United States

University of Michigan

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

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

Tips on how to work and collaborate with designers.

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

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

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

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

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

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

How to set up product analytics and metrics to track success?

How to create personas, and leverage them in design.

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

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)