I've been jobless for over 5 months and fighting depression and imposter syndrome has been the toughest battle. I am a early career UXR and trying to find the perfect opportunity is hard. I take everything personal because I'm extremely hard on myself.
I'm pretty hard on myself too, but it's in these moments that I find myself growing the most. It's not a fun cycle to be in and I had to constantly remind myself that my job is not my worth, not my identity, and it will figure itself out eventually and I'm not going to compromise myself in the process. Take breaks and reward yourself for the hard work you've put in so far, you deserve it.
3 years jobless 2 careers changed without experience and without any job offer with 0 income i live with my mom and in african country im in hell believe me there is worst
Hey, you’re not alone! I usually don’t comment on videos but I relate to you. I graduated as a 3D artist this year but the market is extremely hard to jump into right now cause they all ask for 5+ years of experience. Focus on yourself first. You’re doing good! Depression is deafening but you need to be in the right headspace before jumping into anything. Best of luck to you and good things will come! It will come eventually!! :D
It’s all BS… it is impossible getting a ux job in the sense that it’s basically out of your control. What angers me is that the industry always has the narrative of “it’s you and you need to be better.. a better portfolio, a better resume, more experience, better at interviews blah blah”. From what I’ve seen, it’s got virtually nothing to do with your ability. I’ve been to quite a few networking events for ux and almost everyone who got their first job basically “got lucky”. I’ve seen some incredible people who can’t get a job and some useless people who landed one immediately. It’s the job market that’s broken.. not you.
Man, this hit me in the chest. Ugh I felt all these feelings for over 6 months when I was looking for my 1st UX job. No one talks about how hard it is. I'm documenting my journey and I love how honest you are being about this!
This is exactly how it is for me right now as I try to look for a UX design role. A roller-coaster, hate-love, highs and lows, peaks and valleys, hopeful yet pessimistic type of thing. As cliché as it sounds, we have no other choice but to keep on keeping on. So, keep on keeping on! We all got this!
Girl, you and I are literally living the same life right now lol (recently married, applying for a new job). I feel you 100%. I hate the job interviewing process.
I'm in the same process as you are! I'm searching for my next role and currently interviewing with two great companies. I am so so grateful but also stressed as hell and it's so hard waiting and trying not to take rejections personally, especially after so much hard work and energy and effort. I'm also so early in my design career, so imposter syndrome is definitely creeping its way in, but I'm trying not to let it win. Sending you all the best wishes, I hope things work out for you! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us :)
Thank you for sharing this, I have had so many rejection emails for the past 6 months. I have felt every emotion there can be. Seeing someone else go through the exact same thing re-assures me that I'm a good designer, I just haven't found the right fit. THANK YOU
Don’t let the hunt consume you. Schedule a part of your day for it. But utilise the rest for things you’ve always wanted to do. And use your network to get recommendations. It’s harder when you switch career tracks so there’s a silver lining in everything. I am an ex creative director (copy and UX) and am getting into IT consulting.
Thank you for sharing this! I’m going thru this right now and some days are really hard to land my first full-time ux design role.. job hunting is a pain :,)
Oh man, this is too real! I'm current almost finished with my associates in User Experience Design, and hoping to transfer to a University to continue for my Bachelor's. The job market is super discouraging, and I'm wondering if all this blood, sweat, and tears are worth it. Fingers crossed the economy rebounds by the time I graduate!
This helped me so much. Thank you for being so transparent. Been in UX for a few years now and been struggling with imposter syndrome. Showing that you are questioning whether you are good enough and then reminding yourself that you're good enough, it reminds me that this is normal. I am about to embark on a similar journey and I've been so afraid to start because of imposter syndrome and questioning the market with all the layoffs. Thank you for showing the good and the bad in the process, it gives me some encouragement and to know that I am not alone.
