How Hireable is Isha Sulay? (UX Portfolio Roast Review - UX Gym)
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In this episode of Kaun Banega Hireable Designer, a real designer's portfolio gets reviewed live on two levels. First, the scan review, where a recruiter decides in a few seconds whether to shortlist you or not. Then the scrutiny review, where your portfolio is examined in detail during interview rounds.
These portfolio reviews are a part of UX Anudeep's 6 month flagship AI UX programme, UX Gym Blaze. Every designer inside the programme goes through this exact grading process to make sure they are truly hireable before they start applying.
Every designer gets graded on 100 points across five aspects:
✅ Epiphany Hit: Are you leading with the one thing that makes you impressive?
✅ Portfolio Scan: Is your identity clear, are you easy to reach, are you interesting to work with?
✅ Decision Stories: Are the reasons behind your design decisions coming through?
✅ Depth Check: Business impact, originality, ownership, trade-offs, attention to detail
✅ Articulation: How you explain your work, how you bring depth, and how your identity comes through
The final verdict: Not Ready, Needs Work, Getting There, Hireable, or Exceptional.
This is not a polite review. This is what actually happens when someone who has hired designers at Amazon looks at your portfolio for the first time. You will see exactly what gets noticed, what gets ignored, and what makes a recruiter stop scrolling.
If you want your own portfolio reviewed like this, apply for UX Gym. Link above.
Results from UX Gym designers in the last 6 months:
→ Junior Designer → Senior at JP Morgan (200% hike)
→ Junior Designer → 2 Senior offers at HCL and Virtusa (100% hike)
→ Degree graduate, zero experience → Product Designer at Rapido (12 LPA)
→ 3-year career break → 75K/month design internship
→ Dentist earning 6K/month → Product Designer at 17 LPA
→ Lawyer → UX Designer
→ Multiple architects → UX Designers
I have designed for Amazon Pay, Amazon Business, Amazon Core Shopping, Amazon Distribution, and multiple travel and payment categories. I built 3 design systems inside Amazon. I have personally hired designers, so I know exactly what gets someone selected and what gets them rejected.
UX Gym is where designers learn to think, present, and get hired like professionals. If you are serious about your UX career, apply. Link above.
Apply for mentorship at UX Gym: https://forms.gle/pcyMv4EhJ2WtKQz48
In this episode of Kaun Banega Hireable Designer, a real designer's portfolio gets reviewed live on two levels. First, the scan review, where a recruiter decides in a few seconds whether to shortlist you or not. Then the scrutiny review, where your portfolio is examined in detail during interview rounds.
These portfolio reviews are a part of UX Anudeep's 6 month flagship AI UX programme, UX Gym Blaze. Every designer inside the programme goes through this exact grading process to make sure they are truly hireable before they start applying.
Every designer gets graded on 100 points across five aspects:
✅ Epiphany Hit: Are you leading with the one thing that makes you impressive?
✅ Portfolio Scan: Is your identity clear, are you easy to reach, are you interesting to work with?
✅ Decision Stories: Are the reasons behind your design decisions coming through?
✅ Depth Check: Business impact, originality, ownership, trade-offs, attention to detail
✅ Articulation: How you explain your work, how you bring depth, and how your identity comes through
The final verdict: Not Ready, Needs Work, Getting There, Hireable, or Exceptional.
This is not a polite review. This is what actually happens when someone who has hired designers at Amazon looks at your portfolio for the first time. You will see exactly what gets noticed, what gets ignored, and what makes a recruiter stop scrolling.
If you want your own portfolio reviewed like this, apply for UX Gym. Link above.
Results from UX Gym designers in the last 6 months:
→ Junior Designer → Senior at JP Morgan (200% hike)
→ Junior Designer → 2 Senior offers at HCL and Virtusa (100% hike)
→ Degree graduate, zero experience → Product Designer at Rapido (12 LPA)
→ 3-year career break → 75K/month design internship
→ Dentist earning 6K/month → Product Designer at 17 LPA
→ Lawyer → UX Designer
→ Multiple architects → UX Designers
I have designed for Amazon Pay, Amazon Business, Amazon Core Shopping, Amazon Distribution, and multiple travel and payment categories. I built 3 design systems inside Amazon. I have personally hired designers, so I know exactly what gets someone selected and what gets them rejected.
UX Gym is where designers learn to think, present, and get hired like professionals. If you are serious about your UX career, apply. Link above.