Was UX Bootcamp Worth It? | Two Years Later
Hi, it’s been a while! And by a while I mean two years… Sorry :)
At the end of 2020, I graduated from UX bootcamp and then went on a massive internet break - today I want to share where I’ve been, and whether bootcamp was worth the time and money that I put into it.
In this video, I talk about my realistic journey to becoming a full-time UX designer (spoiler: I did NOT get a six-figure tech job as soon as I graduated), and whether I would choose the bootcamp route again. I also share a bit about what I’ve been up to for the last few years (if you’re around from the first video days, thanks for your patience. I missed you!)
Have any questions or life updates to share with me? I'd love to hear - it’s been a minute! Drop me a comment below.
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0:00 Intro
0:42 Job Search After Graduation
3:18 My First Full-Time Job
3:35 My New Job & Pep Talk
4:19 Bootcamp Expectations & Advice
8:48 Life Update
9:15 Puppy!!
9:21 Outro & Thank You
Music
Butter by LuKremBo ( • lukrembo - butter (roy... )
Equipment
Canon EOS 700D
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Yay happy to see you're back Tanya! I watched your portfolio video a bit ago and just revisited your channel today to find this really motivational video. Thank you for posting and I hope to view more videos from you as I'm also based in Sf now; I find your content and path more relatable. I'm just starting to learn new software and design concepts for my ux/ui career journey so I'm glad to have found your channel. Very helpful! ^_^
Damn I was suprised when i saw ur video come up, glad you're doing well. I watched you when I was in highschool and you helped direct me towards ux/ui so thank you for that. Currently finishing my first year of a ux/ui degree and loving it :)
Nice seeing you back
Welcome back :) We want moree and moreee contents !!!!
Wow, thank you for this information.
Woohoo! So excited to see you're back! Thank you so much for this great video. Can't wait for future content!
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you Emily! It's so nice to be back!!
Well well well! Welcome back! Let's be honest here, but one of your videos was the deciding factor for me to start with a UX Bootcamp (Careerfoundry) Now, I am done with that! Excited for the next phase in this journey.
Yay Tanya is back🥳 I graduated from CareerFoundry last year and landed a job in SF as well. Thank you for the content. ♥
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Woohoo congrats Jennifer that's awesome!!! 🌟
Welcome back! I have checked your channel a couple of times since I first discovered it to see if you came back! Happy now you finally did! =) Where did you look for design challenges? I'd love to do some.
She's back! 🙌 Congrats on your journey so far Tanya, and looking forward to more content!
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
I'm back! Thanks Wesley!!
So happy you're back!! Love your content, always so helpful! Can't wait for more videos - hope to see more Cannoli cameos 😍
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Hehe you're the best Rachel!! Cannoli is the true star here let's be real
Omg! Glad to hear you’re thriving 🙌🏼🙌🏼
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you Alfredo!!
Yay!! You’re alive!!!! I was sooo worried and wondered if you just disappeared. But glad you are alive!
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Haha yes I most certainly am!! It's nice to be back :)
Great content. Keep going 👍🏻💪🏻
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Amirali!!
Ahhhh! You are Backk !! Glad to see youuuu 😍😍
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Hehe thank youuu Nisha!! :)
@Nisha-lf4iv
2 жыл бұрын
@@tanyaniu Lots of Love from India 😍 ❤️
This is soooo helpful thank you for sharing!! Im looking into UX bootcamps and trying to transition from graphic design to UX. Still debating what bootcamp I want to do haha. It feels so stressful building a new portfolio
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you found it helpful! Definitely take your time researching bootcamps, make sure you find the right fit for you!! It def feels overwhelming at first LOL but it gets so much easier :)
I resigned from teaching elementary school because of extreme burnout and life-threatened stress levels. I am starting CF's bootcamp this month and very excited but also very nervous and dealing with a lot of imposter syndrome. Love your vids they are inspiring and relieving my anxiety. haha
@desig1rl
7 ай бұрын
did you make the career switch after CF then? i tried avocademy & was really unhappy w/it. thankfully my job paid for the entry level course, but there was no live instruction.
It's so awesome to hear your updates! I watched your previous videos when deciding to become a UX Designer. I completed my boot camp and I'm now working my first design job!
@kimberly5928
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on your new job…Did you do the CareerFoundry bootcamp?
@designthedays
Жыл бұрын
@@kimberly5928 No, I did Designlab's UX Academy
@KimDiaz
Жыл бұрын
@@designthedays would love to hear about your experience? what made you go with designlab, and what other bootcamps did you look at ? thanks in advance!
@designthedays
Жыл бұрын
@@KimDiaz I went with Designlab because I had a good experience in their short UX Foundations course. It gave me confidence to do their full UX Academy program. I had previously done a short course through Springboard and wasn't impressed. I have a full video about my Designlab experience on my channel!
Welcome back Tanya
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
YAAAAAAAAAY FINALLY YOU CAME BACK 🥳
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Finallyyy! Took me long enough hehe!
@anonymoususer8849
2 жыл бұрын
@@tanyaniu It is okay. Honestly I was waiting for you to come back again and start making videos. We all need a UI/UX teacher like you. Please don't stop making tutorials and lots of other videos.
Can you please teach us how to do minimalist app design?
Yo yo. Fellow Cape Townian here. Living in Berlin. Also did my UX bootcamp through CF. Needed to put on ice for a bit. Just a quick pop quiz. When you mention your Ui case study in your portfolio, are you refering to the one you did as the specialisation course. Or did you do an entire Ui bootcamp ? Also thanks for the update. Glad to hear ur crushing it. x
hey Tanya. I just wanted to know how did you find internships? I am specifically looking for an unpaid internship to do remotely on a part time basis. I am from London! Please advise me as I can't find anything. Thank you!
Tanya did you go to a university? I’m wondering what degree I should study as Americans really value a degree (I have moved from UK to USA) or is the bootcamp enough? :0
Hi Tanya :) You mentioned doing 2 minor case studies along with the 2 major case studies you did with CF. Were those provided by CF as well, or did you find those on your own and did them outside of the course? May you kindly clarify? Thank you :)
@tanyaniu
Жыл бұрын
Hi Charntel, great question! I found them on my own, but technicallyyy CF gives you a couple of project prompts to choose from, so you could choose another prompt to do in your own time just as a personal project! But then you won't have tutor/mentor guidance obviously, since they only mark one project. I can make a vid about how I found extra experience for minor case studies!! :)
Sad that you didn't keep your channel alive. :( Hope everything is good with you though. :)
did you go to college for a degree v
Do I have to code my portfolio to be a ux designer?
@phishdough
8 ай бұрын
No no no unless you’re niche is designing websites just find something that best shows your work
you're so cute😘
u r so beautiful.
Is there so mamy homeless people everywhere in San Francisco or is it getting better? I remember tents and stuff…
Hello @TanyaNiu is careerfoundry bootcamp is worth in learning and building skills & hands on experience
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
Hey J r, it was for me but everyone has different learning needs and resources! I made a video about my CF experience on my channel, it might be helpful for you. I would personally choose CF if I had to do it all over again :)
@jtendrareddy4891
2 жыл бұрын
@@tanyaniu great !! thanks for making this video which gave me a lot of knowledge and insights about the CF - thank you very much 🙂🙂🙂
@tanyaniu
2 жыл бұрын
@@jtendrareddy4891 Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching! :)
@teambentley4223
Жыл бұрын
i like how you sound half american and half english haha it’s cool 😎