I’m about to get started on the bulk of my portfolio: the case studies. So it felt like the right time to hear what Camila is looking for when reviewing portfolios.
What hiring managers are looking for in your portfolio:
Camila has also been chatting to another designer who’s also hoping to promoted to a lead position. Camila has also advised that she apply for external roles which was a good segue to remind me to get on it!
Here are three roles we’ve found
I shared my work with Camila — this was a Figma prototype for a new feature we’ve built super quick to enable our customers to send a snapshot of…
Topics discussed: coaching, management, Orbiting The Giant Hairball
Topics discussed: coaching
Always one to follow the rules, I was quick to set out on my task and one person has already…
Topics discussed: what we focus our learning time on and how we can use this time to enhance our career.
Topics discussed: Rachael wanted me to talk about how we run Design Crits at Moonpig
We’re currently a team of seven Designers and two Researchers across two locations, London and Manchester.
Topics discussed: running design critiques
Topics discussed: how to lead from a position of non-leadership, conflict management and the importance of agendas.
I felt it was important for context to talk to Camila about my professional relationships. From the beginning something that has had a big impact on me was dealing with a…
Topics discussed: what jobs to apply for when interviewing for practice, the importance of a plan when embarking on a mentorship journey.
The first thing we discussed was any roles I’ve been messaged about from recruiters. I had three…
Topics discussed: a catch-up, and I updated Camila on the homework she’d set me.
Today was our first daily call. Since the last time we’d spoken so much had changed. We’d both been abroad, both back home, just, and both self isolating. We’re now working fully remote, but for us this could…