The Product Design Podcast
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The Product Design Podcast
Jayneil Dalal - How to cold email, network and apply for jobs as a designer
In episode 30 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jayneil Dalal, Staff Designer, Mentor, and Host of the design MBA Show! He took a significant leap of faith and transitioned into design after starting a career as an electrical engineer.
During Jayneil’s career in design, he has worked as a Product Designer, Lead, and Instructor and gained so much wisdom along the way. At the lowest point of his career, he realized the need to become an expert at networking to create opportunities for himself. He has developed and fine-tuned his cold email, networking, and job application techniques ever since. In this episode, Jayneil shares all of his secrets with us!
During our interview with Jayneil you will learn:
💻 How Jayneil got into design and what led him to where he is today
🤝 Networking and the value of a warm introduction
🎯 The power of a B+ designer
🔥 Top actions to take which will make your cold email feel like a warm invite
💡 Mentoring perspective shift
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- Twitter: @jayneildalal
- LinkedIn: Jayneil Dalal
- Website: design MBA
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