From Engineering to UX Designer | D Talks with Shriya Salunkhe | UX, Precisely
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When one decides to follow their passion, everything else becomes secondary for them. They're focused on what they want to achieve and no hurdle is too big. Such is the story of Shriya Salunkhe. Shriya failed in many subjects in engineering and was clueless about what to do in life until she fell in love with UX. The amount of work she had put in to learn about UX over the years eventually landed her a job. She is now working as an Associate UX Designer at Precisely. Shriya talks about how she worked really hard to overcome the challenges she had faced during her journey. If you have any questions for Shriya, mention them in the comments below.
00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - Design Thinking: How did it change her perspective
04:12 - Transitioning from Engineering with backlogs to Design
08:16 - The first introduction to UX/UI designing
11:40 - Convincing Parents/Friends - Clarity in your thoughts is the key
16:14 - UX designer position from an engineering college.
19:36 - Engineering: Backlogs | Mental Pressure
28:30 - First Job as a UX designer
32:50 - Design feedbacks
41:05 - 2nd Job and Selection Process
47:30 - Hiring process in the industry
49:26 - Things Shriya would've done differently
52:56 - Importance of Formal Design Education
56:52 - Writing my SOP
59:50 - Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences
1:00:03 - Professional Certifications
Host - Sanjay Reddy
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