United States

Maliheh Aghanasiri

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

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

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

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

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

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

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

How to define and execute a successful launch and managing stakeholders expectations. (eg. MVP)

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

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

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

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

How to define an ambitious product vision and how to best communicate it to stakeholders?

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

Steps to building and maintaining a strong, cohesive and effective team.