My honest review of Springboard 2019-2020.
This video is not sponsored.
I'll talk in detail most common questions about my bootcamp experience.

Sam is a UX Designer based in Nashville, TN. After finishing the Springboard UI/UX Design Career Track program, Sam is currently searching for a UX Designer/Product Designer job

Learn more about Sam
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Springboard: Become a Designer. Guaranteed.
Springboard's online UX and UI/UX Design programs are 6-9 months long with flexible learning and personalized 1:1 mentorship from top design talent across the globe. You'll finish the course with a 40 hour industry design project and have partnered with a real company solving real-world design problems. They guarantee you'll get a job within 6 months of graduating or your money back.

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Name: Alexa
Location: Wisconsin → San Francisco → San Diego
About: I’m a designer! I live, breath, and value design. My background is in Graphic Design and digital Product Design and I’ve worked at a number of tech startups as a Product Designer as well as for larger companies such as Yelp and Zendesk.
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Education: BFA, Graphic Design
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Springboard: Become a Designer. Guaranteed.
Springboard's online UX and UI/UX Design programs are 6-9 months long with flexible learning and personalized 1:1 mentorship from top design talent across the globe. You'll finish the course with a 40 hour industry design project and have partnered with a real company solving real-world design problems. They guarantee you'll get a job within 6 months of graduating or your money back.

$1,000 off of Springboard’s UI/UX Design Career Track
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Hey all! Staring a new series called :"Journey to UX" where I'm documenting my day to day process of doing a UX Design Bootcamp. Here's episode 1.

Connect with me on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/sharonyeunkim/
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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro: (0:00)
Context: (0:50)
Working Timelapse: (1:22)
My Google Docs (1:45)
My Design File: (3:39)
Lessons Learned: (4:40)
Thoughts on Bootcamp: (5:29)
Final Thoughts: (6:22)
Outro: (6:47)
Connect on LinkedIn!: (6:55)
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#uxbootcamp #uxdesign #uxprocess #dayinthelife

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💚 Interested in Springboard? Use my code: SHARONKIM to get $1000 USD off your Springboard UX Design BootCamp!

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Instagram: @ sharonyeunkim
Email: [email protected]
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⏰ Timestamps:
INTRO: (00:00​​)
How to create a good portfolio: (00:25)
Applying: (01:27)
Getting passed by a Recruiter: (02:09)
The Interview Process: (03:38)
Round 1 Portfolio Walkthrough: (04:09)
How to Build a Slidedeck: (05:14)
Round 2 Amazon Behavioral Interview: (06:07)
Round 2 IBM Design Challenge: (06:47)
My Golden Tip: (07:24)
The Offer & Reflections: (8:24)
The Mindset to have: (08:45)

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Ready to create a UX project in just 30 minutes?

In this beginner friendly workshop, we’ll design an app called CleanUp, that helps people find local volunteer events in their community.

Your instructor, Joe Formica (Springboard partner and founder of Bitesize UX) will guide you step-by-step through the key parts of the UX design process, along with all the tools, templates, and activities you’ll need to get hands-on design experience. Check out Joe's channel here:
youtube.com/channel/UCVL9mWPZmUyAWRraJAzpqIw

Project Template File:
We’ve created a project template file for you to follow along with this workshop, and create an amazing portfolio project to show off.

To access the template, follow the link below and the instructions in the video to make your own copy of the Figma Design Template.

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New to Figma?
Figma is an industry-standard design tool, and offers free plans to get started. If you don’t have an account yet, you can sign up for a free one at Figma.com

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Workshop Lessons:

00:00 - Introduction
02:15 - Our Project
04:21 - Make a Copy of the Project Template
05:17 - Activity: Choose your Features
08:35 - User Research and Interview
15:54 - Activity: Re-prioritize your features
18:58 - Sketching 101
21:41 - Activity: Napkin Sketches
24:58 - Adding Detail to Your Designs
26:34 - Activity: Detailed Sketches
33:21 - Next Steps & Wrap Up

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Our first series on UX/UI design is presented by Brandon Groce, a rockstar designer, influencer, Adobe Partner, and content creator who teaches designers and creatives how to gain high-level skills, and get a high-paying industry design job.

In this episode, Brandon breaks down the basics between UX vs. UI design. Let’s dive in!

Springboard presents a brand new series of video tutorials that will focus on different skill sets, topics of interest, and in-app walkthroughs in order to guide students and learners through immersive educational experiences.

Start your own UX design career with Springboard right here:

Introduction to Design:
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UI/UX Design Bootcamp:
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Be sure to check out Brandon on IG: instagram.com/brand0ngr0ce

Which Bootcamp is best? Today I'll be sharing my honest opinions on which one you should pick.
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UX Designer and YouTuber, Sharon Yeun Kim talks about the value of her mentorship while at Springboard and how her mentor who works at Google provided industry insights into the application process that helped her land a full-time UX design job.

