#82 - CAREER THERAPY REWIND: Building a Successful Career in UI/UX, with Jason Early
Career Therapy Podcast e.82 - CAREER THERAPY REWIND: Building a Successful Career in UI/UX, with Jason Early
NOTE: This episode first premiered on February 23, 2020. We chose this episode as the first Career Therapy Rewind because it contains some real practical advice on how to get (and then manage) clients. There's also a lot of reassurance and perspective around the nightmare of dealing with HR, extended interview processes, and what companies are actually going through when they’re hiring.
If you're curious, you can find the original episode here.
Here's the original description:
For Career Therapy Podcast episode 4, we welcome UX expert Jason Early.
Jason is the founder, front-end developer, and UX designer at gruntmonkey, a small design practice specializing in process and development. He’s also the maker of limited edition show posters (through The Poster Works), a UX and web development instructor with General Assembly, a mentor, a coffee roaster, and a devout fan of baseball. His clients include NASA, M&M/MARS, and Boeing, and he prides himself on providing designs that maintain a balance of beauty and functionality.
Martin and Jason met when they were doing workshops on personal branding, and in this conversation, they talk about how to handle the ebbs and flows of productivity, working for yourself, and entrepreneurship in general. It’s a fascinating discussion and one that’s sure to make you rethink client meetings, how to improve your personal brand, and the best way to run your own business.
#Branding #UI #UX
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY:
HIRECT - A Chat-Based Direct Hiring Platform - Chat Directly. Hire Quickly. First chat-based hiring app for start-ups. Chat and interview candidates anytime, anywhere.
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 Introducing Jason Early
0:55 the reading of the LinkedIn profile
5:57 the Yahoo and MySpace era
12:30 life between full-time, entrepreneur, contractor, etc.
13:23 freelancing and moonlighting
17:10 lessons from the trifecta of work experience
19:22 companies aren’t sitting around with piles of money
21:50 what to ask businesses in interviews and/or meetings
28:33 telling people: “I don’t know.”
40:10 being a Swiss Army knife when you own your own business
42:55 when roles disappear out from under you
44:50 “they didn’t go internal — they went under!”
52:34 looking for all the variations in the work
53:48 how to figure out what job descriptions actually mean
57:34 why you need to utilize calls to action
59:36 advice to your former self
Resources, pages, and videos mentioned in this episode:
Now Over To You!
If you know anyone who has been hustling, or started a business, during the pandemic, and has an amazing story to share, let us know who they are! Alternately, if you, or someone you know has recently gone through a layoff, or has a layoff, or any other career transition-oriented story to share, reach out. Contact Martin through his personal LinkedIn page to get in touch. We're always on the lookout for amazing guests for the cast.
As always, thanks for listening!
