We're switching gears a little from Design and catch up with Tom Scott, who's sharing his thoughts on building and using your network for your job search, the rise of the player-coach designer, and his thoughts on design education.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Intro
• 03:52 – Community approach in recruitment
• 09:30 – The current state of design recruitment
• 13:56 – Portfolios – Do you need them?
• 23:04 – How to build and use your network for your job search
• 29:51 – The rise of the player-coach designer
• 36:51 – On design education
• 44:28 – End of show questions

Connect with Tom

LinkedIn, Verified, Verified Insights, Verified Insider Podcast

Selected links from the episode

Why You Shouldn’t Hire Junior Designers, by Christian Vasile