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This is a work in progress roadmap or plan for how I will land a FAANG design job. It serves as a scratch pad for upcoming ideas, a checklist of things I need to do, and a quick preview of what I’ll likely do next.

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Rough steps

• Understand the current design job market
  • Startups of all sizes vs corporations
  • What has happened in the past 2-3 years?
  • Which designers’ stocks are rising? Which are falling? Why?
  • Where do I believe the market will go in the next 3-5 years?
  • Which skill sets are in demand right now?
  • How will AI change it?
• Audit myself and my position in the job market
  • What type of designer am I?
  • What am I good at?
  • What am I bad at?
  • What is my unique value proposition?
• Think about where I want to go, what do I want?
  • What do I want to work on?
  • Who do I want to work with?
  • Where do I believe my career will go?
  • Do I still want to be a designer?
  • What do I need to do to get there?
• How should I spend my 6 months?
  • What do I need to learn?
    • Skills:
      • Visual design
      • 3D animation
  • What do I need to do?
• What are the artifacts I need to succeed?
  • Portfolio / case study
  • Resume
  • LinkedIn profile updates
  • Website
  • On-site presentation
• Whose advice do I need?
  • Who do I respect?
  • Who’s motivating?
  • Who has the connections to help?
• What tools will I need?
• How do I make this entertaining?
• How do I make this consistent?
• How do I show results?
• How do I practice interviewing?
• How do I understand the needs of the companies I’m applying for?