Netherlands

Beykent University

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

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Understanding factors that lead to a motivated team - recognition, communication and more.

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

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

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

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.

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

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.

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

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

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

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

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.