Romania

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

Product Design

Business Transformation

✊🏿🏳️‍🌈 Diversity & Inclusion

Mirela Ignat

UX Manager

Public Speaking

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Empathy

Presentation skills

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Negotiation

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe XD

Airtable

Axure

Balsamiq

Figma

Maze

Miro

Confluence

UserZoom

Understand the process of training, motivating and directing your team members.

Managing people

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

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

Building an effective team

Learn the tips to successfully manage a team in a remote environment.

Managing a remote team

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

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

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

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

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

Breaking into tech

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

Choosing metrics and team goals

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Running effective design critiques

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Prototyping methods and tips

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

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

Working with designers

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

Working cross-functionally

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Building a design process

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

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

Working with engineers

What are design systems and how to work with them?

Building successful design systems

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

Managing burnout

Talk to other immigrants about the nuances and challenges of working in the tech industry.

Mirela Ignat🇷🇴