In the current job market of 2023, with the economy and tech industry facing uncertainty and layoffs, finding a job can be a daunting challenge. As someone who went through a year of unemployment before securing a full-time product design role, I understand how frustrating and demoralizing it can be. That's why I made this video to share three valuable lessons I learned during my job search, in the hope that they can help you too. Whether you're currently unemployed or simply struggling to find your dream job, this video offers practical advice and insights. By watching, you'll discover how to stay motivated and focused, even when faced with rejection and setbacks. You'll also learn how to leverage your skills and network to stand out from the competition and increase your chances of landing a job you love.
@abbeysnails Жыл бұрын
These are amazing suggestions! I was also unemployed for almost a year during the pandemic (2021-2022). I took online courses and all of that. Hearing about layoffs is honestly a little overwhelming, but thanks for the reminder! Gonna keep working on myself! ❤
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the comment. We went through a very similar timing on the job search journey. All the best with your career 😃
@vawkwardbat Жыл бұрын
Oh yes! I'm doing all the online courses I can manage 😂 what did you take? :)
@Vinsomer Жыл бұрын
You always provide that burst of motivation when I seem to be going through my self doubting phase, and it helps me get over the next hurdle so I can continue on being the best version of myself. Thank you Aliena, and panda, for your support and wisdom 😊
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! And yes the panda is back 🙌
@kgirl455 ай бұрын
I am going through unemployment and looking for my next role currently. I appreciate your content and this video! Makes you have a different perspective as a designer in this job market!
@Domvelando Жыл бұрын
i find these kind of messages very heartening because i have never had much luck trying the normal channels anyway. when thinking and doing things differently than most people becomes necessary, i see it as a huge opportunity.
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thanks for leaving a comment. All the best with your channel 🙌
@celia881020 Жыл бұрын
as i person who's currently job searching, thank you for this!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
You're so welcome! All the best ☀️
@ajunell8388 Жыл бұрын
Hi Aliena, I started watching your videos in 2021 when I was studying UX design, and now I'm studying marketing and I still can come back to your videos and feel just as encouraged. Thank you.
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
That is awesome!
@misba Жыл бұрын
I was really giving up but your video helped me a lot, thank you, stay blessed and thriving ❤
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Glad my video helped. All the best ❤
@norulabsar9780 Жыл бұрын
oh my god thank you so much for this video i really need it. Thanks a lot
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for leaving a comment and letting me know. Appreciate any kind of sharing 🙌
Thank you for the realness and the dedication to bringing good content on UX !
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@manonn.k. Жыл бұрын
THANKS SO MUCH for making this video. I can so self relate to this, I'm doing all the things you did before. Thanks for OPENING MY EYES!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! All the best 👏
@helentsay Жыл бұрын
So relatable. This is me rn searching and searching…
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
I'm glad it's relatable. All the best!
@baraan7351 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Aliena so much. I mean it, cuz I needed to hear those words.
@user-bt6rn1fw2c Жыл бұрын
Great videos always. Learned so much about UI/UX and your personal life. I am too trying to learn these skills so I can do a career change and go back home. Never really been a friend to technology but I guess this is my chance to learn. Thank you.
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
You can do it!
@WhoFarted69 Жыл бұрын
I really needed this. Thank you!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad it helped. All the best with your career! Will appreciate any kind of sharing.
@cottagecorebakery Жыл бұрын
I decided that the Google UX design certificate isn't enough for me to get a job, so I'm taking more courses to learn UI development and coding. I want a strong skill set! But I'm also really focusing on my hobbies right now. My dream is to design my own journals, and build my own business and create a user friendly site to sell them on:) I also have been baking and painting and my sister says that I'm in my 'Slow girl era' which is true haha but hopefully I'll start my dream job soon!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to hear that you are investing on your self, your dream, and your hobbies. I wish you all the best and don't forget to share me your website/product when you have a draft 😄You also reminded me that there are products that I want to build. So thank you for the comment 😍 Will appreciate any kind of sharing.
@vawkwardbat Жыл бұрын
"Slow girl era" is amazing! Same here 😂
@brittneylarsh8289 Жыл бұрын
Thank you this is amazing to hear right now.
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening ❤
@native_embers Жыл бұрын
Honestly - your videos are just so good. You are an inspiration. Thank you! Cormac 👏🏻 ❤
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! This means a lot to me 🥺
@dooorthvader8 ай бұрын
I stumbled upon your video at the perfect time, thank you
@AlienaCai8 ай бұрын
Welcome!
