178: Stop Mass Applying: How Carlos Got Hired in UX and Promoted to Senior Product Designer

If you're sending dozens of applications per day and you aren't hearing back, this podcast is for you.

Carlos was applying to dozens of UX jobs a day, swiping through listings like a job board version of a dating app, and hearing almost nothing back. Out of hundreds of applications, he got two responses and both were rejections, but he knew he was a good designer.

In this episode, Carlos shares how he went from mass applying with no traction to landing a product designer role at Covenant Eyes and then getting promoted to senior product designer within the same year. He talks about what changed when he stopped treating the job search like a numbers game, how he used the same frameworks he learned in Career Strategy Lab to make his case for a promotion once he got there.

Topics Discussed:

✅ Why mass applying isn't productive and what to do instead

✅ How to use the skills from your job search to land a promotion

✅ Why confidence in interviews matters more than having a perfect portfolio

✅ A portfolio website vs a portfolio presentation

✅ How research a hiring manager before your interview helps you stand out

✅ How the skills you learn during your job search transfer directly into your work after being hired

✅ W hy waiting until you feel confident enough to start is the wrong approach

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