The journey from UX Mentee to UX Mentor with Mariyam Elshrief

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User Flows

Thomas Morrell

20 episodes

9 months ago

UX Design and Careers. Join us to discuss getting into the field of User Experience and Digital Product Design. We'll be speaking with experts on the field who typically didn't start their careers in user experience design. They'll tell you how to get started, what you need to know, and how to land your first job.

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The journey from UX Mentee to UX Mentor with Mariyam Elshrief

User Flows

31 minutes

4 years ago

The journey from UX Mentee to UX Mentor with Mariyam Elshrief

Today I’m speaking with Mariyam Elshrief a UX Designer at ServiceChannel in San Francisco, CA. I first met Mariyam when I interviewed her for a role at Prudential Financial. She was incredibly smart, able to think on her feet, and one of the best interviews I can remember having.

That’s why I brought her on the show. At the time in her career, she didn’t have a ton of experience. What she lacked in professional experience though she made up for in curiosity and a ton of hackathons and personal projects that really showed a scope of knowledge far beyond her years of employment.

In this episode Mariyam shares her origin story, switching from a computer science degree to UX Design [5:45]. Her time as a boot camp student at General Assembly [3:00]. Her interviewing preparation tactics [10:30], hackathons [8:50], portfolios [15:00], advice for younger designers [18:50]. But most importantly her journey from UX mentee looking for a career to UX mentor guiding others in their own journey [21:29]. It’s a great story and I hope you enjoy it.

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