Top 5 mistakes to avoid in a design job application

[@annabelcaley]

Much more useful than a lot of generic tips you see floating around 👏

[@charlimarieTV]

Glad you think so!

[@elizabeth4689]

charli, can you make a video on advice for junior designers(think 1-2 years of exp)? all the jobs i'm seeing ask for 3+ years of exp, even for"junior" roles.

[@liam0500]

I'm applying for summer internships, more specifically UX roles - so thank you for this! I really would love another video further explaining how to really stand out from the pile!

[@jro1000]

Thanks, Charli, I used this as a checklist before my job interview - wish me luck!

[@charlimarieTV]

Good luck!!!

[@mtdong]

Great insight, Charli! Thanks for taking the time to articulate this so constructively. You shared a lot of great takeaways that apply to any job seeker. Thanks again!

[@charlimarieTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lorrieuiux5802]

This is so incredibly helpful. I've never given much thought about tailoring the application to the job before. Excited to try this soon!

[@lydiab7353]

This is an awesome video Charli! I work in media and a lot of this advice applies to roles in my industry too. When I was applying for my current role, I spent a lot of time creating a hierarchy of my published work that fit with the work I expected to do at the company and it paid off! Selling yourself as a candidate in a way that makes it easy for the hiring manager to see your talents is so underrated. Cannot sing the praises of demonstrating excellent written communication enough: being able to pen succinct emails and slack messages makes a HUGE difference in a fast-paced role, even without remote work.

[@ChrisLeake85]

Great to hear from the hiring perspective! I agree it's important to curate your portfolio with the "user" (hiring manager) in mind and how to make it easiest for them to see what you're skilled at. Very practical advice, thank you!

[@adebowaleselere4254]

Thank you Charli, This video was super useful and I am looking forward to the future video.

[@charlimarieTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@descro8179]

Thank you for all the helpful tips! I will certainly do a review of my portfolio

[@charlimarieTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@djlilcq]

Love the future ideas of content for this channel that you mention. Thanks Charli!

[@ReadyDesignerOne]

Solid advice and thanks for sharing your tips. I have made all the mistakes you've mentioned and made major adjustments when applying for roles. One that helped me is tailoring your work or website to the company. Standing out is so important in a very competitive industry. A smallish percentage of applicants will be doing this already and going the extra mile. So if you could make this extra step, you will raise the bar. Depending on the size of the company, there could be less competition elsewhere and if you go the extra mile you will increase your chances.

[@charlimarieTV]

absolutely! I think its well worth the time to apply for less jobs and spend longer on each individual application, than to spend all your time applying for as many as possible

[@Mel_Linares]

Great video and info from the perspective of someone involved in the hiring process. Thanks!

[@charlimarieTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeremr-n2938]

Thanks for the the video, this is definitely useful as I am hitting the job market again....

[@pallab721]

Its a pleasure listening to u Charlie!!

[@charlimarieTV]

thanks Pallab!

[@prateekshasrao2755]

Hey Charlie! This was really helpful. I'm going to be applying for some internships soon, will certainly keep these points in mind!❤️

[@JannaWillard]

This is great advice for a lot of creative positions, since a writer should have a portfolio; a composer or musician will need to provide samples of music; actors, directors, and other film or stage people will need samples of their work; and a dancer will need to show their dance skills. Yes, musicians, actors, and dancers usually do actual auditions, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't keep recordings of their best performances. Even a copy editor or proofreader will want to provide before and after case studies of projects they have worked on, and book and news editors need to at least have a list of the publications they've worked on. Heck, even my husband (a computer engineer) has a resume that lists projects he's worked on--basically a portfolio!

[@alixghandour]

Very nice tips. Thank you!

[@charlimarieTV]

My pleasure!

[@DiaPa7]

Yay! This is so helpful

[@charlimarieTV]

Glad it was helpful! Wishing you all the best in your job hunt ❤️

[@Caeldras]

Looking forward to this announced future video. Hopefully more visual this time, also seeing how these are tips for designers ;) otherwise it sounds like a great series ahead!

[@charlimarieTV]

It’s be unprofessional for me to show examples of real applications that missed the mark! But I see your point. Hopefully you found this useful anyway :)

[@Caeldras]

@@charlimarieTV I think it would be much more interesting to see good examples rather than bad ones. And of course they should not be from your applicants. What I meant also with visual was that it always helps if we can also read something on screen while you talk for example, like bullet points or a simple diagram etc. to underline what you are talking about. Keep it up :)

[@martaryzhok698]

Yeeeyi very useful! thank you:)

[@littleatwork]

great info! thank you for sharing :)

[@madebyDebo]

This is helpful. Thank you for sharing

[@charlimarieTV]

Of course! You're welcome :)

[@candace449]

Love the future video idea about how you would apply to different positions. I'm halfway through a program to become a data analyst and apply to a tech job seems like rocket science.

