If you do the 7 things right, you will get a product design job in Canada. In my previous video, which of course you did not watch, I shared the reasons for not getting interview calls, watch it in my channel. When I first came to Canada, I did a beginner mistake before applying jobs, without preparing well. That's why I am making this series step by step process to get a product design job in Canada. So subscribe to get notification when I release a new video. Okay, let's dive into the topic. Before we begin, let me warn you, this video has a lot of in-depth knowledge about the design job hunting. So do not skip the video because you might miss out the valuable insights. Step 1. Learning. You might have worked in different countries as a designer or a fresh college pass-out. It does not matter, you are new to the Canadian market. So refresh your knowledge. You need to learn UI UX properly before even thinking about applying for jobs. But what should you learn and where should you learn? Don't worry, I have attached my free YouTube course link in the description. Well, it is little loan in terms of tools, but the knowledge you gain is timeless. If you want to get processed by the wealth of design knowledge, take a look. That people accumulate knowledge, but wise people implement it. That is when you will start. Step 2. Working on projects not only improves your skillset, but also gives you confidence that you can work in the industry. If you are an experienced designer, you already have worked on projects. If that is the case, just skip to step 3. But if you are newly passed out to student or someone who is changing your career into product design, I am pretty sure. You might have faced this challenge. What projects should I be working on? Don't worry, I got you. One of the ways to find problems is to look at people around you. There will always be some issue bothering them. But they can't see it. Find solutions for those problems to make your projects unique. But if you do not have time, find the three website links in the description which will give you problem statements for your concept projects. Your portfolio needs at least two web and two mobile projects. After finalizing your projects, start working on them. Follow the design process you have learnt in the course. Following design process not only will make you a better designer, but also there is higher chance of building right solution for your users. While doing the research, make notes, take photographs, keep your templates organized and aligned. Try using single font-favor colors all over the design process. After finishing the projects, you can start step 3. Writing case study. Being able to tell compelling stories is a skill every designer should learn. With the help of case studies, you are trying to tell a story. You might have worked on successful projects, but if you can't explain them the way your recruiter can consume, you might not have a chance. Recruiters will look at your case study and gaze your knowledge in design. For example, they would want to know what are the steps you took to find the solution to this problem. Did you do research? You need to write less, but say more. In order to do that, use the images in your research. Highlight sections, give spotlight to important events in the process. Think of how good movies and documentaries keep us hooked until the end. Try doing the same. At the end, show them the outcome of your project. Remember, first impression is the last impression. Still confused, what sections to be in the case study? Okay, subscribe to my channel and click on the bell icon because this is going to be my next video. After your case studies are ready, moving on to step 4, building portfolio. Consider your portfolio as a UX project. As a UX designer, it is your job to design for your users. Here, your user is another designer who is probably better than you. Your portfolio is competing with hundreds of design portfolios out there. How will you stand out? Dedicate time, plan and design. Remember, great projects are not made in one day or one week. Sometimes, it takes months of work and learning to achieve greatness. So how patients do it one project at a time? Don't hurry. Now it's time. We need to buy a domain and find ways on which platform you are going to build your portfolio on. My recommendation is simply use Squarespace template. You can also use other platforms like Wix, WordPress or code it yourself. I personally feel Squarespace is simple to use and the templates are really good. We do not have to worry about portfolio design at all and it is super quick to build. At this point, you're all set for step 5, making your resume. As I said in my previous video, do not overdo it. There are three main goals for this step. First goal is to create a resume that will get filtered by the ATS software used by the companies to filter your resume. You might also have already observed that on LinkedIn, there are hundreds of applications for one job. Others do not have time and energy to go through each and every resume. So they use a filtration software to find right candidates from the pool. If you apply for the job with your cool Figma resume, your luck might not be on your side. So pick a simple template on resume.io and create your resume there. The second goal is to prove that you are a result-oriented designer. When you write description in your resume for a project or your previous experience, you can talk about results in every line. For example, instead of writing, I've worked on a real estate mobile app. Right, worked on a real estate mobile app resulting 10% increase in conversion. This proves you just didn't work, but actually showed results. Even if it is a concept project, you can talk about the results in between the iterations you did. Just add numbers to it. They do not have to be exact. Even approximate numbers are fine. And the third goal is to make the recruiter see your portfolio. Three times when I look at resumes, the portfolio links are at the bottom of the resume or they are not even present. Sometimes the links don't work. So do not forget to add your portfolio link in your resume. And finally, don't do any spelling mistakes because this is bare minimum. If there are spelling mistakes, it shows that how careless you are about your delivery. Companies do not hire careless people because they need quality workers. Do not apply for jobs yet. There is one more important step. Search for design interview questions on chat GPT or Google and keep them with you. Then in order to dominate your interview, make a presentation about yourself, your work and one of the projects. Here are the three advantages you will have when you go with the presentation into the interview. Number one, when you are presenting, you control the interview. You will let people ask questions when you want. Number two, because you captured all the important points you need. In your presentation about yourself, you will not forget anything. Number three, when you are presenting, people are looking at your screen, not you. So you can be confident. But what slides you need to exactly add in your presentation? You will see that in my upcoming videos. So do not forget to subscribe. Now that you know why presentation is important, go ahead and create a presentation on Canva.com. Owing on to step seven, with everything in place, you're all set to apply for jobs on LinkedIn, Indeed and other platforms. You might have already messaged people on LinkedIn, but they might not have responded why? Well, there might be multiple reasons, but my reasons are one, they do not know who you are. And the second is they're not confident about your portfolio. As you're prepared well now, when you send them a message on LinkedIn, there is a higher chance you might get a response back. Anyways, try to get a reference from someone in the company that will greatly increase the chances of your resume and portfolio catching the eyes of the right person. That's all for today guys. If you like my content, please click on the like button, comment and subscribe. This is Tanya Josh, signing off.