{"id":6389,"date":"2017-09-28T13:14:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brainstation.io\/?p=6389"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:07:36","slug":"from-consultant-to-product-manager-canada-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/from-consultant-to-product-manager-canada-post","title":{"rendered":"From Consultant to Product Manager at Canada Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking of making a career switch? Get inspired by Madhur Munjal, who graduated our 10-week full-time UX Design program<\/a> in Toronto, as well as our part-time Product Management course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What were you doing before the UX Design program?<\/h3>\n

I was working as a Consultant at EY in their Fraud Investigations & Dispute Services team helping them solve cases using my skills in Data Analytics and Data Forensics.<\/p>\n

What prior experience (if any) did you have in the material taught?<\/h3>\n

I had no experience in the material that was covered in class.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to enroll in the program?<\/h3>\n

I was exploring different avenues of which skill to learn next. I felt that UX Design would be a skill that would be handy to take my career\u00a0into a new direction.<\/p>\n

What were your feelings going into the program? Excited? Nervous?<\/h3>\n

I was super excited to learn and grow in the coming 10 weeks.<\/p>\n

Can you think of any “aha” moments during the program? Moments of achievement, overcoming an obstacle etc.?<\/h3>\n

My aha moment was in week 5. We were learning about low-fidelity wireframes, high-fidelity wireframes and user testing. I quickly realized how my skills in Data Analytics gel in very well with user testing and how I could use the results to my advantage and create an effective design keeping the user\u2019s need in mind.<\/p>\n

What job did you land coming out of the program?<\/h3>\n

I landed a job as an Associate Product Manager at Canada Post. I will be part of the Product Team and will be working on multiple products that Canada Post already has in place for\u00a0its\u00a0customers.<\/p>\n

Advice to someone looking to make a career transition into tech?<\/h3>\n

Keep faith in yourself. Everyone has a different journey and go through different experiences in life. Never compare yourself to others and take criticism in a positive way to learn from it.<\/p>\n

Looking to make your mark in tech?<\/strong> Learn more about our upcoming full-time UX Design program<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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