Hi Mimi, thanks for sharing this transparent and raw moment of the job-seeking journey😂. As a person who aspires to be in the UX position soon, your video made me a bit nervous with the realistic views but, definitely motivated me to work hard at my situations, and think about how to cope with my mentality during this uncertain journey. Wish you a good luck 🙌
I have been jobless for 2 years !!!!! Iam trying my best but just nothing I only wanted to have w job on a career that iam comfortable to I studied both front end and graphic design career And now iam studying ui ux design hoping to find a suitable job These two years changed me completely Alot of hard times and depression more than i take or handle but iamjust trying cuz u know u must try and try its ur life Also job offers asking too much and stupid tasks its not even related to ui ux or graphics at all!! also they asking for too much years of experience no matter how perfect is ur portfolio Its too much and i cant stay for another Iam even crying when i mention this … God bless us all this too much and i dont even know what to do more than i did..
Totally valid feelings and thank you for sharing! It's not easy, but for me, every time I looked for a new job, it was all worth it in the end and it was a small blip in my life. Don't give up, but know that you can give yourself some grace, take breaks, and reward yourself
I just finished a boot camp and I’m so excited but so anxious to continue. I only have one project in my portfolio and I don’t even think it’s enough. I’m trying to gain experience but even applying to apprenticeships makes me feel so foolish. I’m hoping it all works out for me in the end
This video was really what I needed to hear yesterday when I was still waiting back to hear from the firm I interviewed with, I got a rejection today and it literally broke me😭😭 I came back to watch again to find strength cause I have another interview coming up and I am questioning my competence....can you share tips on how you got through other interviews after getting let downs? I feel so sad 😢
Honestly, interview processes should not be this insane. I understand its a competitive field but we're also humans. We should not be doing rounds and rounds of interviews, and interviews from 8:45a -2pm?! Thats insanity. All to reject people in the end.
I had my first design challenge ever and it was for a government job I did not pass through to the next stage, had another opportunity for a small contract but that one you needed to be a current student but they had overlooked that when they first contacted me and said they would have been happy to go further in the process but the funding was from a youth student program /: other that I have had a lot of ghosting and automated rejection emails
I quit my job to go on an internship. finished it. and then my sister got really sick and she needs all my time. shes getting better and now im back, but i feel like I dont know sh*t. stuck and dont know what to do next. cry most of the time too. Wishing you all the best! WE LOVE YOU
AHHHH this is my life right now 100% feel all these emotions I finished my final interview with the company i love and I've been waiting anxiously trying to avoid the phone (we all know that does not happen lol) the company I am hoping to get the good news from was supposed to let me know something friday sadly have not heard from that company i have these two others that want to go on! Very discouraging and know it's not personal just hard knowing you spend much time preparing and researching its such a scary exciting process the waiting is the worst though!! Good luck to everyone trying to go forward!
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I've been jobless for over 5 months and fighting depression and imposter syndrome has been the toughest battle. I am a early career UXR and trying to find the perfect opportunity is hard. I take everything personal because I'm extremely hard on myself.
I'm pretty hard on myself too, but it's in these moments that I find myself growing the most. It's not a fun cycle to be in and I had to constantly remind myself that my job is not my worth, not my identity, and it will figure itself out eventually and I'm not going to compromise myself in the process. Take breaks and reward yourself for the hard work you've put in so far, you deserve it.
3 years jobless 2 careers changed without experience and without any job offer with 0 income i live with my mom and in african country im in hell believe me there is worst
Hey, you’re not alone! I usually don’t comment on videos but I relate to you. I graduated as a 3D artist this year but the market is extremely hard to jump into right now cause they all ask for 5+ years of experience. Focus on yourself first. You’re doing good! Depression is deafening but you need to be in the right headspace before jumping into anything. Best of luck to you and good things will come! It will come eventually!! :D
It’s all BS… it is impossible getting a ux job in the sense that it’s basically out of your control. What angers me is that the industry always has the narrative of “it’s you and you need to be better.. a better portfolio, a better resume, more experience, better at interviews blah blah”. From what I’ve seen, it’s got virtually nothing to do with your ability. I’ve been to quite a few networking events for ux and almost everyone who got their first job basically “got lucky”. I’ve seen some incredible people who can’t get a job and some useless people who landed one immediately. It’s the job market that’s broken.. not you.
