Focus on fundamentals of design. Your problem statement for the project won’t matter as much as your assumptions, hypothesis and most importantly solution. The way you solve the problem would matters most and it should be thoughtful. Also make everything look beautiful goes without saying

Product Designer

Review the design portfolios on Behance. Then also try to filter the content by specifying top design schools in India, both government and private.

UX/UI designer

If you were to write a detailed guide for “How to make a design portfolio for dummies”, what advice would you give to someone who hasnt ever made a portfolio?

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Advice for portfolio- Grapevine

I have 3.5yr of experience and have worked on multiple B2B and SaaS projects, but i haven't made a portfolio of my work. What type of portfolio should i build? How many case studies should i put? And should i include some of my official client work in portfolio? 

Seeking your valuable advice.

Need meaningful advice for portfolio.

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And no, the debate isn’t whether tech hiring is tough or non-tech hiring is tough - all I’m saying is ... design hiring is the trickiest of them all.

Think about it:
- There are only so many keywords to focus on. How do you even begin to filter out the right talent?
- Subjectivity of Aesthetics: Defining what looks good vs what is “really” good. What might look good to a recruiter is not what might appeal to a hiring manager
- Communication Breakdown: What looks good to a hiring manager needs to be translated to the recruiter on the grounds and factors why the design made sense. Tough - hell yeah!
- Every designer has a portfolio, but how do you differentiate between genuinely innovative work and something that’s just flashy or just showed his inclination to one theme/style or is the portfolio screaming love for one sub section - neobrutalism anyone? Today’s trendy designs might be tomorrow’s outdated trash. How do you hire for timeless design skills?
- Technical Skills vs. Artistic Vision: How do you balance or filter on either - the need for technical proficiency with the necessity for artistic vision
- Client-Based Variability: Designers often tailor their work to what the ask was. How do you discern their true skill level when their portfolio is a mixed bag of client/customer whims? + how do you know X's work is not Y inspired or even better.. a rip off?
- Designers are creative people. How do you access real Cultural Fit? This breed needs to be protected and let them be. But then how do you ascertain designers work style gels with your company’s culture?
- Without assignments you cant get to know them or their depth and dimension of work, and assignments (in general) carry a bad rep in that circuit - cause a lot of work is passed off as a screening assignment.

IMHO, design hiring is like assembling a rocket ship with Lego pieces - it’s complex, nuanced, and the stakes are incredibly high. If can either get it right or F UP real bad.

Design hiring is the trickiest

Human resource

Hey everyone, I wanted to share an experience that many of you might relate to. Over the past few months, I have applied to over 40+companies/ startups for Ui/Ux designer / product designer job positions. Despite putting my best foot forward and ensuring my applications were tailored to each role, I haven't received any responses. I even applied through platforms like Well Found, where my applications were accepted, but unfortunately, I wasn't scheduled for any interviews.

This journey has been challenging and disheartening, but I'm determined to keep pushing forward. I'd like to ask for your advice and insights on the. Feedback and improvement.

Here is my portfolio link:-- 
https://www.behance.net/nainavishwakarma

Need your guidance, networking tips and feedback

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Current state - I work as a PM intern at a startup. We shipped a major release few months back and since then I barely have any work. It's an ops heavy startup, so the work we do is just supplementary and I'm not making a huge impact anymore. I'm one of the select remote workers here and I've been with the org for the last 2 yrs, working parallelly alongside my college. Initially the work was exciting but now it has died down. The org has a okayish culture. There's no downside but limited upside as well. Pay is pretty good for me (considering I work <2hrs/week) but below average for fulltimers.

A little context - I'm pursuing an integrated(5yr) degree from a reputed B-school in Mumbai and I'll be graduating coming July. The placement cycle will start soon but I'm extremely unsure of what I want to go ahead with. I have varied interest. I like to tinker and play around with things. I've built successful social media pages & YT channels in the past. I've freelanced in digital marketing, web development and made decent money out of it. I've built chrome extensions and apps with several thousand users. I feel like I also have interest in web3, strategy, founders office and consulting roles. Few months back, I got an offer from a DeFi company, however they receded it once they realised I still have more than a year left to graduate.  

The confusion - I feel like I should leave my current org as there's no more learning here. However, I don't know in which direction should I proceed after that. The only thing I'm sure of is I'm not built for big corporates. I enjoy working with high ownership and small sized startups seem like the only option. I have 8 months of college left and I'll have to start looking for jobs within next 1-2months. (continued in comments)

TLDR: Feeling extremely lost

Product Manager

My younger brother wants to learn UX designing as he finds the field creative and rewarding. He's a Bcom grad, doesn't really like it. He has done a udemy course on figma. Need some guidance on what path to follow to learn design and prepare for a job

Need advice to get started with UX design

Software Engineer

Hi, I'm a freelance frontend web developer, i don't have a proper portfolio that could help me switch to a full time job in frontend web development. Can you suggest how I can make it and make sure that it's good enough?

Skills: HTML, CSS, BOOTSTRAP and JavaScript

Want to create a good portfolio

Software Developer

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Hey everyone,
I have been applying to UX design jobs for the past 18 months, but haven't landed one yet.
Today is the last day I invest in this pursuit. If you have any openings in your company, please let me know.

My portfolio - https://bento.me/salmansalah

Last shot at Product Design

Webflow Developer

How many of you guys have portfolios you share with recruiters? What do you include in them? Aby tips to get started with creating one

Portfolios for product manager

Have an M.Des from one of the IITs.
This is going to be my first switch.
Is having a WITCH org going to screw my chances of getting into a product based org. If yes, how can I work on this?

I have 3.5 YOE in UX Design and overall 4.5 YOE. My CCTC is 14.59 LPA. What should be my expectatws salary?

Hi, I am an UI intern for a small size design agency since march. Frankly learned a lot about the design process IRL and very grateful for the experience. I have upgraded my portfolio a little bit and now  want to know if I am ready to be upgraded to the next position of a designer in a company. I also want to know honestly what kind of designs do companies look for in a UX/UI designer’s portfolio. I have attached a sneak peak to my designs. Would love a honest evaluation and opinion. Thank you.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RYpLPsB31cP0w8lXBxJs24ZgKBBZF3Jd?usp=sharing


#stayinganonymousalltheway

What do companies look for in a portfolio?

UI Designer

I have been trying it for 3-4 months now. But i couldn't get progress on it. Something always comes up and I keep on postponing it. I have done freelance projects but putting it on a portfolio as a UX case study with Research has become a tedious part.

I couldn't complete my UX portfolio

I have 2.5 years of experience as product designer. Have worked on mobile designs, saas products in healthcare, fintech and e-commerce. I was looking out for opportunities since 2 months. Please do let me know if there are any openings. It would be great help. Thanks in advance.

Any one hiring Product Designer

Any Tips or Suggestions where to get a real time project as fresher with no experience and how to Build Portfolio? Without any real time projects?

I do understand that for product designers it is important to have a design portfolio but what about product managers? And if the answer is yes, what about confidentiality? I mean you can’t just share what all you developed or worked upon?

Product mangers out there, how important it is to have a portfolio designed?

How to enter into UI/UX designer field being an B.E with 5yrs of experience in non tech jobs, do i need a portfolio,if yes how to make that portfolio .

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