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Jacob Olenick
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Dec 1, 2022

Want to work at FAANG? Here’s how!

As a designer, it’s desirable to feel accepted by our peers in the UX/Product Design community. I mean who doesn’t want recognition and praise for their work? Who doesn’t want to design products that impact the lives of millions or even billions of people around the globe? In this article…

Career Advice

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Want to work at FAANG? Here’s how!
Want to work at FAANG? Here’s how!
Career Advice

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Dec 1, 2022

As a Designer, you should feel comfortable speaking up.

A bit ago I was working at a renowned company. I was hired for my expertise and my ability to design premium interfaces that were functional and just made sense. I was working at a dream company at the time and loved the type of work I was doing and…

Career Advice

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As a Designer, you should feel comfortable speaking up.
As a Designer, you should feel comfortable speaking up.
Career Advice

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·Updated Dec 2, 2022

Don’t compare your design journey to someone else’s

I’m sure you’ve seen a bunch of Youtube videos with the title “How I landed a Product Design role in 3 months”. 9 times out of 10 This is fake news! It’s extremely difficult to land a role as a Product Designer with no prior knowledge in just 3 months…

Product Design

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Don’t compare your design journey to someone else’s
Don’t compare your design journey to someone else’s
Product Design

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Jan 18, 2022

Earn Big $$$ with Dribbble!

Here’s a secret to how you can have 1 of 3 things in your design career! You can have a multiple 6 figure freelance business. You can land your dream design job. You could have an amazing full-time job and freelance on the side. You ask, How can I achieve this? I’ve earned great money this past year by sorta hacking the algorithm of Dribbble. Well, Kinda. …

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·Jan 7, 2022

Should you use a UI Kit?

Should designers use UI Kits? Hell yeah! Why not? Using a design system/UI kit isn’t cheating but working smarter not harder. I’ve met lots of designers from different teams, large and small that swear by speeding up their design process and using these tools. Not all design systems or UI…

UI Design

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UI Design

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Aug 1, 2021

How to get your first UX/UI Design job.

So you want to become a UX/UI — Product Designer but are unsure of where to start. You’ve probably reached out to some designers on social media asking them what you need to do to make this dream happen, am I right? I’m going to give you a formula that…

UX Design

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How to get your first UX/UI Design job.
How to get your first UX/UI Design job.
UX Design

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Jacob Olenick

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Senior Product Designer @ Cisco | Husband ☕️ 🧋

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