Wow, I just wrapped up the final week of the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program and I cannot believe how fast the time has blown away. This experience has been so valuable not only in my professional life but also personally. …

Back again with part 3! I am currently in week 12 of the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program with 4 weeks to go. You can check out the previous part of this post: Helpful learnings from a design sprint challenge: Truths and Insights version part 2 where I interviewed my cohort…

I can’t believe I am in my 10th week of the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program. Time has definitely flown by so fast and I have learned much more than I could have expected. I am working on the Edge design team and was given a project to work on from…

I am back again, but this time with a different kind of post that I am super excited to share. First, my Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program experience has been going very well. I am starting my 4th week with the Microsoft Edge design team and I must say, I could…

Wow I just wrapped up my 4 weeks classroom portion of the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program and super pumped for the next 12 weeks, although nervous at the same time. …

My journey into the Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship Program has been an amazing and yet still shocking opportunity. It’s so thrilling that I have the opportunity to be on this path. …

I have had a couple of UX/UI/Product design interviews and figured I should share a few points I have learned so far to help others in the same journey. · When answering the phone, state your name, for instance “Hi, this is X (insert your name)”. …

I remember when I became a mom nearly 5 years ago. I definitely had no idea what I was doing. We left the hospital and I kept thinking how can these doctors trust us to go home alone with this fragile little human. I had a similar feeling after finishing…

Job hunting especially during a pandemic can be extremely stressful. With design, and most jobs in general, landing that first job can be super hard especially with no formal education in that area. Sometimes, it takes everything you have to stay motivated in the midst of rejections, being ghosted or…