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you're invited: free, advanced UX courses live

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

You're invited: FREE, advanced UX courses live.

You're invited to a series of FREE interactive Figma workshops and live, advanced UX courses that we are hosting between September - November!
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You can browse our live events and interactive workshops here.​
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​Some events we are SUPER excited about :D

  • 22 Tips to Land a 6 Figure UX Job in 6 Months
  • UX Stakeholder Management in the First 90 Days on the Job
  • Interactive Figma 101 Challenge: Design for Healthcare
  • AI Tools for UX Design & Research
  • The Business of Design
  • Interactive Figma 101 Challenge: Design for Education
  • Service Design Principles & Fundamentals
  • Inclusive Design Principles & Fundamentals
  • UX Design for AI Systems
  • Interactive Figma 101 Challenge: Design for E-Commerce

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​BTW, while you are signing up for these events, remember to sign up for our Free Women in UX Design conference coming up on Friday, September 27th!
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​Subscribe to our YouTube channel to gain access to video recordings of our live events. Some of our live events will be posted on YouTube, while others will be posted behind a paywall, so take advantage of these free events while you can :)

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As always, rooting for your success!
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Samaya & Khrys
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​P.S. We also created our premium junior UX jobs board subscription ($10 per month) to get you access to more junior UX jobs on a weekly basis. Be the first to gain access to all our jobs board updates.
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