career advice Archives | Stella Guan | Designer, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Educator https://stellaguan.com/tag/career-advice/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:37:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://stellaguan.com/wp-content/uploads/SG-favicon-26-150x150.png career advice Archives | Stella Guan | Designer, Entrepreneur, Speaker and Educator https://stellaguan.com/tag/career-advice/ 32 32 How The 3-Second Rule of Design Portfolios Work https://stellaguan.com/how-the-3-second-rule-of-design-portfolios-work/ Sat, 27 Feb 2021 21:09:36 +0000 http://stellaguan.com/?p=8973 A few years ago, I became a judge at several international design awards. One time, I was asked to judge over 1,600 entries at a huge award — in the span of a week!

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]]> Have A Design Portfolio? Great, But That’s Not Enough https://stellaguan.com/dont-show-me-your-design-portfolio/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 http://stellaguan.com/?p=8347 After working “in the field” as a visual designer for almost a decade, I started teaching design in college and vocational schools. The number one question I always get from students is — how do I build my portfolio (so I can get a job)?

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