#172 You don’t need a bootcamp to become a designer anymore

Honest UX Talks by Anfisa Bogomolova & Ioana Teleanu

Mar 10, 202600:51:19Arts

Ioana and Anfi discuss how to start design career in 2026, why bootcamps are going out of the market and how to utilize AI in the job search process. This episode was recorded in partnership with ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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