Start your journey at Springboard today!
springboard.com/

UX Design Bootcamp:
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Hi everyone! As a UX bootcamp graduate, I'll be sharing some of my thoughts on the things that you should know and consider, before signing up for a ux bootcamp program. I'll also provide some tips and advice on how to have the best bootcamp experience possible!
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CONNECT WITH ME ON...
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Video-Editing Software - Final Cut Pro

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(0:00) Introduction
(1:26) My Background
(2:29) Do Your Research
(3:51) Consider Full-Time, over Part-Time
(4:54) Consider Bootcamps that offer Real Client Projects
(6:04) They Don't Call It A "Bootcamp" For Nothing
(6:49) Be A Student & Be Humble
(7:39) Be Prepared for Possible Conflicts
(8:51) Engage With The Design Community
(10:09) Lot of Work to Do, Post-Bootcamp
(10:38) Picking Up Non-Full-Time Work
(11:08) Moving For Your First UX Job
(12:04) Be A Human Being
(12:47) Final Thoughts

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UX Designer and YouTuber, Sharon Yeun Kim talks about how she discovered what she is passionate about, how she got into UX design, and the value of combining all of her passions into a new career.

Start your journey at Springboard today!
springboard.com/

UX Design Bootcamp:
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Hey design crew,

Excited to be back with another vid. I visited my friend in Paris, Emily, who is currently a student with Springboard. She's taking the UX design career track course and she's currently at 96% completion. Emily shares with us how her experience has been, how she decided to take a design bootcamp, considerations for if this path is right for you, and some of her likes and dislikes regarding the course.

If you do not enjoy witty banter, 😛 please skip ahead to 02:16.

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Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
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⏰ Timestamps:
INTRO: (00:00)
Problem: (00:26)
White Paper Research: (01:43)
Competitive Analysis: (02:35)
User Interviews: (03:35)
Insights & Analysis: (04:35)
Persona & HMW: (06:35)
Testing Design Concepts: (07:01)
4 Major Improvements: (04:27)
Final Solution & Designs: (10:55)
Design System & Style Guide: (12:50)
Reflections & Takeaways: (13:45)
PROJECT 2: (14:45)
My Pointers: (15:25)
My Mistakes: (16:04)
How I made my Case Study: (16:36)
TUTORIAL- For Virtual Interview Layout: (17:04)
Other Presentation Tips: (19:14)
Honest Thoughts: (19:30)

Hi! If you read to the end of this description I hope this was helpful and do let me know if any future video ideas or tutorials you'd like to see!

Springboard presents a new series - Student Success Stories! In this episode, UI/UX design alum Ali Marrocco talks about her Springboard experience completing the UI/UX Design Career Track, creating a recycling app through her capstone project, becoming great friends with her mentor, how she was able to network and land a job afterwards, and general advice for anyone considering a career in design.

Start your journey at Springboard today!
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UI/UX Design Bootcamp:
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#SuccessStory #Design #UX #CareerAdvice #CareerTransition #StudentSuccess #Springboard #SpringboardCourseReview #CourseReview #Transition

Springboard UI/UX Career Track Boot Camp - Student Review. I’ve completed about 75% of this course, and would like to share my thoughts with anybody considering taking the course or who’s already started.

I have completed the course! A follow up to my initial review of Springboard's UI/UX Career Track Boot Camp.

Hi!
Back at it again to talk about my interview experience with some advice.

- Interview structure
- People you will talk to
- Most common questions (from my experience)
- Questions that stumped me
-Overall advice

How has your job search been going?

Thanks for watching!

Stay-at-home mom Sadie Rubio went from being a part-time school teacher to a full-time UX designer in the medical field, getting to work from home. She discusses the accountability and flexibility of her experience in Springboard's UI/UX Design Bootcamp.

Start your journey at Springboard today!

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#SuccessStory #CareerTransition #Design #UX #CareerAdvice #StudentSuccess #Springboard #SpringboardCourseReview #CourseReview #Transition

UX designer, graphic designer, and travel entrepreneur Nicky Arthur talks about the value of her mentorship while attending Springboard.

Start your journey at Springboard today!
springboard.com/

UX Design Bootcamp:
springboard.com/courses/ux-career-track/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=buildingarelationshipwithauxdesignmentor

#SuccessStory #Design #UX #CareerAdvice #CareerTransition #StudentSuccess #Springboard #SpringboardCourseReview #CourseReview #Transition

Product Designer Sandy Woodruff went from being a designer on a big team at Fab.com to being the only designer. In this Real Talk, we go behind the scenes on her career journey from Fab.com to Etsy to Google (where she applied 3 times before getting in!). Hear her tips on collaborating with engineers, upcoming opportunity areas in design, and creating core user journeys.

Start your own UX Design career with Springboard (job guaranteed!):
springboard.com/courses/ux-career-track/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=realtalkwithgoogleuxdesigner

0:00 Is there a stereotype for UX designers that's true?
0:24 How did you get started as a UX designer?
2:15 What are some of the biggest trends in the UX design sector right now?
4:28 What are some of the biggest challenges you face as a UX designer?
6:00 What's the difference between UX design and UI design?
7:22 What's one skill you learned on the job that you wish you would've learned in your UX design education?
8:34 Could you describe your design process and what methods you follow?
10:07 Who is a designer that you look up to?

Interviewer: Siya Raj Purohit
Video Production: Erik Parker