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Oct 25, 2022, 3:00pm PST | 6:00pm EST
Break Into Fortune 500 with Designing At Scale
Rapid Fire Portfolio Review
Jun 27, 2021
How to Really Change Your Career From Another Field to Design
Have you always wondered how other professionals like yourself who have worked in another industry for a significant amount of time managed to transition to a career in design? In this session, you will hear from Soha Lachini, a product designer previously working as a marketing and education professional on her recent successful transition to a career in design and Stella Guan, Founder & CEO of Path Unbound. This session will give you the inside scoop on best practices as a mid-career transitioner with actionable strategies instead of generalized tips.
Jun 21, 2022 | This event was not recorded
Overlooked Creative Positions in Startups
Startups hire a lot of UI/UX designers, but did you know that there are a lot more job openings that are in the creative design field but are not in the real of UI/UX?
In this session, you will hear from a successful working professional in the startup work with a fulfilling role as an art director. In the second half of the session, you will hear from Stella Guan, founder of design school Path Unbound, on what other creative roles have been gaining traction in job openings in the startup world beyond UI/UX design.
June 14, 2022
Design Career Options Beyond UX
A partnered event with ADPList – Have you ever been intrigued by design as a career but unsure if user experience design (UX) is for you? In a market saturated with new UX designers, it is imperative for aspiring designers to explore their options and find the best fit with their skillsets and passions instead of following trending job positions. In this session, you will learn from Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of design school, Path Unbound, about career options that are related to design but are not in the realm of UX.
February, 2022
How to Stay Competitive In A Saturated Market As A Designer
This is a recording of the Feb 2022, Geekle UI/UX Summit. The talk of our founder, Stella Guan, was between 1:41:00 to 2:09:00. Junior designers entering the job market are faced in increasing competitions. Most companies are still unwilling to give junior talents a chance and prefers to hire senior talents to minimize risks. How can junior designers with few experience compete in a saturated market? In this talk, we will discuss strategies to help new designers get a foot in the door. We will discuss: 1) How to find your strengths and work on your weaknesses in design early 2) How to amplify your strength and build a personal brand around it 3) How becoming multi-skilled can increase your competitive advantage 4) Portfolio building tips
November 8, 2021
How I Landed A UX Design Job At Apple With Confidence
Stella Guan, founder and CEO of Path Unbound, discussed her experience and learnings on her journey to becoming a designer.
Jun 23, 2021
Off the Beaten Path to Design
An enlightening discussion of career transition success stories with designers who come from “non-traditional” backgrounds. Featured guests include: Stella Guan, award-winning designer and founder of Path Unbound; Jessica Ko, Co-Founder of Playbook.com; Kerry McPhearson, Product Designer; Stef Meeder, UX Designer.