Career Prep Weekend

Career Prep Weekend

Career Prep Weekend

Nov 16-17, Carnegie Mellon University

Nov 16-17, Carnegie Mellon University

Nov 16-17,
Carnegie Mellon University

Dedicated to building your career readiness over two action-packed days! We’ll be hosting workshops on crafting compelling portfolios and case studies, mock interviews with industry experts, and all the information you need to successfully navigate the recruitment process and kickstart your career in UX.

Dedicated to building your career readiness over two action-packed days! We’ll be hosting workshops on crafting compelling portfolios and case studies, mock interviews with industry experts, and all the information you need to successfully navigate the recruitment process and kickstart your career in UX.

Dedicated to building your career readiness over two action-packed days! We’ll be hosting workshops on crafting compelling portfolios and case studies, mock interviews with industry experts, and all the information you need to successfully navigate the recruitment process and kickstart your career in UX.

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Partners

Partners

Partners

Event Schedule

Event Schedule

Event Schedule

Sat, 11/16

Tepper Simmons A

Kickoff & Introductions

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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Kickoff & Introductions

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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Kickoff & Introductions

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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Recruiter Insights and Q&A

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

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Recruiter Insights and Q&A

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

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Recruiter Insights and Q&A

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

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Industry x HCII Professor Panel

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

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Industry x HCII Professor Panel

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

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Industry x HCII Professor Panel

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

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Small Group Discussions

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Small Group Discussions

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Small Group Discussions

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Framing Your Work for Industry

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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Framing Your Work for Industry

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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Framing Your Work for Industry

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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Project Work Session

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

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Project Work Session

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

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Project Work Session

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM

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Dinner and Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Dinner and Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Dinner and Networking

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Sun, 11/17

Tepper Simmons B

Storytelling for Career

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

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Storytelling for Career

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

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Storytelling for Career

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

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Portfolio Reviews

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Portfolio Reviews

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Portfolio Reviews

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Lunch and Networking

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

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Lunch and Networking

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

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Lunch and Networking

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

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Interview Workshop

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Interview Workshop

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Interview Workshop

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Closing Ceremony

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Closing Ceremony

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Closing Ceremony

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Guests and Speakers

Guests and Speakers

  • Leon Zhang
    Product Design Lead

    Co-Founder of UXGO

    (Ex-GD/Expedia/AWS/SteamVR)

  • David Bishop
    Senior Strategic Director

    at BCG X

  • Hannah Pileggi

    UX Research Leader

    (Ex-Duolingo/Airbnb/Meta)

  • Matthew Muenzer
    Senior Digital Product Designer

    at Deeplocal

  • Lisa Carter
    Product Designer at Aurora

    (Ex-Motional)

  • Dylan Smith
    Sr. Designer / Researcher

    at Nava PBC

    (Ex-BCG)

  • Skip Shelly
    Head of the MHCI

    Program at CMU

  • Raelin Musuraca
    Associate Teaching Professor,

    HCII at CMU

  • Sinan Goral
    Senior Product Designer at HubSpot

    Adjunct Faculty Instructor,

    HCII at CMU

  • Ross Rybalov
    Product Design Manager at PNC

    Adjunct Professor, HCII at CMU

  • Matthew Fang
    UX Designer at BNY Mellon

  • Leah Lee
    Product Designer at Duolingo

  • Alex Holder
    Sr. Product Designer

    at DICK's Sporting Goods

  • Stephen Gagliardi
    Head of UX Design at CODE PA

  • Annie Kim
    Senior UX Designer at CODE PA

A glimpse into last year's event

A glimpse into last year's event

A glimpse into last year's event

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