Applied for Head of User Experience, Access People via LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3708143235 - whatever it takes to feed the feed and stay in the game!
Decided to focus on UX Research positions instead to play to my strengths - applied for 8 "UX Researcher" positions in My Careers Future job portal
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/information-technology/ux-researcher-astek-singapore-innovation-technology-a2161673213ce5b8f6a68649832f2ece
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/senior-ux-researcher-decision-science-agency-d83c569b873515671a6e7220ac97ba71
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/telecommunications/ux-research-insights-lead-starhub-286ba12822ef91ab7e14485ba6dcd491
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/avp-ux-researcher-consumer-banking-group-group-design-dbs-bank-368918c055ec1fa1f756f9e22da9afe7
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/sciences/research-engineer-national-university-singapore-5dbf5d8008eee8f53972822f61547b10
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/ux-designer-tescom-software-systems-testing-7fbe5d9fce4f1b65b2ac512f7d93e23b
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/consulting/application-designer-lead-ux-designer-palo-singapore-2377797a0e838bdb44de12f5bfb16860
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/uiux-designer-sciente-international-340b232441c3862f544940573a42c2c7
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3692374971
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/senior-ux-researcher-decision-science-agency-d83c569b873515671a6e7220ac97ba71
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/telecommunications/ux-research-insights-lead-starhub-286ba12822ef91ab7e14485ba6dcd491
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/avp-ux-researcher-consumer-banking-group-group-design-dbs-bank-368918c055ec1fa1f756f9e22da9afe7
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/sciences/research-engineer-national-university-singapore-5dbf5d8008eee8f53972822f61547b10
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/ux-designer-tescom-software-systems-testing-7fbe5d9fce4f1b65b2ac512f7d93e23b
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/consulting/application-designer-lead-ux-designer-palo-singapore-2377797a0e838bdb44de12f5bfb16860
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/uiux-designer-sciente-international-340b232441c3862f544940573a42c2c7
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3692374971
Whatsapp-ed past contact in tertiary ed institution for design thinking training opportunities, open to even evening classes
DMed LinkedIn contact for opportunity to freelance on a 3-4 month (Nov-Jan) user research project related to news consumption habits
Customized and emailed primer document to potential client to showcase past work relevant to their needs
Meeting with potential non-profit client to discuss possible projects!
Got rejected for job application for Senior Product Designer at Open Gov Products, GovTech (probably due to lack of past UI design work)... oh well, gotta move on 🤷♂️
Attended DT|UX Summit by Singapore Polytechnic for some networking and also to see the legend Don Norman speak
Applied on MyCareersFuture job portal for Senior UX / UI Designer position in the Central Provident Fund Board - whatever it takes to feed the fam and stay in the game - https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/senior-uxui-designer-central-provident-fund-board-227cf973e96712611dec20514e524452
Felt I could do better, so wrote a cover letter, improved my portfolio and cv and re-sent it for Service Designer role for OCBC Bank
Got referral from a tech for good friend for an interesting (unpaid) opportunity to be on Digital Advisory Panel for National Heritage Board. Emailed to chat more
Got message from a previous client to explore a potential digitalisation project manager role for her organisation - emailed to start exploring
Short call to clarify CV details with HR admin for job application for Senior UXUI Designer position at User Experience Researchers Pte Ltd.. finally some response!
Just got a message from a friend for a potential S$6k project doing design research! Can't wait to discuss details next wk
Improved on portfolio doc, added CV to it so that it's all in 1 doc. Also decided to use ChatGPT to assist in cover letters for every application
💰 Received S$9500 in bank from consulting client, after sending invoice out on 5 Sep - 14 days turnaround, I love this client! 😍
Applied for Service Designer position at OCBC Bank - whatever it takes to feed the fam and stay in the game - https://ocbc.taleo.net/careersection/ocbc_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=280650&src=SNS-10022
Applied on MyCareersFuture job portal for Lead Designer / Lead UX Consultant position via Jobster job board - whatever it takes to feed the fam and stay in the game - https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/consulting/lead-designer-lead-ux-consultant-jobster-74a714a18cc30249a55767d9affddcd3
Applied on MyCareersFuture job portal for Lecturer & Consultant, User Experience (UX) Design position at National University of Singapore - whatever it takes to feed the fam and stay in the game - https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/consulting/lecturer-consultant-user-experience-design-national-university-singapore-2fb25ea0e208ee4dd028c062a8bff599
Applied on MyCareersFuture job portal for Senior UXUI Designer position at User Experience Researchers Pte Ltd - whatever it takes to feed the fam and stay in the game - https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/information-technology/senior-uxui-designer-user-experience-researchers-6aaa96aa7eff06be526301974da3d401
Submitted $90k proposal for government project ITQ 🤞🤞🤞
90% done with ITQ proposal for gov ministry project
Made a UI design portfolio on Figma because was asked by hiring manager - I thought I didn't do much UI design over the years, but managed to squeeze out at least 4 case studies!
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The attached screenshot wasn't made from Figma.. from an old project before Figma even existed. I made it in Powerpoint lol
Updated Superpeer profile to offer micro-consulting sessions at US$150 a pop (30min) for govdesign and US$99/30min for indie hacking/nocode dev - https://superpeer.com/jasonleow
