Ask HN: Australian devs how’s the job market at the moment?
Startups seem to be gone. Some bigger corporate gigs have been offered but it’s pretty quiet.
Is this the reality or am I just playing a bad hand at the moment?
Startups seem to be gone. Some bigger corporate gigs have been offered but it’s pretty quiet.
Is this the reality or am I just playing a bad hand at the moment?
I'm a software engineer with a few years XP. I have a very design-focused friend that's looking to move into a product designer role. They've expressed major interest in this area after a few days watching me work from home on frontend tasks (seeing me jump out of Figma and convert the designs into components/code).
The question:
My mate is really interested in becoming a product designer. How would you move into a product designer role from 0?
A bit more info:
My friend works in a completely unrelated trades-based field (heavy machinery). He did spend a few years shadowing tattoo artists in his late teens (he's currently late twenties) and has a pretty decent understanding for composition and colour theory. He doesn't have a degree (went the trades path).
I'm currently looking at online MOOC courses focused on product design. I'm not sure if there's anything "high quality" available.
Any advice/input is appreciated!
Bonus points for your thoughts in the below situations:
1. You pay 100% of the cert price out of pocket.
2. Your employer matches 30% of the price (you pay the other 70% yourself).