​Join us for 2 days centered around 2 letters: UX.

​Career Prep Weekend is focused on helping students prepare for careers in UX and related fields through opportunities to connect with and learn from industry professionals.

​We feature several events, including design recruiting preparation, portfolio feedback, workshops, tech panels, and networking opportunities hosted by our alumni, product leaders, and design practitioners.

​Learn, grow, and build with us this weekend!

​🗓️ November 14-15

​📍Posner Hall A35

​Schedule

​Saturday (12:00–7:00 PM)

​Disclaimer: subject to change; please arrive early!

• ​1:00–1:30 PM: Kickoff & Introductions

• ​1:30–2:30 PM: Guest Panel + Q&A

• ​2:45–4:00 PM: Small-Group Discussions — three 30-minute rounds where students can rotate between rooms and ask guests questions

• ​4:00–4:30 PM: How to Get Your First UX Role - Framing Your Work for Industry w/ Luciana Requena & Raelin Musuraca

• ​4:30-5 PM: Indispensable in the Age of AI w/ Sai Vineela Ganti

• ​5–6:00 PM: Portfolio Reviews

• ​6:00–7:00 PM: Dinner & Casual Networking + ETC Playtesting

​Sunday (11:00 AM–4:00 PM)

• ​11:00-11:15 AM: Day 2 Welcome

• ​11:15–11:45 AM: Building a Strong Portfolio and Personal Brand w/ Charles Johnson

• ​12 –1:00 PM: Portfolio Reviews

• ​1:00–2:00 PM: Lunch & Networking

• ​2:00–3:00 PM: A Look into Design Recruitment - How to Stand Out w/ Lisa Carter + Alina Bengert

• ​3:00–4:00 PM: Figma Career Q&A Panel

• ​4-4:30PM: Closing Ceremony + Photo time!

​Guest List

​Disclaimer: Some guests will attend only part of each day.

​Saturday

​Charles Johnson, ETC faculty  (ex-Product Designer at PUMA, Adidas, Crocs)

​Jack Moffett, HCII (ex-Senior UX Manager at Boeing)

​Andrew van Nelson, Senior UX Manager at Proofpoint

​Matthew Fang, Product Designer at CloudZero (ex-CrowdStrike & BNY Mellon)

​Sai Vineela Ganti, Senior Software at Target

​Xinyu Lin, UX at Amazon

​Raelin Musaraca, HCII (ex-BNY Mellon)

​Kevin Voller, Sr. Product Designer at Google

​Sunday

​Charles Johnson, ETC faculty  (ex-product designer at PUMA, Adidas, Crocs)

​Leah Lee, Sr. Product Designer at Figma (ex-Duolingo, Samsung, Meta)

​Sai Vineela Ganti, Senior Software at Target

​Ari Daly,  Sr. Product Designer at ZipRecruiter

​Kevin Voller, Sr. Product Designer at Google

​Carol Smith, HCII (ex-Uber & IBM)

​Alina Bengert, Sr. Product Designer at Air (ex-UMPC)

​Amy Super, Principal Product Designer at Grafana Labs

​Lisa Carter, Senior UX Designer at General Motors

​Martina Tan, Senior UX Designer at MBTA

​Raelin Musaraca, HCII (ex-BNY Mellon)