Breaking Into UX - Saptarshi Prakash (Senior Product Design Manager @ Swiggy)
Design MBA - A podcast by Jayneil Dalal
My guest today is Saptarshi Prakash who is a senior Product Design Manager at Swiggy. In this episode, we discuss the following: - Saptarshi Prakash's first exposure to design world - How Saptarshi Prakash cleared IIT-JEE - Benefits of going to IIT - What Saptarshi Prakash learned from engineering - Why Saptarshi Prakash joined a multinational company after graduation - How Saptarshi Prakash landed his first design job without a design portfolio/certification - How Saptarshi Prakash leveraged his engineering background to ace the design challenge - Why Saptarshi Prakash didn't negotiate the salary for his first design job - How Saptarshi Prakash dealt with imposter syndrome - Asking for feedback from experienced designers to improve your craft - How Saptarshi Prakash landed a dream job at Swiggy - Why Saptarshi Prakash started his YouTube channel - How Saptarshi Prakash juggles both his day job and the YouTube channel - Saptarshi Prakash's approach to making YouTube videos - How does Saptarshi Prakash deal with folks who are jealous of his online brand - Saptarshi Prakash's advice for breaking into design - How to get in touch with Saptarshi Prakash For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/