How to turn a layoff into a dream UI/UX job - Amy Lima (Dive Club S6 | E5)

~6 months ago Amy Lima was laid off and has been preparing for this episode ever since. So in this interview she gives us an inside look at her process for landing a dream role at Duolingo. If you’re looking for your next role then this conversation is quite the playbook. She has the job hunt process down to a science.
Some topics covered:
- Avoiding burnout amidst the chaos
- How Amy negotiated her Duolingo offer
- Amy’s advice to proactively prepare for a layoff
- The ways Amy iterated on her portfolio presentation
- How Amy’s career coach shaped her interview strategy
- Some hard lessons learned during her job hunt process
- How Amy measured everything in her application process
- + a lot more
Show notes:
- Amy’s layoff (announcement post) - / urn:li:activity:711536...
- Career Compass - careercompass.dev/
- Charlotte Burns - www.charlotterburns.com/ (Amy’s job hunt coach)
- Levels - www.levels.fyi/services/?from... (transparency database + salary negotiation tools)
- Amy’s job (announcement post) - / urn:li:activity:719842...
Partners:
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Jitter: How I animate my designs (join.dive.club/jitter-ad-podcast)
Raycast: How I do everything on my computer (join.dive.club/raycast-ad-pod...)
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Chapters
0:00 Raycast
0:36 Intro
1:48 Amy's layoff story
3:05 Crafting her announcement post
6:58 How to prepare proactively for a potential layoff
7:51 How Amy thought about the types of companies to apply to
9:40 Amy's systematic approach to the job hunt process
18:01 How Amy thought about her schedule
25:18 Why Amy chose Duolingo
29:11 How Amy approached negotiating her offer
31:55 How Amy's job criteria evolved during t he process
36:42 Amy's advice for people going through a layoff
40:19 Balancing the desire to upskill vs. the need to rest
46:12 Catching up with Amy after her first week at Duolingo
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[@bethanyschwanke2667]

Amy’s a boss. Understands a problem. Understands and implements user research. Great communicator and storyteller. Willing to put in the work and iterate to get the wanted outcome. Can define a solution. I’d hire. ❤

[@joindiveclub]

Couldn't agree more!

[@borjaportos]

Keep up the fantastic work, Ridd! Getting so much actionable value from all your videos.

[@joindiveclub]

so glad to hear it 🫶

[@poojajadav7412]

Loved this episode 🎉

[@joindiveclub]

so glad 🫶