Jr. UX Mentorship Career program

• Must have already been applying for a while. People who recently graduated from a bootcamp in the last few months are not eligible. (This specific program is geared at helping people who have done as much as they can on their own, trying different methods but need additional support)
• Must have a UX Portfolio already
• Have not gotten a full-time job in UX
• Must have already completed classes, bootcamp, or self-taught (This program is NOT for people that have zero UX experience)
• Able to join Thursday at 6-7:30pm ET evenings
• You must be within North American timezones (This is so you can easily attend and communicate with everyone around the same time) - Hawaii and Alaska timezones okay, South American folks permitted
• All ages allowed
• UX Researchers and UI specific designers are welcome to apply. This is a career-focused program so it will still be helpful, but my background is more UX design so it will lean more towards that.
• People that identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or folks with disabilities are encouraged to apply

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• Time commitment: ~3/week hrs
• Each cohort will be a community with 6 people
• Sessions are Thursdays at 6-7:30pm ET for 8 weeks
• Every session has a carefully crafted curriculum that focuses on a different part of the job search
• Recommended weekly tasks to work on different topics that are discussed  - things you’ll already be doing anyways  (ie. Edit resume, create list of questions for interviews, participate in a coffee date)
• Get weekly individual support from TA office hours
• 1:1s with Elena at the start, middle, and end of the cohort
• Get feedback on your interviewing, portfolio, bio, and more!
  

This program is meant for people who have already tried everything they can on their own: attending events, joining communities, networking, doing passion projects but need an extra boost to get them there. Very community oriented people - over achievers welcome ;)

• Someone who is willing to put in the work to get yourself a job - we won't do it for you
• Open and excited to feedback
• Excited to be in a community and actively engage with others via Slack by sharing feedback and asking questions
• Self-starter, this is a fast past program
  

• People who just graduated a boot camp recently
• People who haven't done anything on their own to improve themselves as UX people
• People outside the North American timezones (Hawaii and Alaska timezones okay)

• People who are in UX just for the money
• People who aren't willing to show up and do the work
• People who aren't interested in the community aspect
• People who expect to get a job immediately
  

• Ways to stand out as an applicant
• Ready to go elevator pitch and personal narrative for interviews
• Connections with fellow UX designers
• Portfolio and interview deck feedback
• More confidence with public speaking and presenting
  

The program is free of cost. But mentees must be selected from competitive pool and commit to participating through the entirety of the program.

All sessions are via Zoom and recorded for your reference. Communication is done via Slack and homework is shared on Google Drive.

That's the goal! Anele does not do any sort of job placement and does not guarantee that you'll get a job. You'll earn skills, support, and feedback to use as you go through the job search process.

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You get what you put in. If you don't put any effort in, you won't walk away with much.

You'll recieve an email (no ghosting here!) with additional resources.

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While this program might not be the best fit for every UX applicant, there will be many workshops and opportunities in the future. You can sign up here to be notified. This isn't a newsletter, you won't be spammed.

No - we really appreciate word of mouth. But having a referral does not improve candicacy. I recognize alot of success revolves around "who you know" and for a program like this, I want everyone to have equal opportunity.

Yes! After many iterations, we have slimmed the program to 6 participants at a time so Elena can get to know them better and give more targetted feedback. You'll have the opportunity for three 1:1s, at the start, middle, end. There will be Teacher's Assistants there to help and to meet weekly for office hours.

An application with a few questions and a place to submit your portfolio. No resumes or cover letters. Those selected for an interview will participate in a 1hr group interview and find out within a week.

The sessions will be a mix of lecture with tips and stories from personal experience from Elena, interactive group activities and feedback sessions, and Q&A.

Every session is 1.5 hours.

An application with a few questions and a place to submit your portfolio. No resumes or cover letters. Those selected for an interview will participate in a 30 minute group interview and find out within a week.

Unfortunately, this program is tailored to UX specifically. We recommend ADPList to find other kinds of mentors.

No! This is run by a fellow designer who wants to help others designers. There is a curriculum and there are aspects that are similar to school. But this is not a certified program, it's a mentorship and accountability program.

Absolutely not! We ask that people in the program finish the entirety since there are lots of long term skills that are addressed that go beyond job searching and to maintain the community. We can chat on a case by case basis.