Effectively mentoring young designers is a rewarding and crucial step in mastering your own skills. From start-ups to big business to agencies, everyone has had their own unique pleasures and pitfalls when it comes to handling the more junior members on the UX team.
Here are Yael Levey’s seven golden rules (and practical tips) for caring for your JUXDs. Keep to these principles and your junior designers will be happy, learn new skills, and grow their confidence.
1. Don’t Treat Your Junior Designers Like They’re Stupid
2. Give Your Junior Designers Real Responsibility
3. Take Time Out of Your Busy Schedule to Actively Mentor and Support Your Junior Designers
4. Make Your Junior Designers Wade Out of Their Comfort Zone
5. Remember That You Can Learn Loads From Your Junior Designers
6. Don’t Mould Junior Designers in Your Own Image
7. Manage Expectations
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