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A good name goes a long way. I got into product design through a referral to work as a custodian. During the hiring process, I had a referral speak highly of me, my work ethic, and great attitude. Knowing who they were and how well of a name the owner's name and business was, I got the job. Custodial lead me to an admission role for a tech school where I was introduced to product design. I ended up taking the UI/UX course through Bethel School of Technology. Admissions opened the door to the world of sales in Dallas. In Dallas was where I was reached out by a recruiter who reignited my dream to become a product designer after months of applying, botched interviews, scattered patchy design jobs, and little to no responses. And after getting ghosted and ultimately declined during a 3-months interview process, my wife slid the application for Ramsey Solutions. More names have gone before me and made way for where I'm at today. I'm so thankful for every helping hand, guiding conversation, and fun I've had all along the way. Takeaway: Don't underestimate the laying down of brick by brick, a good attitude, and working hard. Build a reputation so strong that even when you're not in the room, people can't help but say good things about you. A good name goes a long way and I hope one day, my name helps open doors to opportunities only good names can.

Employee Spotlight - Between the Lines At Davey, our teams are synonymous with hard hats and hard work! But each of our team members have their own unique life story, career journey, and Davey tale. You may see our fleet out driving or our people out walking the utility lines…so join us each month to get to know our people working Between the Lines. Feature: Claudia Tommasi What’s your Davey + Life story? "My Davey story is full circle. My dad worked at the #Davey Tree corporate office and eventually my brother started his career at #DRG. I never considered working with Davey and in fact did not know much about the business. I attended Miami University majoring in Studio Art with concentrations in painting and printmaking, and minors in Art History, Arts Management and Interactive Media Studies (UX/UI design). After graduating with my BFA and MA, I started working as a Studio Artist while waitressing on the side to support my practice. In 2020 I focused on finding a career that could better combine my skills set. I enrolled in a UX/UI bootcamp where I was able to improve my technical design skills and learn how to design websites and applications with the user at the forefront. Around the same time, my brother told me that DRG was hiring for Utility Data Analyst positions. I interviewed and was hired then began learning how to pole trace utility assets. I then transitioned into a SPANS coordinator role that allowed me to gain valuable client support experience and a plethora of industry knowledge. As I moved through these career steps I was still eager to take on a #design role and utilize my educational background. I came across a posting for a Product Designer position with DRG - and after interviewing I was offered a full time job! I've been a Product Designer with the #UAM Technical Product Services for almost a year now. I think it’s a great fit and I love my team. The Product Design team is the first of its kind for UAM so it has been exciting to see the impact we've made. I think it's a pretty unique spot to be in where I can directly utilize my experiences from previous roles and combine it with my UX/UI knowledge to design features that will serve the people I work with everyday. Working for a stable company gave me the safe space and autonomy to develop within this position. I’ve been designing the interface for Nimble, an internal tool we are developing for Davey. My team conducts user interviews/discussions with various Davey employees and stakeholders, taking that information and synthesizing it to improve the product. It’s a balance of user needs, technical constraints and business goals. I love being able to interview people I work with and design a product to serve them in the best way possible. In my spare time I love to travel and continue my art. Recently I got an Airbnb and spent a month in NYC. There are definitely advantages to working remotely!"

Working in Product, UX Design, Software Engineering or Data? 🤔 Whether you’re looking for something new or just planning your future, we can help you. Here's how we can work with you: 🚀 What are you looking for today and where do you see yourself tomorrow? We take time to understand your long-term goals. 🪄 We match you with opportunities that align with your goals and values. ⭐️ We can advise you on how to make your experience and skills shine both on paper and when you're interviewing. 👋 Quitting is never easy. We can help you with negotiations, giving notice and preparing for your new role. Want to learn more about how we work? Visit fewandfar.io. #productdesign #productmanagement #product #uxdesign #careerintech #londonjobs

