Canada

University of Toronto

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Explore different generative and evaluative research techniques. User research synthesis and presentation.

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Tips on how to work and collaborate with engineers and developers.

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.