Voice Interaction Design Career Coaching Program

Welcome to DA Academy's Career Coaching Program!

While you're learning how to design voice interactive products, begin thinking about where you want to apply your new skills. From automobiles to retail shops, as technology evolves, voice design experience and knowledge will become increasingly more in demand. To help you, the DA Academy has included Career Coaching services in their Fundamentals Plus Program. These services will assist you in telling your story, building your resume and portfolio, and interviewing in a way that will improve your chances of getting a job offer.

Once you're started your coursework, you'll be sent invitations to participate in various career coaching programs. If you have any questions regarding the programs, contact DA Academy's Director of Career Services, Lee Andrese at lee@digitalassistant.academy.

1. Storytelling Training (4 hours, group session): Learn how to articulate your story to reflect your impact on the business and the end-user.

2. Career Coaching (2 hours, one-on-one): Having a strategy is the first part of managing your career, the second part is making sure you know how to pursue it. In these two hours, we'll help you define your career goals and search.

3. Access to Expert Interviews (recorded, available online): These are pre-recorded interviews with voice design experts. We encourage you to view them frequently so that you can hear what's important to hiring managers, decision-makers, and end-users.

4. Mock Interview (1, 1-hour mock interview): Working with either a voice or user experience design leader or executive recruiter who supports design leaders, you'll be given the opportunity to display your interviewing skills in a one-on-one mock interview session. Your coach will provide immediate feedback. You can also request that your mock interview be recorded. Watching your recording is the best way for you to "see" how others see you.

5. Portfolio Review (2 hours): Working with either/or a voice or user experience design leader or executive recruiter who supports design leaders, you'll have an opportunity to walk through your portfolio and receive expert feedback. We've allotted two hours for this because telling stories around your samples is the most important part of the interview.

6. Resume Building and Personal Branding Guidance (2 hours): You'll work with an expert in resume and online branding to make sure your online presence reflects your skills, personality (brand), and what you want to do as well as what you have done. We'll provide detailed input on your online portfolio, resume, and LinkedIn profile.

What is structured career coaching?

• This is a formal career coaching program to help DA Academy graduates find work using their newly acquired voice interaction design skills.
• At certain times within your learning program, you'll be directed to schedule time with a DA Academy Career Coach to review your resume, portfolio, learn a storytelling methodology, and conduct a mock interview.
• If you'd like to begin working with a Career Coach sooner in your training, reach out to lee@digitalassistant.academy.