UX Interns. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress.

Today I'm joined by Shehab Ibrahim. Shehab was an intern at Prudential Financial towards the end of my tenure there.

I was blown away by his passion, curiosity, and ability to talk to anyone at such a young age. I invited him on the show to talk to other students of design about his experiences with internships. Prudential Financial and Intuit. How to find them, lessons learned, and what to expect in your role as a UX intern.

Shehab breaks down his experiences which seemed to vary pretty widely even in closely related organizations. It was a pleasure to speak with him and catch up on what's he's been up to. For any companies out there looking for a junior designer who happens to have some deep real-world experience working for two huge organizations and bringing impact through Design. Shehab is your guy.

You can find him on LinkedIn

or at his Portfolio site.

Show Highlights

[6:49] The benefits of learning in a university setting.

[9:21] Internships opening up to Bootcamp graduates.

[10:02] Applying for internships.

[11:10] Preconceived notions were wrong about internships.

[18:10] Getting the first interview.

[20:11] Take a chance and apply.

[21:40] Internship recruiting season.

[24:28] The process of landing an internship.

[26:48] A typical day in the life of a UX intern.

[33:27] Differentiating yourself from other candidates.

[37:25] Lessons learned from two internship experiences.