3 YEARS HERE IT GETS TO THE POINT YOU BECOME NUMB TO IT .
Man, this hit me in the chest. Ugh I felt all these feelings for over 6 months when I was looking for my 1st UX job. No one talks about how hard it is. I'm documenting my journey and I love how honest you are being about this!
Wishing you all the best! I'm in my first UX job that I'm so grateful to have gotten.
Thank you for the kind words!
This is exactly how it is for me right now as I try to look for a UX design role. A roller-coaster, hate-love, highs and lows, peaks and valleys, hopeful yet pessimistic type of thing. As cliché as it sounds, we have no other choice but to keep on keeping on.
So, keep on keeping on! We all got this!
Girl, you and I are literally living the same life right now lol (recently married, applying for a new job). I feel you 100%. I hate the job interviewing process.
Congratulations! It’s like one thing after another, but I guess that’s being an adult 🤷🏻♀️ lol
I'm in the same process as you are! I'm searching for my next role and currently interviewing with two great companies. I am so so grateful but also stressed as hell and it's so hard waiting and trying not to take rejections personally, especially after so much hard work and energy and effort. I'm also so early in my design career, so imposter syndrome is definitely creeping its way in, but I'm trying not to let it win. Sending you all the best wishes, I hope things work out for you! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us :)
Thank you for sharing this, I have had so many rejection emails for the past 6 months. I have felt every emotion there can be. Seeing someone else go through the exact same thing re-assures me that I'm a good designer, I just haven't found the right fit.
THANK YOU
Don’t let the hunt consume you. Schedule a part of your day for it. But utilise the rest for things you’ve always wanted to do. And use your network to get recommendations. It’s harder when you switch career tracks so there’s a silver lining in everything. I am an ex creative director (copy and UX) and am getting into IT consulting.
This is exactly the kind of relatable content I needed. I graduated from my UX bootcamp in June and have been on the job hunt ever since.
You’re so real for sharing this whole process. Thank you.!
Thank you for sharing this! I’m going thru this right now and some days are really hard to land my first full-time ux design role.. job hunting is a pain :,)
I'm also still trying to find a job and it really affects me too sometimes but I just take it as a way to improve
I thought I just the only one who feel this way. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching! And making me feel like I’m not the only one who felt this way
Mimi this video made me so emotional!! I'm praying you get a great job
Oh man, this is too real! I'm current almost finished with my associates in User Experience Design, and hoping to transfer to a University to continue for my Bachelor's. The job market is super discouraging, and I'm wondering if all this blood, sweat, and tears are worth it. Fingers crossed the economy rebounds by the time I graduate!
This helped me so much. Thank you for being so transparent. Been in UX for a few years now and been struggling with imposter syndrome. Showing that you are questioning whether you are good enough and then reminding yourself that you're good enough, it reminds me that this is normal. I am about to embark on a similar journey and I've been so afraid to start because of imposter syndrome and questioning the market with all the layoffs. Thank you for showing the good and the bad in the process, it gives me some encouragement and to know that I am not alone.
you got this!
I’m the same at the moment, tomorrow I have my first ever portfolio presentation 🥺
Good luck!
Good luck, you got this!
@@mimimichi thanks 🤗
@@janahamilton3 thanks 🤗
Hi Mimi, thanks for sharing this transparent and raw moment of the job-seeking journey😂. As a person who aspires to be in the UX position soon, your video made me a bit nervous with the realistic views but, definitely motivated me to work hard at my situations, and think about how to cope with my mentality during this uncertain journey. Wish you a good luck 🙌
not the cliff hanger!!! lol excited for the next one!
This is so soooo very relatable mimi. I’m in the same position at the moment (but for UX research). Sending lots of love your way 🫶🏾
I have been jobless for 2 years !!!!!
