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Design MBA is an interview series with design leaders and design entrepreneurs hosted by Jayneil Dalal.
Taking a Sabbatical - Ben Huggins (Design @ Retool)
Design MBA
36 minutes 22 seconds
2 years ago
Taking a Sabbatical - Ben Huggins (Design @ Retool)
My guests today is Ben Huggins who is a Product Designer at Retool.
Interview Video: https://youtu.be/grUjIw-DyMw
In this episode, we discuss the following:
- Why I am interviewing Ben Higgins?
- Why take a career break as a designer?
- Biggest fear when it comes to taking a career break
- What do you need structure during a career break?
- What to do during your time off?
- What Jayneil Dalal learned from taking a sabbatical?
- How to figure out what you want in your next design job?
- Why you should not be a design manager?
- Lessons learned from searching for a new design job
- How to apply the concept of prototyping in your life?
- Why you should have a full time job if you want to pursue side projects?
- Advise for designers who are thinking about taking a sabbatical
- How to explain a career break on your resume to a recruiter?
For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit:
www.designmba.show
Design MBA
Design MBA is an interview series with design leaders and design entrepreneurs hosted by Jayneil Dalal.
