🌟 Dive into Elana Leifer's thrilling journey from discovering UX Design to thriving in New York City's tech scene! 🌟 Elana is a CareerFoundry UX graduate, and now a Senior UX Designer at AT&T!

Learn more about Elana's story, her passion for UX Design, and the mindset, skills and attitudes that got her a senior role at a Fortune 500 company!

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In this jam-packed video, Elana shares:

⚖️ Finding the perfect life-work balance in the city that never sleeps! (00:36)
🔎 Her top three tips for landing your dream tech job in NYC! (01:29)
🖼️ The portfolio masterpieces that unlocked the door to her dream job! (02:46)
💡The Eureka moment that made her fall head over heels for UX Design! (04:33)
📈 The reasons she pivoted to a career in UX design, leaving her old job in the dust! (05:57)
🏆 The golden moment she stumbled upon CareerFoundry and knew it was the right fit! (06:29)

But wait, there's more! Elana also shares sage advice for anyone considering a career change into tech (11:03), reveals the behind-the-scenes of her job-hunting journey (11:43), and lets us in on her big plans for the next five years (16:32)!

Don't miss out on these invaluable insights from Elana's incredible journey in the dynamic world of UX design! 💻 🎨 🚀

Here are all the key topics featured, with their timestamps ⏰ 👇:

(00:00) Meet Elana Leifer - A Senior UX Designer at AT&T
(00:36) NYC life-work balance secrets!
(01:29) Top 3 tech job hunting tips in the Big Apple!
(02:46) Portfolio gems that secured her dream job!
(04:33) Her lightbulb moment with UX Design!
(05:05) The 'why' behind her career 180 to UX design!
(05:57) Her pre-UX design background!
(06:29) Discovering the CareerFoundry magic!
(07:13) A day in Elana's UX student shoes!
(08:04) Navigating study challenges!
(08:37) Flexibility wins at CareerFoundry!
(09:09) Mentor & tutor moments – highlights and key takeaways!
(09:53) That one piece of mentor advice she'll never forget!
(10:33) The final assignment drop – how did it feel?
(10:50) Career change do-overs? Here's her take!
(11:03) Her top 3 career-switch-to-tech tips!
(11:43) The job hunt with a career specialist by her side!
(13:11) Interview counts during her job application process!
(13:38) Her timeline from job seeker to UX designer!
(13:55) Dreaming up a fake product for her portfolio!
(14:45) Late career changers, this advice is for you!
(16:08) The monumental impact of her career switch!
(16:32) Elana's 5-year career plan unveiled!
(17:09) Elana's new career / life summed up in one word!

Don't miss these snappy insights from Elana's journey in the exciting world of UX design! 💻 🎨 🚀

Thanks for watching!

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