Talk & Presentation by Velvet Lazo, UX Researcher

In my talk I will describe my journey starting from my experience as an educator and how that led me to want to find something else. I will discuss the deciding factors, remote work, better pay, growth opportunity, etc. I will share how I found out about Ideatelabs and what ultimately led me to choose your program. I will then briefly share my experience of applying, resume edits, portfolio work, and how after 6 months of hard work I was able to land my first UX Researcher job.

Interactive Talk hosted by Alexandra, Hutchinson, UX Researcher

Join Alexandra to learn about how to navigate and network the digital world to land UX job opportunities and position yourself as a thoughtful and impactful UX candidate.

Talk & Presentation by Sahar Naderi, Service Designer

Join Sahar Naderi for a concise introduction to Service Design, followed by an engaging group activity where we'll begin to collaboratively build a Service Blueprint. In this interactive workshop, we will collectively build a service blueprint using Sahar's very own template to audit the "current state" of a service (based on a prepared prompt). Don't miss this opportunity to dive into the practical side of Service Design!

Interactive Presentation by Karin Phan, UX Researcher

Are you thinking of pursuing UX design or research and experiencing mental blocks in your learning journey? In this talk, I will cover the importance of embracing ambiguity and developing an entrepreneurial, growth mindset. Join me during this talk as I walk you through my experience learning UX design and research alongside the case study I created at Ideate Labs. You will gain my personal insights and take away actionable advice I learned throughout the process to propel yourself as you navigate your UX journey.

Talk & Presentation by Samaya Sinha, UX Researcher at Disney

In this talk we explore a variety of UX design and UX research career paths for folks who are considering a pivot into a creative field within tech. This talk will cover an introduction to design thinking and the design process and go through cognitive laws that help designers create digital interfaces. In addition to this we cover a 10-min Design MBA on how design and business strategy connect and overlap. Finally we will go through how all this knowledge connects to a variety of UX career paths.

Talk & Presentation by Angelina Garcia, UX Designer

Explore Angelina’s career path from graphic design to quality assurance, and (finally) landing in the realm of user experience design. Gain practical insights for navigating your own unique career transitions in the design industry. Angelina will talk about her day to day life as a UX designer.

Talk & Presentation by Khrys Oros, UX Designer at Ford

Learn about how to approach the UX job search and how to prepare your UX resume and UX portfolio case studies for success with hiring managers. This talk also covers the career networking and interviewing with hiring managers and recruiters.