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Miklos Philips 🇺🇸

Product Designer at Financial Times
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Miklos is a seasoned Lead UX/Product Designer with over 18 years of experience. He is also an accomplished speaker, writer, and mentor, boasting over 10,000 followers across Medium, LinkedIn, and Twitter. With a seven-year track record in mentoring, Miklos has successfully guided over 50 mentees through MentorCruise, DesignLab, and Springboard …
UX & Design UX UI Product Design Portfolio Review Career Advice Interview Prep
$260 / month
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Arvand Alviri 🇨🇦

Lead Product Design Contractor & Freelancer | 12+ yrs experience | Ex-Product Manager | PT digital nomad at Warner Music, Microsoft, Deloitte, Y Combinator
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Discounted rates available those in developing economies. See below for details. I'm a self-taught Senior Product Design Consultant (aka freelancer), ex-Digital Nomad, now I work remotely from warmer climates in the winters. My last contract was with Warner Music, which owns record labels with artists such as Madonna and The …
UX & Design User Experience User Research User Interface User Experience Design Usability Testing Product Design
$220 / month
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Dimitris Karavias 🇬🇧

Founder/CEO at Restep
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Hi and thanks for stopping by! QA can be an amazing career. Mine took me from Junior QA, to consulting, to building teams. I worked with companies like Google, Vodafone, BBC, Duolingo, in areas like media, fintech, IoT, for 10 years. I focus on upskilling those who want to establish …
Engineering & Data QA Career Leadership Strategy Software Engineering Quality Assurance
$120 / month
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Robert Tan 🇨🇦

Product Manager at WaveHQ
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*CURRENTLY UNDER HIGH DEMAND, CURRENTLY ONLY TAKING ONE-OFF SESSIONS* I coach people into six-figure salaries in data. I've helped people land roles in companies including Ada, Loblaw Digital, TD Digital, and Uber—with little to no prior data experience. Breaking into, and advancing in data science can be an overwhelming experience. …
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Interview Preparation

Offered by Dimitris Karavias

Having hired developers & QA engineers in a range of industries I know what the person across the table (or screen) is thinking as they question you. If you've reached … Read More

 Approx. 60 minutes  $149
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Interview Case Study Review

Offered by Robert Tan

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 Approx. 45 minutes  $89
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Interview Preparation

Offered by Miklos Philips

I am a Head of UX/Lead UX/Product Designer with over 17 years of experience, presently at the Financial Times in London. My professional journey has traversed New York, San Francisco, … Read More

 Approx. 60 minutes  $149
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Interview Preparation

Offered by Robert Tan

Here is how I'll help you ace your next interview:
1. Context gathering - Prior to scheduling the session, we'll exchange messages such that I can tailor the mock to the … Read More

 Approx. 60 minutes  $149
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