[@charlimarieTV]

Though the video i make will be about design positions in particular, hopefully you'll be able to apply my system for pulling out the core points of a job description to data analyst roles! I'll make that video soon.

[@_melisslx]

Thank you for making this video, I graduate in a few months so it couldn't have come at a better time! You mentioned some things that I really didn't think about. I'm looking forward to the video about job postings 😊

[@martafonseca5475]

Much more useful than what I have seen so far and I would love it if you did what you mentioned at the end - looking at job postings and saying how you'd react to them, how you'd answer! Another thing is how you got your current job (not sure if you've talked about it already) and if you were applying for it now how you would do that! PS look for international postings too, not just UK or US please!

[@charlimarieTV]

I made this video a few years ago about how I got my current job! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5q1o5RjfL-Chq8 (medium story-short though: I didn't apply, I met the CEO and impressed him and he wanted to hire me. It's not very repeatable! But there are some important learnings in there too about building the right skillset for a remote job)

[@DHShields]

Really enjoyed this! Some real tangeable advice relevant to anyone applying for a job 😁 Cheers Charli!

[@mohammedfiroz320]

Love your content, thanks for sharing (actively looking for work). Perfect video for me.😁 Marie sensei

[@charlimarieTV]

You are so welcome!

[@thatnerdyblondeboy8702]

Charli I really really want to give up on design. Literally no one is hiring junior designers anymore and any job roles that say "entry-level" actually require years of experience. I'm really frustrated and disappointed.

[@HyperHorse]

So work for yourself.

[@wendynoboa3580]

Thank you for this video! I was wondering If you could do one about way to presente a Marketing Design project because I think the concept itself is pretty broad🤔

[@angelinakardakova]

Liking before watching, 'cause I know it's going to be good 👍 upd: yep, absolutely invaluable, as expected ☺️ Thank you so much, Charli!

[@charlimarieTV]

awh thanks Angelina!

[@Hiphopchick945]

Thanks for this! I've applied to so many jobs this year and have only heard from about 3 🙃.

[@charlimarieTV]

Dang that must be really discouraging :( keep trying! and I hope some of these tips might help your application rise to the top

[@nicholastamas1204]

this is a very infuriating process, despite completely rebuilding my online portfolio, making custom cover letters per application, 4+ years of experience, and a freakin masters degree; i still cant get a callback on most of my applications that are all entry level design positions. thanks for the tips charlie, only thing i havent tried was the custom website per application, that person really put in a lot of extra effort.

[@charlimarieTV]

They did and it REALLY shouldn’t be expected for an entry level role! I’m so sorry you’re having trouble :(

[@DanielBeadle511]

Having been on both sides of the interview process, this is a great refresher. Charli, what's your opinion on having candidates complete design tests? Is that something you guys did?

[@charlimarieTV]

We had a homework assignment for our final 4 candidates and they were all paid for their time to complete it.

[@DanielBeadle511]

@@charlimarieTV Great way to do it. Thank you!

[@muhamadasymawiismail2478]

@CharlieMarieTV can you advise how many example is needed to put on portfolio? Because I don't know is it need to put as many that I already work on or just put a few like 5 -10 of my work?

[@charlimarieTV]

5-10 is PLENTY. Your portfolio should be a curated showcase of your best work, not an archive of every single thing you’ve ever worked on.

[@KumaPrincess08]

I applied to the role you were working for and I had some of those mistakes 😅😩 anyway luckily I finally found a job

[@charlimarieTV]

I’m so happy for you Gaby! Well done!

[@tofunwatoyinbo]

Thans for this!! But quick question, Can I get a UX job without an internship first? I already have like 5 works in my portfolio

[@charlimarieTV]

yes! there are entry-level jobs that don't require experience, and if you already have 5 projects you could even land a junior role. internships are a great way to get experience but they aren't the only path into tech!

[@tofunwatoyinbo]

@@charlimarieTV Thanks for the reply! I see. Just that they aren't actually Full projects. With user flows and all of that 😪. Mostly a few pages of design. Hold on, Do you mind checking it out and giving your thoughts on it?

[@brnrmr_]

Hey Charlie! Thanks for the advice, absolutely helpful. I'd like to ask you something. Were you looking for a web designer that was passionate to work with a specific industry... Or just someone who could design any type of website for any kind of industry? PD: love your hair

[@charlimarieTV]

Enthusiasm for the creator industry was definitely a plus! But we weren't necessarily looking for someone who had designed for that target audience before.

[@Mark-ql5ni]

I'm honestly not sure - what is Marketing Design? I'm a working Designer and I just always thought great marketing is great design, no?

[@auntiediddy]

Very helpful thanks!

[@charlimarieTV]

You're welcome!