📣 Students and entry-level Product Designers 📣 Here's some advice for building a strong portfolio. Make sure your case studies ✨solve customer problems.✨ I’ll explain… When I was hiring entry-level Designers & interns at Duo Security, I went to a College's Portfolio Day for Design students. I saw a BIG difference in the quality of some of the students’ work vs others. The strongest projects solved customer problems. Even if the teacher hadn't included a customer problem in the assignment, the student would FIND one. STRONG example: “At the local cafe, I noticed that the design of the checkout line created confusion. So, I interviewed the cafe staff and customers and created this proposed redesign to address the problem.” The weakest projects combined a theme / topic from the students' hobbies with a technical skill they had learned in class: WEAK example: “I love snowboarding, so I designed this web site that's all about snowboarding.” As a hiring manager, I want to see an orientation around solving real customer problems, even if you had to go out and find them yourself. And ideally, you did some research, even if your instructor didn't ask for that. Good luck everyone!! Deep respect for the early career Designers out there! 🙇🏻♀️ Let me know if you have questions, or if I can help. 🙏 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 👋 Hey! I'm Sally Carson. I help Jr / Mid-level designers with career growth. ➕ Click my name ⤴ then Follow + 🔔 for daily career advice. ♻ Repost to share with friends who are job seeking. #design #careers #ux #earlycareer #portfolios

Here's something else that really important too. And it is about finding a career in the UX, Product Designer industry. While it might not make sense to some hiring managers, there's a very good reason why I didn't mind applying to entry-level UX designer positions. Even though I do have a 18 year headstart compared to the other new UX designers, and I'm a thought leader in the field. But here's the truth, I have been working on this career transition for almost 18 years. For nearly 18 years, I have been trying to transition from being a developer to a designer. It's not as if I care about the job title, seniority or salary. Quite frankly, if I can secure even an entry-level UX position, I would see it as a major major breakthrough within the context of my entire journey. Because it is exactly what I have wanted for almost 18 years. Sure, if you were to consider my level of experience and my recognitions, I think that I deserve slightly more responsibilities and a better than entry-level salary. But that is besides the point. Having that would be a bonus (seeing the big picture). I seriously don't mind being a lowly paid entry-level UX designer as long as I get to do meaningful work everyday. Plain and simple. The only problem with our hiring practices and culture is that most employers can't seem to see past what's on paper (or PDF). They care more about what's in our resume than what we are most passionate about. Personally, and that's just me, I would always hire someone who's more passionate about the work than someone who appears more qualified for the job. Because that person whose more passionate will always be more committed than the one who's more qualified. And the one that is more passionate will always put in way more effort into their work, versus the one who's just doing what they are paid to do. It's really that simple. #speakingout #careertransition #breakingrecords #longestactivecareertransition #fromdevtodesign #18years #uxdesigners #uxdesign #productdesigners #productdesign #entrylevel #majorbreakthrough #bigpicture #perspective #passionateaboutthework #passion #grit #perseverance #realtalk

Look back: My big break into UX Design and Healthcare TL;DR: Work hard, make connections. You'll find opportunities and people who believe in you if you keep at it. Spent two years on my pre-med post bacc. grind at UCLA and giving my time at Santa Monica UCLA Hospital. Yeah, I admit it—I was a fail. MCATs? Nah, didn't bother. While everyone else was chasing MDs, DDS, and DOs, I took a wild turn into the tech realm. Let's break it down: cancer hit me, gave me a massive reality check on what truly matters. Plus, I've been doing web design forever, so diving into tech just made sense. Nothing wakes you up like a health slap. Found my big break in UX Design while casually scrolling through Craigslist.org. Snagged a UX intern gig in Newport Beach, and boom, the rest is history. Self-taught UX designer here—learning on the job and in my downtime. Went from e-commerce to making Wedding.com to the Match.com of the wedding world. Huge shoutout to Brett Reynolds for taking a leap with me. Seriously, I owe where I am today to his belief in me. Big ups to Michelle Ford too, clocking my healthcare interest. Thanks to her, I made the jump from real estate into the healthcare tech scene. And Priscilla McCloskey? Best manager —always caring about my growth and pushing me to level up. She introduced me to clinical trials, a world I've been in for two years now. Gratitude hits hard when I think about those who cracked open doors for me. For the crew hunting that big break, keep those connections tight, and network like it's your side hustle. You'll never know which doors are ready to swing wide open -- I'm Yen and I write about UX, product design and healthcare. I write a lot. I didn't know I liked writing this much. #CareerMoves #GratitudeAttitude #NetworkingWins #gratitude #designcommunity #designtips #thedesigntroll