Reaching out directly can work, but also network with industry professionals. Upskill with relevant courses and apply on job portals like Naukri and LinkedIn. Referrals can be very helpful too.

Reach out to hiring managers with your portfolio. That will have high conversion, compared to reaching out to Talent team. Market is brutal for freshers. Create a portfolio and showcase your talent to actual design leads. This will improve your probability of getting an interview

Product Manager

It's tough. But hey , you miss 100% of the shots you don't take

Consultant

Software Developer

So since I'm in my 4th year of my UG, I'm thinking of reaching out to the talent acquisition team of big companies directly asking for a role in product design. Is it a good idea? What else can I do?

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I’m a upcoming 4th year Integrated msc chemistry(5 year) student from NIT Warangal and I have an exit option after 4th year also, i.e with the bachelors degree and as of now I have decided to go with this. But the major concern for me is that my college won’t be allowing me for the campus placement. 

How and when should I start reaching out for off-campus Product/Analyst roles?

I was thinking of reaching out to campus recruiters from companies that hire from my college and other colleges, Will that work?

Final year student Seeking advice

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Final year student seeking advice

Hi I am .... , 22 yo F.
I aam new here so i don't know how things work here. So I work at a company  which pays like really low. And I want to switch... but the job market seems disgusting right now. I have been thinking to quit for a while now. But now having a back up make me wanna stay. I am open to suggestions, guidance, referral.. 

Thanks :) 
Have a productive day.

So I am a UX designer.

UX/UI Designer

Any product/ux design folks available here on grapevine that are willing to send out a referral? I’m looking to switch from 3d/2d motion and graphic design to product and ux roles and given the current market situation, it’s getting tough.
Any piece of advise or referral would help. Thanks!

Any product/ux designers here?

Product Designer

Hey everyone, I've been on the hunt for a product design internship for the past 1 month. I came across a lot of internships, but they were willing to take me only at zero cost.

What would you do in this scenario? What other ways can I explore to find an internship ( I'm a junior doing my UG).

THANKS :)

Senior designers, do you think I should do an unpaid internship?

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Is interacting directly with founders/founding members or emailing them directly ever worked out for you while applying for a job rather than going via traditional route of resume shortlisting and then getting an interview which is really tough at an entry level where there are already high thresholds to get through it?

Getting a product role

Hi! I am a 2024 graduate with a B.Des. degree in Product Design. I am currently looking for opportunities in the field of UX-UI or Product.

I got placed at Accenture through campus placements with a promise of 8.424 lpa CTC. However, I haven’t yet received the offer letter.

I am open to opportunities in Bangalore, Delhi or Gurugram. And maybe Mumbai if the salary is sufficient to survive in the city. 😅

Here’s my portfolio for you to refer: https://www.behance.net/tanzdm

I would love to get some leads or referrals. Advice is also very much welcome.

I would love to connect with anyone who can help me help me in my job search.

P.s. I am open to taking any short-term freelancing opportunities as well.

Behance

2024 Design Graduate looking for job opportunities

1. If your company is hiring, let us know if you can provide a referral or can help somehow. Be ready with a fake/temporary Email Id to accept applications/resume, or ask to DM.

2. If you know any other company hiring:
Would be better if you could provide the link to the job or company or its career page.

3. If you know a stealth or very small startup hiring right now, do share someone's LinkedIn/Twitter profile whom we can reach out.

4. If you have recently interviewed at a company, try to share a bit about their expectations and interview experience.


Wherever possible, try to mention the tech stack and years of experience expected.


Happy Hunting/Helping 😃

[Who Is Hiring] [July 🧵]

Senior Software Engineer

I requested my question earlier as well. 
And I was fortunate enough to connect with one user over here who told me to apply to the organisation he is working with. I am grateful to that person.
However, I can't rely on a single job application.
And LinkedIn is just too much.
Could anyone help ? It's really urgent and my experience and salary doesn't match at all. 
I faced a salary deduction and NO HIKE in 2020 when the pandemic hit us.

I am comfortable with some similar role as well.

Help!!!

Asking again - Which product design (mechanical) design companies are hiring ?

Design Engineer

So, I finally landed an offer with a product company as an SDE after months of struggle as a fresher. 

I hail from a circuital branch of the old IITs. Campus placements were difficult this year, so while I did interview at some good product companies (Microsoft, Amex, etc.), luck didn't favour me and I had tsettle up with a trading role with a low pay. (Other story why I decided to apply here in the first place)

Most of the news articles floating around fucked up placements at IITs are in fact true and I decided to try my hands at off-campus placements only to realise how difficult it is to get even your profile noticed (yes, even with a tier-1 college). 

So this is what I did which I believe can help freshers land a job in this difficult market:

1) Simply applying on LinkedIn esp. via easy apply won't work. There's literally thousands of applicants within a day for a job posting. So try to stand out among the crowd. 

