Hello! I hope you are well. My name is Altovise “Allie” Curtis and I am a Sr. UX Strategist, Researcher, and Product Designer who now serves as a full-time mentor and coach. A few years ago, I started CappUXcino N Coffee (from IxDF) as a small meetup in San Diego, CA which quickly grew. From those efforts (a signature workshop called UX Idol, bi-weekly in-person meetups, and community involvement with my 20+ mentees) has become a business (UX Professionals Mentorship, LLC) to continue advocating for junior-level UXers and the companies that need them.
I recently kicked off a new initiative from Sept. 1 through Q4 ‘21 called Jobs for Juniors. The goal is to have 20 junior-level UXers hired by January 2022. One of the efforts - and there are a few - is a collective (virtual) workshop to create/write the Jobs for Juniors Manifesto. It’s something I’ve been wanting to create for almost 3 years and am ready to move forward and put it out into the world.
I find great power in collaboration, especially an initiative such as this where diverse voices are needed, and would love to open up the process of creating it with you to ensure every voice that matters is heard and accounted for.
The date has been set for September 28th, 2021 and details are forthcoming to those who sign up to participate. Please help spread the word.
YOU are more than welcome to join us for this virtual event to create a holistic Manifesto for our Junior-level peers.
Newbie and seasoned UXers: researchers, designers, strategists, writers, etc.
"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist or accept the responsibility of changing them." ~ Denis Waitley
I'd like to give a special shoutout and Thank You to the wonderful participants of yesterday's workshop, Jobs for Juniors in UX: The Manifesto! These wonderful people have helped put something in motion that will be the change we all hope to see in hiring for User Experience.
As co-authors, their names will be listed on every digital and physical printed copy that goes out into the world. We are continuing to collaborate through the month of October to create this masterpiece which will change the trajectory of and conversations surrounding the hiring process for up-and-coming UX professionals and the industry as a whole.
It is my hope that you will join us in this endeavor as an ally, supporter, and advocate. You can help now by pre-ordering your DIGITAL copy which will be released in the middle of November 2021. Pre-order today!
Have you registered to join us tomorrow, Sept. 28th, for our collective workshop - Jobs for Juniors: The Manifesto?
We hope you'll join us for a 90-minute real-time collaboration where UXers (aspiring to Senior-level), Human Resource professionals, college students, and others will co-author the future for junior-level User Experience professionals.
If you've been one of the people frustrated and complaining about the UX interviewing and hiring process, this is your chance to help with a solution.
There are still spots available so click the link below and register now! This workshop will be engaging and interactive. We look forward to partnering with you to make a positive change.
Emails about the virtual workshop will start going out tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021. If you have not signed up via the form at https://links.uxprofessionalsmentorship.com/j4j-manifesto, you will miss the details and the info to join the call on September 28th. Please make sure you sign up by visiting that link.
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If you have attempted to sign up for Jobs for Juniors in UX: the Manifesto workshop and not been able to confirm your email, I truly apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you to those of you who have informed me. Please follow these steps:
1. You will likely find the confirmation email in your SPAM folder (since ConvertKit strongly recommends a double opt-in).
2. When you locate the email in your SPAM folder, please move it out of SPAM. If you are a #GMail account holder, it will likely then move to the 'Promotions' tab. In order to interact with the email, it must be moved from the SPAM folder.
3. Locate the email and then 'Confirm your subscription'.
You will receive a FREE download. More details about the workshop will be sent out within this next week. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding!
I'm looking forward to collaborating with you on September 28, 2021!
I am thrilled to see the interest in the Manifesto! Please be sure to sign up at https://links.uxprofessionalsmentorship.com/j4j-manifesto so that you receive updates via email. That is how details, including the link to join the call, will be shared. Thank you so much! I’m looking forward to connecting with you soon.
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