Design Hires Podcast The Apprenticeship Opportunities of the Future with Elena Haskins
Elena Haskins, founder of Cipher Studio and Anele Product Design shares her experience with being a relatively new designer and founding her own businesses early on in her design career. Hear Elena’s wisdom about leadership opportunities for junior designers, apprenticeship opportunities, time management, and much more. Elena also discusses how to get involved in her mentorship program through Anele.
Here’s a look at our discussion:
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0:01 : Starting an agency as a designer & the apprenticeship models of the future
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3:25 : How to know what to pay junior designers and giving feedback
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11:00 : Time management while owning your own business
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16:00 : Learning & reusing tactics from past projects and teams
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19:00 : Leadership and management opportunities early in your design career
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24:50 : Advice for designers considering starting a design business
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30:02 : How Elena assesses designers who she is looking to hire
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35:00 : How to get involved & in touch with Elena
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38:00 : How to set your expectations around bootcamps & setting yourself up for success
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47:00 : Spotting good & bad UX as a designer
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