contractor when you weren't isn't ethical. Framing things to seem like you weren't working for a church kinda fluffed up your work experience. Other than that, I like your channel and content.
It depends if your definition of "contractor" is solely based on if you were paid or not, which I don't agree with. I had an agreement with my clients to do honest work in exchange for experience instead of monetary value. I explicitly called out in the video that I don't frame personal projects as 'contractor' positions because it didn't involve any clients. It was also obvious from my portfolio that the graphic design work I had done was church-related. Wording things in a different way doesn't equate to lying. I've always been transparent about my work and will continue to be :)
@@chunbuns But at that point it's a volunteer project...? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you label a project as a contractor, at some point you need to be compensated; monetary wise. At least, that's what every definition at some point states (that I've seen). And generally, most hiring managers will think you were paid and were chosen out of many candidates (unless you state that you otherwise). It's like in some small U.S. towns there are volunteer fire departments. The volunteers have regular jobs, but when there is a fire they volunteer to fight the fire without pay. And if they put it under their resume, it would be volunteer. :)
I work as a Design Director and do a fair bit of hiring, and I have to agree. This resume may be good for breaking through recruiter bullshit, but I would personally be put off if I realized an applicant had called student projects “contractor” positions. Calling the church a community centre doesn’t bother me, but contracting does for sure imply that you were contracted to do this work, which is 100% not true. I would caution others from this approach.
@@shannon9201 thanks for your thoughts! I guess I should have explicitly called out in the video that I only put contractor if it involved actual client interactions (I had only written it in text on the video). For student projects that didn’t involve an actual contract or agreement, I didn’t include that on my resume but still presented them during portfolio reviews. Not being able to get paid for your work imo is out of the designer’s control, esp ones that are starting out.
@@chunbuns I have to agree with Joker & Shannon. I'm a Design Manager, and I've done some hiring. It's not about judging the designer on their title, but school and real work are different. One is more cookie-cut than the other. I support entry-level designers. I've hired some that only had school or personal projects. However, 'client' interaction is not the same as contract work. I don't know the details about your project with Levi's, but it seems like a student project. It was part of your Bootcamp. Which is okay. Instead, I'd want to know about the impact. Was there a boost in sales? Etc... I just don't recommend designers take this approach.
I think that it would be a good suggestion to advise on what to put as job description on resume, meaning describing what you did in the position. How to be specific. Etc. When I mentor students, that's one of the most frequently asked questions I get 😀
How do you make a resume as web design with no related experience say you just graduated? Thats the real key
Hi!do you have a video sharing your portfolio
Thanks a lot for this video, I removed my picture. I wanted to ask .. if in the main title is okay to put 1 role or multiple like 'service designer' or ' service|ux|ui|industrial designer' also, how do you make an email address clickable for the person viewing it to open directly into their default email application ?
thanks !
I’m in school for software engineering and I think I want to do UI/UX design
this is great! my first ux design resume is so painful to look at now hahaha. wish i had this video back then!
Wow. Almost 100k. You deserve it.
U r so sweet, giving a clearway to give a career view
I truly love you. This youtube channel is a lifesaver.
The link says content not found 🥺🥺🥺
Awesome content. Thank you for being transparent and super helpful :)
Love your content! Can you do a Figma video about the basic tools? Btw, this video is gold. :)
yes of course! this is in the pipeline of future video content :)
@@chunbuns :D
portfolio plzzz！
Hey there Christine! Thank you for this useful video. I have a question about UX / UI boot camp. Since you are based in San Francisco have you heard about the UC Berkeley UX UI bootcamp? I am considering it but was wondering if you know someone that had attended and know if it’s a good quality bootcamp. I do have a graphic design degree but wanted to expand my knowledge with UX UI design:) thanks
Hey, seems like the links on your "design bootcamps" in your description are not working
That contractor phrase is so important. I worked at a small business as their graphic designer and they refused to pay me the salary for the month I served in full just because I placed my resignation. I was ready to give them notice period but they harrassed me so much I couldn't continue. I wasted 2 months of my time there. I will list that position now as contractor since I took all my designs that I made for them and put them on my portfolio.
