Thanks for sharing Samanta! No matter what role or seniority, we all put our pants on one leg at a time :) where are you in your UX career journey?

@@HanBang I'm a lead product designer right now. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback on my leaderships skills which led to me getting this design lead role, so that's why I play with the thought of a director role one day ✨

Thank you for sharing your story. It’s always okay to take pauses in life especially for our littlest who need us so much but only for a short time. Balancing both identities along with all of the other ones (wife, daughter, sister, friend etc) is a constant juggle and not all the balls are glass at the same time. You can decide which ones are rubber for now, drop them and pick them up later. I so appreciate the time you took to leave a heartfelt comment. You’ve given me a spark to pick up the camera again!

@@HanBang I"m glad! And again, equally glad I found your video. It's not something I've come across at all to be honest. I don't know if it's a symptom of the tech world being mostly male, or the fact that women feel embarrassed to speak about it. Either way, it's good to talk about situations that might be more common than people understand.

Yesssssss, asian upbringings don’t always arm us with the soft skills needed to navigate life as a healthy, regulated adults in North America. Can definitely share about how I create and communicate boundaries in my personal and professional life.

Barron! Hi, how are you! Thanks so much for coming by for a visit - hope all is well on your end.

Ah, navigating life in your 20s is a really interesting one. I’ll have to think on that because I really didn’t know what I was doing in my 20s either ;-) Perhaps what I would have done differently then if I had the knowledge of right now. Working parent vlogs coming up 🫡

It will be great if you have mentor time (maybe like adplist) for those who admire your experience and would like to learn from you.

Ah I hadn’t seen this til now Joselyne! I believe there’s a book by Artiom Dashinsky named “Solving Product Design Exercises: Questions & Answers” that Christine Chun shared. Hope that helps!

@@HanBang No worries, I just got the book! Thank you so much! :)

Hey @okjoselyne I hope you're doing well, I'm exactly at the same point learning everything I can, and applying for jobs but it's getting really tough, I am looking for another UX UI Designer so maybe we can work in projects together getting more experience and confidence too let me know what do you think :)

At which stage of the interview process specifically?

You are so welcome!

Keep going!!! 🙌🏼

Glad it was helpful!

Major in Marketing and minor in Socio-Cultural Anthropology. I didn't choose my BA with a career in UX in mind.

Thanks so much Stephanie! Going to follow along your journey as well.

I can’t wait to hear all about your new role 🎉

Do you have recommendations for executive coaches? I think that'd be super beneficial for me! I'm so glad our industry has evolved to include Lead level IC's in career paths so that folks who are NOT looking to get into people management aren't forced into it in the name of career growth.

@@HanBang it took some effort. It was a bizarre move on my part ( others have pointed out). I set up the dual tracks, hired someone above me and I moved on to my next opp. I felt like that was the best thing to do for my small team and the company.

I left a lot of $$ on the table but I'm very happy with my decision.

Yep, it's great to have that time to bond and recover from pregnancy and postpartum. Wishing our American neighbours get that support soon. Thanks for watching! Subscribing to your channel!

@@HanBang doing the same! And yeah, the situation has gotten better for me but its dependent on the company and not a sweeping legal thing. We're also done having kids now so... I suppose I'm only outspoken for other folks.

Thanks for watching!

Glad it was helpful :) what made you want to switch to UX and what's been your favourite learning so far?

​@@HanBang I switched to UX after graduating with a BBA majoring in entrepreneurship but had no hard skills. When looking at jobs, I didn't qualify for anything I found interesting or creative. Then, I was randomly putting together a customized financial tracker for a friend's business to make recording transactions more pleasant when my boyfriend said that what I was doing was basically UX and how he thought I would really enjoy that career. He then showed me a few videos explaining UX, and I was hooked! Since then, I've taken many online courses and am about to graduate with a master's certificate in UX Strategy. At the top of my head, my favorite learning has been the tools and frameworks I can use to approach challenges. Before, I wouldn't know where to start. I also feel more confident knowing I can prototype solutions. Thanks again for what you share about UX on your channel! It helps me visualize my goal of working remotely as a UX Designer. :)

@@creatoratplay Whoa, what an interesting introduction into UX! I'm so glad someone was able to help connect the dots for you to look into this industry. Tools and framewoks are among my favourite things about UX too. It has helped my problem solving skills so much even in non-product design related situations. All the best with your Master's and breaking into UX :) Let me know if you have any specific topics you'd like to see covered and I'll try my best to answer them!

@@HanBang Thank you!! I'm playing catch up with your videos, and you hit many of the points I'm most curious about, like the ones you made for recent grads looking to fill a UX role and preparing a UX presentation. Even the one you posted about perfectionism. That's a big hurdle for me in building a portfolio once I graduate since I can be susceptible to "analysis paralysis". If I think of anything you haven't already done, I'll comment under one of your videos! ☺🙏

When things feel overwhelming to me, I just think about the first one or two steps ahead. Think about your position right now and what are one or two MUST DO's to push the product design in your company? and focus on that. You got this!

@@HanBang Great point! I sometimes feel it has something to do with the comfort level with ambiguity. That overwhelming feeling for me comes from seeing too many paths in front of me. But focusing on the MUST instead of the MAYBE definitely will give me an anchor point to focus on.

@@violettej5965 just want to normalize this feeling, it’s called analysis paralysis. The paradox of too many choices making it hard for us to make a choice. I’d say give yourself permission to make mistakes because you will end up learning lots.

@@HanBang that's great advice! thanks!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks Barron for watching. The butter chicken was scrumptious.

Look for a problem and set out to solve it with a digital solution. Use the design process and document all the things you did to get to the design solution.

Feel free to reach out on linkedin with your questions - look for Han Bang :)

@@HanBang hey I sent you a request “Phalguni sultana” I can’t send you a message till you accept it I used up my inmail credits :/

Good luck Aiping!

Good luck Anna!

Thanks Chris! Let me know if you have any questions I can help answer

Thanks for watching Barron! I so agree it takes time and effort to separate yourself from your outputs. Glad I learned this sooner rather than later. See ya on Twitch!