In episode 29 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Simran Mhatre, a Product Design Intern at Meta. She is also a graduate student at Indiana University Bloomington. Simran is originally from India and moved to the United States in 2021. Simran worked long and hard to land her internship at a FAANG company and shares all the tips and advice she put into action to get where she is today. If you are trying to break into UX or looking to change jobs in UX, listen to her fantastic advice on portfolios, resumes, and networking! During our interview with Simran you will learn: -How Simran found UX Design and landed in the United States -Advice for Engineers looking to make the switch to product design -How Simarn landed her internship at a FAANG company -Connecting and building meaningful relationships in the industry -How to build a strong and engaging portfolio -Tips on making an impact with your resume So happy to have you join us today! 00:00 Introduction 00:45 How Simran found UX Design and landed in the United States 05:40 Simran's experience so far in her studies of human-computer interaction 08:43 How to decide which learning path to take when studying to become a UX Designer 12:23 Advice for Engineers looking to make the switch to product design 14:15 Should developers design? 18:17 How Simarn landed her internship at a FAANG company 22:17 Simran's strategy to find the internship opportunities she applied to 26:50 How to connect and build meaningful relationships in the industry 30:10 Simran's approach to interviewing 34:28 How to build a strong and engaging portfolio 42:51 Are resumes important too? Tips on making an impact with your resume 50:31 Advice for anyone hitting a wall after applying for hundreds of internships or jobs Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe so I can keep making content for you good people! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aRBoqF6mAD1PnQwj86dX Don't forget to read our blog and sign up for reminders when new episodes will be available! www.uxcabin.com/podcast/simran-mhatre Make sure to follow Simran after the podcast to stay on top of what she is up to! -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simran_uiux/ -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simran-mhatre/ -dribbble: https://dribbble.com/simran2797 -Website: https://www.simran-mhatre.com -Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1497u-F6W-f_4xoFQkVXjeW9mooSwTc8v/view Other mentioned links: - ADPList: https://adplist.org - Jobscan: https://www.jobscan.co Where to find UX Cabin: -Twitter: https://twitter.com/uxcabin -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uxcabin/ -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uxcabin -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uxcabin?lang=en -YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UXCabin -dribbble: https://dribbble.com/uxcabin -Website: https://uxcabin.com