Julie Lemieux🇺🇸
Founder at Design Leader Mindset
About Julie Lemieux
Founder at Design Leader Mindset
The current job market for UX and product designers is incredibly challenging. The fierce competition and high expectations make it hard to stand out. As you navigate this challenging environment, ask yourself: is your portfolio helping or hurting your chances?
As a design leader and hiring manager with over 25 years of experience, I have reviewed over 10,000 portfolios in my career.
A poorly designed portfolio significantly diminishes your likelihood of getting a callback. It may fail to effectively showcase your skills and thought process, leaving hiring managers unimpressed. Effective portfolios speak directly to their target audience: the hiring manager. A well-crafted portfolio will set you apart and may even accelerate your interview process, increase your offer's seniority level, and boost your starting salary and equity.
I know what hiring managers are looking for. Our work together covers project selection, storytelling, and presentation techniques. Together, we will ensure that your portfolio reflects how you think about problems, how you solve them, and how your design solutions helped the business and its users.
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What mentees say
“Julie offered invaluable guidance during our meeting, with her deep understanding and impressive leadership experience. Her perspective on managing contract work and navigating this career phase really resonated with me. I also appreciated her ideas about looking into Concept Design, and I'm eager to explore more on the topic. Her generosity and openness in sharing insights offered deep clarity.”
“It was great talking with Julie; she provided the right motivation and advice on where I need to focus to ensure the project I am working on can succeed! Will advise everyone to connect with Julie and experience the same :)”