2) Draft an excellent resume. Add things that you believe you can explain to the interviewer (doesn't matter if you've worked a lot on it, the interview is just an hour of you trying to make the interviewer believe the guy knows his stuff).

3) Know your strengths- are you good at DSA or are you good at dev. Startups would demand dev skills majorly, product companies would require DSA knowledge.

4) Start reaching out to people - very senior level people, HRs, Hiring Managers, people directly in touch with Hiring Managers, etc. Dm them on LinkedIn, cold email, and keep following up. In the case of early stage startups, directly reach out to the CTO/CEO. Sometimes, the jobs just don't get posted publicly. 

5) Don't lose hope. I've had days when I used to get a headache thinking of the future and days when I had multiple interviews on the same day. The market is just tough, you're good enough and things might take time, but you'll definitely make it through. 

I got interviews at a couple of HFTs, and a few good product companies and got an offer.

Finally landed an offer

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I'm about to graduate in 2023 and I have a decent offer on campus, but I'm thinking of looking for better opportunities, mostly because of location reasons.

Should I apply in March/April, since I can't immediately join? Is the market conducive for entry level SDE roles? Any other tips?

Thanks!

Applying for off campus roles

I’m a 3rd year integrated msc chemistry(5 year) student from NIT Warangal and I have an exit option after 3rd year also, i.e with the bachelors of Science degree and as of now I have decided to go with this. But the major concern for me is that my college won’t be allowing me for the campus placement.
I have done internships and projects in product domain.
I am looking for opportunities, so that I have a offer to join from May. Any idea How should I go about this?

Final year student seeking guidance.

Hi am writing this to understand whats the flow and how people are interviewing right now
These are my plans 
1. DSA / algo grinding
2. Learn system design

Kindly write your recent interview experiences..

How to get in to product companies from service based with 5 to 6 years of exp

Software Engineer

Hi! I am a 2024 graduate with a B.Des. degree in Product Design. I am currently looking for opportunities in the field of UX-UI or Product.

I got placed at Accenture through campus placements with a promise of 8.424 Ipa СТС. However, I haven't yet received the offer letter.

I am open to opportunities in Bangalore, Delhi or Gurugram. And maybe Mumbai if the salary is sufficient to survive in the city.

Here's my portfolio for you to refer: https:// www.behance.net/tanzdm

I would love to get some leads or referrals. Advice is also very much welcome.

I would love to connect with anyone who can help me help me in my job search.

P.s. I am open to taking any short-term freelancing opportunities as well.

Final year student seeking guidance

Hi folks,
I got laid off in Sept. since then looking for a Job. 
market is so scary. 
Few questions:
1. a lot of companies are hiring through crewscale, etc. they are offering low salary as per the role. are companies paying low salary to them or they are taking a big cut? do people treat them differently once they join a company via crewscale?

2. I am not able to get my resume shortlist for mncs. 

what to do now? recently my friend got a call from razorpay gehy were offering for sde role 15 lakh for 2 years experienced. they were paying 22 lakh for sde 1 last year. the role is not product engg or solution ennggg that they recently introduced for low salary. it was sde role.

fat rhi h ab. kya kru??????
my exp: 2.5 backend

I am scared now.

Is there any openings for a 4+ years experienced UIUX designer in Deloitte ? Any leads pr referrals would be appreciated

Leads for UIUX DESIGNER with 4+ years of experience

Internal Audit

I’m dumbfounded when the best piece of advice I hear is that its a numbers game and probability is supreme.
There’s got to be a strategy that one applies to shortlist from the ocean of offers out there.

- applying in the same domain as your current company?
- platform or regions where recruiters are more active?
- directly talking to freelance HMs and doing a deal?

If no hack, just share what worked for you? And how are you optimising the job searching?

Give me your best strategies for job hunting?

1. Accept that it's a numbers game. Especially in this market  
 2. Embrace that there may be a super stupid person on the other side . E.G - My CV was rejected at a big Web3  startup, but I persisted : went through a reference spoke to HR and showed her how the CV is a 90%+ Match. She ended up fixing an interview. What if I didn't have a referral? Jata na 
 3. There is only one hack - get that CV in front of the hiring managers face : through referrals, through problem solution one pagers that I've DM'd directly to founders or hiring managers, consistently applying to the widest net, getting friendly and maintaining good relations with head hunters: I've helped so many head hunters with their other mandates unrelated to me, just for the sake of it. No expectations.  
  
 DESPITE throwing such a wide net, it still is roughly taking me 9-10 months for my next gig. Sure I'm looking at leadership mandates and woh roles by default halway mein nahi khatam hote.  
  
 But play the numbers smartly is the only way. Send a 100 tries out (but customized and personalized not spam) and tab hi kaam karega.

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