@siddheshshinde2572 Жыл бұрын
Could you share us your portfolio aliena ? It will help us to know how a professional portfolio looks like 😊
@AbdussalamPopoola Жыл бұрын
4:20 Grandmas are so wise. I should probably talk to mine too 😅❤️ Thanks again 🙏
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️ I’ll let her know
@StarcoreLabs Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate any kind of sharing 🙌
@mooncici_la Жыл бұрын
Love this 💜 Thank you for such great inspirations!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@AbdussalamPopoola Жыл бұрын
Thanks again Aliena ❤️🔥. I needed this reminder
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome
@yiranshan349 Жыл бұрын
So real so helpful!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
So glad!
@azharhabeebmohameds79203 ай бұрын
Gold! ❤
@shotparrot Жыл бұрын
Thanks Aliena these are fantastic points! Especially the classes on Data analysis, Project Management and...Accounting? Well I'll think about that last one haha. Seriously, having been laid off from Microsoft here in Seattle a few months ago, and starting to reinvent myself, I appreciate your videos. Cheers
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Hi Christian, thank you so much for leaving a comment. I'm sorry that you were impacted by this layoffs wave. All the best and I hope you land an opportunity that's better than the previous one!
@josegil6051 Жыл бұрын
Thank you soo much for your excelents videos :3
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@Sakura-zu4rz Жыл бұрын
I haven't had any fun lately, 😭❤🙂I love the kind and generous heartwarming atmosphere that you create, your kind, easygoing, warm vibe. ❤I like the essence how you live on. I need to be true to myself and find a job I am passionate about. I want to find a way to live as who I really am.
@hawazinaltaie Жыл бұрын
Words made of gold✨ I discovered your channel couple weeks ago and cant get enough , you became my inspiration, if you did it then i can do it also . You notion vedio helped finish building my first case study with coursera course And starting now part 6 of the course. And i know deep inside me i will reach you out for paid mentoring soon😍👏🏻 Im. Dentist who lost her passion and finding new passion and whole new world of empathy in Ux design which i cant fall in love more than i am ❤
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you for sharing! I wish you all the best in your career ❤️
@dionneking8 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤ awesome
@randomgaming7287 Жыл бұрын
one of my friends got layoff coz of the downsizing now he works for another company on same role and same pay.
@TomeyTran Жыл бұрын
Another book is The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, or just follow Naval and listen to his podcast alone. It saves my life.
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation
@qiruiliu4315 Жыл бұрын
want to hear more about how you get the freelance job, like the mortgage website redesign
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Great question. I got it via KZbin. The founder found my video on KZbin and contacted me via email. So sometimes social media present really helps.
@anhtho3369 Жыл бұрын
Do you ask yourself if in the near or distant future, designers will be replaced by AI?(chatGPT)
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
This is a great question. I’m considering making a video on this. I believe AR and AI can signify Chou change the design standard, design process, and design tools. But I still believe there’s a strong need for designers.
@xingyu1088 Жыл бұрын
谢谢你的分享,给了我新的动力!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
谢谢你的评论,加油加油👍👍👍🤩
@s4mini786 Жыл бұрын
Heyyyy aliena can you plz make a video on how to self brand ourself
@bestmoviestrailerbestmovie8437 Жыл бұрын
👍
@dennisreynolds9202 Жыл бұрын
Hey, how you doing. This is why i studying in hacking and bug bounty. So I can stay home and work and make that $$#.
@mintstreaks8 ай бұрын
Where do you find clients?
@hellokitkath3329 Жыл бұрын
Hi Aliena! Your videos are very helpful. Are you open to mentoring someone? Thank you!
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for letting me know. I'm still developing a structure for me to take more mentoring sessions. At the moment I will prioritize paid offer via email. You can check out my email in my bio. If you have any specific question, you can also email me. I will try take a look.
@anhtho3369 Жыл бұрын
💗💗💗
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
🤍🤍🤍
@winter.bear.221 Жыл бұрын
Loveeeeee
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Loveeeeeeeeeee ❤️❤️❤️
@victoriakwong5369 Жыл бұрын
what staffing agency did you work with? An agency called Robert Half reached out to me but when they asked for so much personal info I googled the company and found a lot of people on Reddit saying they were predatory. Curious about your experience when working with staffing agencies and what to look out for.
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm working with Aditi Consulting. Pretty reliable. Feel free to send me your resume to the email in my profile and I can refer if I see a fit.
@stargraphiks312 Жыл бұрын
Seems like you don't Twitter often.. You don't post much on Twitter
@AlienaCai Жыл бұрын
That's true. I'm mainly focusing on KZbin and instagram.
@stargraphiks312 Жыл бұрын
@@AlienaCaioh that... Can I get your Instagram handle, I want to follow you..