Honestly, I feel like it's hard to open their doors. I graduated from a state university, but worked hard and studied UX/UI design my own after I graduated with graphic design degree. My dream is to work at FAANG/big-tech company. Their compensation benefits are competitive, and so it their hiring process. I don't know how to improve my portfolio and win FAANG/big tech companies' hearts. I'm not sure where to go to get my portfolio reviewed. I've worked on design system, marketing website redesign, rebrand, product, marketing design, miscellaneous design, etc. I worked my ass off yet based on my research, I get underpaid. Any tips on improving my portfolio? 😵💫 Thank you in advance, fellow designers on Blind! YOE: 5 Current position: senior designer @ capital one #design #interviews #ui/ux #faang #portfolio
Visual design and presentation/storytelling have to be top notch, regardless of the specific role.
Hey go to Amazing Design People https://www.adplist.org/ Here you can book a free call with a mentor from FAANG (or other companies) and get feedback on your portfolio. Then iterate and book another call.
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I also graduated from a state university with a degree in graphic design. Have been working at two FAANG companies and Microsoft for roughly the past 10 years. Hard to give good portfolio tips without actually seeing your portfolio, but given your past work across many design disciplines, I would make sure your portfolio is solely focused on UI/UX/product design. Other types of projects will only serve as a distraction and make it harder to determine what kind of role you are looking for. A place to potentially get some help with your portfolio is the FB group Designers’ Guild. There’s a monthly portfolio review thread and lots of FAANG designers are in that group.
If you don't mind, I can send you DM about my portfolio link! Would love to get your feedback/opinion.
Sure!
I just interviewed with Apple and Google got an offer from Google so the entire process is very fresh in my mind. It's hard to say without seeing your portfolio. Treat your portfolio like a product. Who are your users? What do you want them to see on your site? Trim out the excess, keep the portfolio streamlined and easy to view. The people viewing your portfolio are doing this in between their work so they don't have time to figure out super fancy navigation or wait for your website to load forever. Also, make sure you are telling a compelling story in your portfolio. Layout the process that you went through and take them on that design journey with you. Explain very thoroughly why you did the things you did and make sure that connects back to the final outcome.
Currently, I’m perusing master’s in user experience and working to create my portfolio. I wanted to know what kind of portfolio are required to get into these kind of job. If possible could you please share your portfolio link so I can get some ideas. TIA.
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