Iam trying my best but just nothing
I only wanted to have w job on a career that iam comfortable to
I studied both front end and graphic design career
And now iam studying ui ux design hoping to find a suitable job
These two years changed me completely
Alot of hard times and depression more than i take or handle but iamjust trying cuz u know u must try and try its ur life
Also job offers asking too much and stupid tasks its not even related to ui ux or graphics at all!!
also they asking for too much years of experience no matter how perfect is ur portfolio
Its too much and i cant stay for another
Iam even crying when i mention this …
God bless us all this too much and i dont even know what to do more than i did..
Totally valid feelings and thank you for sharing! It's not easy, but for me, every time I looked for a new job, it was all worth it in the end and it was a small blip in my life. Don't give up, but know that you can give yourself some grace, take breaks, and reward yourself
Do u regret choosing graphic design??
This is literally me right now looking for FT UX roles :( so relatable! I think it's even worse as a entry level designer
thank you for sharing ~ hope you will get some luck !
Wishing u all the best! :)
I just finished a boot camp and I’m so excited but so anxious to continue. I only have one project in my portfolio and I don’t even think it’s enough. I’m trying to gain experience but even applying to apprenticeships makes me feel so foolish. I’m hoping it all works out for me in the end
Which boot camp did you complete? Was it flatiron? if not where and how much was it?
Heyyy ❤ thanks for sharing your journey ! All the best to you.
You’ve got this b don’t relent !!!
This video was really what I needed to hear yesterday when I was still waiting back to hear from the firm I interviewed with, I got a rejection today and it literally broke me😭😭 I came back to watch again to find strength cause I have another interview coming up and I am questioning my competence....can you share tips on how you got through other interviews after getting let downs? I feel so sad 😢
Honestly, interview processes should not be this insane. I understand its a competitive field but we're also humans. We should not be doing rounds and rounds of interviews, and interviews from 8:45a -2pm?! Thats insanity. All to reject people in the end.
I had my first design challenge ever and it was for a government job I did not pass through to the next stage, had another opportunity for a small contract but that one you needed to be a current student but they had overlooked that when they first contacted me and said they would have been happy to go further in the process but the funding was from a youth student program /: other that I have had a lot of ghosting and automated rejection emails
I quit my job to go on an internship. finished it. and then my sister got really sick and she needs all my time. shes getting better and now im back, but i feel like I dont know sh*t. stuck and dont know what to do next. cry most of the time too.
Wishing you all the best!
WE LOVE YOU
Keep it up! Companies are understanding when u have relatives you had to tend to
Where's your shirt with the swimmers on it from? So cute!
Super relatable video... Ugh job hunting is the worst.
I got it in Germany a few years ago. Thank you! It's very summer vibes
@@mimimichi love it!! makes you remember the trip probably ❤
Now im scared cause im studying graphic design, to branch off into U.I
8.45-2pm is such a giant red flag. You should post the whole experience/process in r/recruitinghell.
very long! To be fair, I got the email and then they also told me I could split into 2 days so I got that option.
Do you think it's harder to get a job bc you are Asian? I'm a highschooler yet, and am interested in ux design, but concerned about this stuff ioi
Have you tried being black
Literally on the verge of buying a data analytics course to start learning it.
AHHHH this is my life right now 100% feel all these emotions I finished my final interview with the company i love and I've been waiting anxiously trying to avoid the phone (we all know that does not happen lol) the company I am hoping to get the good news from was supposed to let me know something friday sadly have not heard from that company i have these two others that want to go on! Very discouraging and know it's not personal just hard knowing you spend much time preparing and researching its such a scary exciting process the waiting is the worst though!! Good luck to everyone trying to go forward!
its so disrespectful the way they make you wait!
You got this! Promise! & .... was that Black Panther playing? lol.
Yess you guessed it!! Thanks, Tasha ✨✨
Love your nails 💅
Wait I’m a bit behind… don’t you have a job? Or was this from before? Also I love that you have crème brûlée for lunch
So guardians of the galaxy
That one is fire too!!
I think I'll pass
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