From healthcare and education to UX/UI design (Avocademy Graduate Panel)

Our graduates talk about their experience in Avocademy, what the job hunt was like, and what life as a UX/UI designer is like now.

Meet the panel:
Robin Staley, UX/UI Foundations & Career Jumpstart Grad, UX Designer @ Lexis Nexis. Used to work in healthcare
Steffi Teo, UX/UI Foundations & Career Jumpstart Grad, UX Designer @ Teslar. Used to work as an educator.

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
7:32 Avocademy's UX/UI Foundations timeline
9:14 Did you find it easy to stay on the course timeline?
12:55 Did any of you sign up for the Google UX course?
13:37 Students that come from the Google UX course to Avocademy
15:33 Avocademy and neurodivergent students
16:58 Do you still keep in touch with your mentors?
19:06 When you were in the Foundations program, was there anything extra/on the side for UX that you were doing?
22:57 With CJ, was it something you can work on with a full time job?
26:51 Can you explain briefly what's the main different between an UX and UI Designer? Does going through the program help someone decide which route is best for them?
30:21 What sets you apart from other UX courses?
33:27 I don't have a college education. Can someone that only has a high school diploma make the career switch into UX/UI design?
35:45 What skills does one need to learn in foundations in order to succeed in Career jumpstart?
38:19 Is UX oversaturated?
43:39 Do you work remotely as a UX designer? If you are comfortable answering, what is your salary? Were you able to negotiate it?
45:24 UX designer salary
46:17 Are UX designer jobs flexible?
49:23 UX/UI Foundations content
49:51 Can anyone share the cost of career jumpstart? And how long is it estimated to complete CJ?
50:43 Coming from a different country would timezones be a problem as I know most of the mentors are from the US?
51:04 Would you recommend Foundations for someone with a background in graphic design and a good understanding of ux/ui?
51:53 Is this a career where clients yell or get angry at you?
52:41 Any advice for someone who wants to change careers into UX/UI Design?

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