Tom Scott on Building Your Network and the Rise of the Player-Coach Designer

We're switching gears a little from Design and catch up with Tom Scott, who's sharing his thoughts on building and using your network for your job search, the rise of the player-coach designer, and his thoughts on design education.

Timestamps:
  • 00:00 – Intro
  • 03:52 – Community approach in recruitment
  • 09:30 – The current state of design recruitment
  • 13:56 – Portfolios – Do you need them?
  • 23:04 – How to build and use your network for your job search
  • 29:51 – The rise of the player-coach designer
  • 36:51 – On design education
  • 44:28 – End of show questions

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Tom Scott on Building Your Network and the Rise of the Player-Coach Designer
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