Hey Christine, this totally worked for me, I was looking for jobs for over 4 months with my old cv and after I updated my cv with your method, Wow! Interview after Interview and it totally worked out. Thank you so much for the tip. Subd and liked🌊🤩
Honestly, I live in the developing country, we have not enough sources and lack of motivation and inspiration to land in a new job with no experiences. I decided to start my new chapter for UX/ UI designer a few months ago and your channel, your contents and your tips are really helpful. In every morning, I start my routine learning with your videos - I got a lot of energy drive me to learn things and keep doing this.
I can’t thank you enough for what you have done and sharing all!
Have a wonderful day, Christine Heejoon Chun AKA Chunbuns : )
Hi Christine thanks for sharing so much information.Could you also please share your email as I have few things to ask you .Thanks 🙏
Hi Christine, you have a really nice resume! I use Figma as well, however when I export the file, it is 2.24MB, and when I reduce it, it's around 600KB. A lot of applications said they aren't able to read my resume, which is a big concern. What did you do to have applications easily read your resume when it was exported from figma?
Hey! Chunbuns
Is it necessary for a person to be graphic designer in order to have ui ux job?
The requirements for you actually getting the job after bootcamp is for you to have a bachelors degree just because it looks good . What of people like me with no college at all 😂. I had to read that in the fine print for a job the guarantee at the bottom of the website.
Thanks for sharing this video.Very helpful 👍
Dear Christine, thank you very much for your suggestion. But where we can post this resume??
That is a great point about putting your bootcamp projects down as contract work! Thanks for this upload.
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Thank you for the content!! it is really helpful. Please show us how to make and host portfolios for people migrating to UX. It could be really useful !
Great content and really helpful resources. Thanks so much for sharing. C
I love it! I'm studying ux designer on a Google course and the way they teaching us to do a portfolio it is very similar to your way. Thank you very
Thanks for sharing all these. It's remarkable of you making big progress and gained so many skills throughout the years.💓💓
Amazing stuff! This really got me motivated to start my UX journey again thank you
smart woman there, Wellesley grad.
Hey Christine! Really appreciate the insights on UX Designing. It'd be really nice if you could take us through one of your projects, the complete process, maybe like a Vlog if it's possible. Thanks!
hey, any advice on what to do when you have a big gap on your resume? I have more than a year gap.
can you show us your portfolio for when you got your first UI/UX job?
I'm curious are you a Christian? That's cool if you are!
What is the salary of uiux design freshers and experienced in USA
Thank you for your video. I had an idea of improving my Reseme after watching it
Hi what about portfolio for the jobs? Thank you
Love your channel! You keep inspiring me to leave my current career!
Thank you!!!
Hey Christine love your content! Could you also do a video about portfolios??
will you be sharing your portfolio on how you get a UX job? :)
Please do upload videos about your portfolio it would be useful for freshers
Thank you so much Your videos are very helpful
always at the perfect time💪🏻 What dimention font have you used for the paragraphs?
thank u for sharing'!!! perfect timing as I recenrly just finished my courses, and am just starting my job applying process. so useful thanks!
OMG I totally relate to you! I have a BS in Health Sciences and am getting an MPH but starting to transition into graphic design! AHHH
same here! i have a BS in public health. hows your path going
Hi could you touch on portfolio? Thank you 😊
Thank you for this! Ever since I saw your video from years ago, I've decided to transition from an illustrator to UX/UI design career. I'm flying to Canada in a few months to start with my interactive media design program. Hopefully I can build a nice portfolio and land my dream job. :)
this is very helpful! good stuff!
You're my unofficial mentor Christine!
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@@chunbuns hey Christine, would you be open to making a short video on what points a cover letter for a us design position should include?
Hi, thanks so much for the design resume example! I had no idea it was so different in aesthetic from a regular resume. Was just wondering, how would you list a personal design project where it was just you working through the whole design process from self-imposed challenge up to high-fidelity mockup? Like what would the job title be if you did different roles - ux researcher, ux designer, ui designer, graphic designer. Thanks!