Are UX bootcamps still worth doing in 2024?

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MENTORSHIP SITES:

UNIVERSITY CREDIT RATED UX PROGRAMS:

00:00 The Reality
01:42 Expectations
03:17 Mentorship
06:32 The Linear Design Process
09:00 Cookie-Cutter Portfolios
11:21 Interview Prep
12:20 Quality Control
14:33 So...What Now?

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[anamaria.prifti]

First time in a while gaining a realistic view of the ux domain on youtube! UX design is definitely maturing, hopefully so will its content here on youtube for starters like myself, focusing less on the promotion of outdated courses and more on concrete and from-experience professional advice from ux content creators. There are only few creators that embody their professionalism on their videos, and you are definitely one of them!

[LusiLin]

This is very helpful- thank you so much! I am currently in UX Academy in Designlab and I totally agree that the mentorship is a bit off because of the reason that you talked about here- I’ve gone thru 3 mentors in Designlab and 2/3 was were graphic design majors (while I was not a design major at all), so they are definitely equipped with a lot more design skills than I am. That’s why sometimes their advice requires me to do extra learning outside of the bootcamp yet at the same time I also have to stay on track with DL’s timeline 😅.

Also, currently creating my design portfolio per the curriculum. I’ve watched a lot of YouTube vids on how to build UX Case Studies on our portfolio, and I totally see what you’re saying about this. Yet for our assignment on writing our first case study, we have to put A TON more info on our design process (like sketches, even our brainstorming deliverables, etc!) rather than just the parts that are most important. Would love to have you as a mentor if you are even open to mentoring.

[larameg]

I really enjoyed watching this video! It answered a lot of my questions about UX career!

[mitchmyers]

Hi Leander, this was really insightful! Thank you so much for the video on this and going into a lot of depth on the topic. For my previous career I was a UX/UI Designer for 2 years before going full time with my YouTube channel back in 2019. I am still running the YouTube channel full-time currently, but at I am looking into stepping back into the UX/UI world potentially at some point. As a former professional with some experience in UX/UI, how would you recommend getting back into the industry? Would a bootcamp be helpful in sharpening skills and getting back into the job market? Thanks!

[saeryu]

Thanks so much for this video! I just started thinking about getting into UI/UX design to hopefully pave the way to game development one day (just started watching and learning about tech on EDX). But keeping in mind that bootcamps are what are making hiring managers so cautious, would you still say having an associate degree/graduating from a bootcamp is worth mentioning in our resume, or is it something we should consider leaving out and just have our portfolio and presentation do the talking?

[EstelleVandeVelde]

Yeah, I'm working to improve that portfolio of mine at the moment because it looks the same as my classmates...

[sambasiva]

I loved your content Mr.Leander can you make a video where and how to learn UIUX from basic to advanced level and some Figma tutorials/ Thanks for this content🙂

[fiffrelin]

Very interesting thank you. I was tempted by the bootcamps a few months ago but they were too expensive for something I wasn't even sure to like. (Thanks for the video! If I may criticize something : I found the background music very irritating... Not sure it's necessary to have it).

[StrikeDemonX]

I kind of met the same fate. Joined GA bootcamp and they heavily advertise how much UX/UI designer can earn. The downside of a bootcamp is really just learning fundamentals of UX/UI and you're right on the cookie cutter portfolio 😅. Most recruiters will think twice hiring those UX/UI designers because of bootcamps as it is saturated.

[dc]

What are your thoughts on getting a Masters degree instead of a bootcamp?

[jessm]

Hey thanks for the advice. I've seen other UX designers on YouTube sharing similar advice/sentiments. I'm a senior creative (last title was creative director) but my background is in brand design and experiential marketing. I have no experience in UX or UI. I keep seeing lots of jobs at start-ups and small companies for lead designer or lead brand designer and they want the candidate to know web/UX in addition to having a good foundation in graphic design. I'm thinking I need to get some background in UX to land a job. Do you think with my prior experience that doing an online course and making a few UX projects to add to my portfolio might be worthwhile?

[LusiLin]

What are some websites you would recommend for inspirations on more realistic UX design portfolios (not bootcamp-type of UX design portfolios)?

[keenalou]

Would you say that having some HTML, CSS, JS could be helpful?

[EstelleVandeVelde]

Are you open to mentoring some juniors?