day in the life of a Product Design Intern
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- i wanted to share my experience being a product design intern this past summer. this is what a typical day might look like. pls ping me if you have any questions/advice. i realize some people would love this kind of work, but it just was not for me.
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product designer, product design, internship, summer intern, pd, pd intern, mechanical engineering internship, day in the life of an intern
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Loved the video and how realistic you kept it! It’s great to know that you got a job that you love! It’s always nice when you find your callings! P.S. I love biology which led me to be a med student now!
thank you so much Vinita! I wanted to do my best to paint a realistic picture ^^ that's so inspiring! I almost went the pre-med route but am not as strong as you, lol. best of luck, you're doing such important work!
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hey! this was so beautifully made :) your experience is pretty much identical to the ME internship i had this past summer, from the 9-5 desk routine to being surrounded by white men. i was at a super big company and people were so impressed i was working there but i honestly hated it lol! i’m currently a third year, still majoring in mechanical but i’m at such a crossroads now cause i really don’t wanna end up at a job like that but they all seem the same 😭 and it feels too late to switch majors. i’m just wondering how you were able to switch paths and what that looked like for you, and why you chose computer science. any advice would be appreciated and again, thank you for being so real in this vid :,)
hey Ingrid! I feeeeel you. gosh, I'm so sorry you didn't have a good internship experience, but I'm so glad you discovered this insight earlier on. I started doubting my major choice around that time, too, but didn't have the internship experience to back up my suspicion until the summer after I graduated.
It might seem too late to start something new, but I promise, you have time. The great thing about Mech E is that it translates as very versatile, and no one will doubt that you're smart. It's very possible to hop into another sector, and you can easily brand your education as a strength, rather than a gap, in knowledge.
I started teaching myself CS around my third year of college, mostly because I wanted to learn to code my own website. I really enjoyed this type of thinking, so I kept going building my own projects. By the time I got to my senior year, I was able to take higher level CS courses in college as my tech electives. I decided to just finish off my Mech E major, but you can slap on another minor in the field you want to go in, or even transition to make Mech E a minor if you're really gunho.
All I know, is that this life is too beautiful and too short to be spent doing something that you don't enjoy. At first, I thought it was just "working 9-5" I couldn't get around. While that will never be ideal, I promise there are jobs that feel better on the soul.
Do you have an idea of what you might be interested in pursuing? The fact that you're still in college is so advantageous; you can take classes, forge relationships with professors, join clubs and communities in your chosen field, even if you decide to finish your major. Best of luck, Ingrid, I'm so rooting for you!
thank you sm for the reply sarah:) i think for now i will also stick out the ME major. really the only thing i am passionate about is writing, like it would be my dream to write books for a living. but it is definitely a priority of mine to have a steady income with a salary, as i’d really like to support my family. i’d probably want to stay in the tech industry, and a 9-5 is pretty much unavoidable there. i’m not sure what job would be a better fit for me than ME, but i’ve been considering something like industrial engineering/project management. computer science does seem super flexible (can be done remotely) which is also really appealing to me, but i don’t really know anything about it or have an existing interest in it. i do really like problem-solving and i get fulfillment from that (which is why i chose engineering in the first place), so CS could be another option that i think would be satisfying to me in that way, plus u don’t necessarily need a degree in that major to get a job for it.
another question: do you have any advice on finding a job at a place that has a really good culture and feels better to work at? the company i interned at felt pretty outdated and not inclusive. how do you search for a job that seems like it would be a great fit for you?
ofc it’s probably hard to know until you spend a few months working there, but is there anything you look for in applying to jobs? thanks again
@@ingridtan6339 I think it's a wise choice to stick it out, also knowing that you are not chained by your major. My fellow MechE graduates are doing a whole host of things now, from finance to project management to more traditional ME roles. To your point, I have a friend doing PM making over 200k out of college. That could be a cool super lucrative avenue for you too.
Writing is such an awesome passion! I always wish I was better at writing. There are lots of opportunities to write as a side hustle, such as editing college essays (I have a friend doing this for $150/hr) or ghost-writing e-books or blogging, etc. That is, of course, if you want to make money off of it. Sometimes it's nice to just do things for fun and keep your passions sacred :)
Yes, company fit is absolutely everything. I felt really lucky to have found my company, and the culture is why I love my job so much. When researching companies, I looked at resources such as Glassdoor to vet them. If they were smaller/less known, I would look for past employees on LinkedIn and reach out to ask for an honest review of the company. I avoided some disasters by doing this. I'd advise to find a previous employee to ask so you get an honest answer. Also, the interview process is just as much you deciding if you like the company as it is vice versa, so ask vetting questions while you're interviewing. Get a solid grasp on hours, expectations, culture while you can still easily back out. If you're into manifesting, I highly recommend writing down the qualities of your dream company and visualizing yourself working at such a company. Phew, that was a lot, I really hope this helped. Best of luck! x
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so what are you doing now. i was thinking of ui design tech by taking courses. is this similar. i don’t want to do anything that isn’t inspiring
I transitioned into a software engineering role! This is different from UI Design - this is physical product design, which is more in the realm of Mechanical Engineering. Wish you the best of luck, keep seeking that inspiration!