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Bisacom Careers Series

From Beginnerto Hired.

Landing Your First Product Design (UX/UI) Job in the AI Era

A practical career playbook for beginners, students and career changers who want to build credible portfolio evidence, use AI responsibly and approach their first Product Design role with a repeatable system.

12Chapters
30 daysAction roadmap
AI-readyResponsible workflows
From Beginner to Hired by Bismark Apenkwah

Who this book is for

You do not need another Figma tutorial.

You need a clear way to understand the craft, practise it, explain your decisions and prove that you can do the work. This book is designed for people who are serious about moving from learning into evidence and action.

01

Understand Product Design

Learn the UX/UI foundations, methods and product thinking behind useful digital experiences.

02

Build portfolio evidence

Turn projects into case studies that explain your research, decisions, trade-offs and growth.

03

Use AI responsibly

Speed up repetitive work without replacing user research, critical thinking or professional judgement.

04

Prepare stronger applications

Improve your CV, LinkedIn, portfolio positioning and approach to targeted Product Design roles.

05

Get interview-ready

Practise case-study storytelling, common interview questions and thoughtful answers with confidence.

06

Take action for 30 days

Follow a practical roadmap that converts learning into consistent portfolio, interview and job-search progress.

Follow Sarah's journey

A career change you can see progressing.

Sarah is the fictional career changer who carries the book from uncertainty to employability. Her progress makes the concepts concrete and keeps the career journey connected from chapter to chapter.

01

Curious

Understand what Product Design is and where to begin.

02

Learning

Build strong foundations instead of collecting tools.

03

Building

Create projects, case studies and portfolio evidence.

04

Applying

Prepare targeted applications and interviews.

05

Hired

Turn consistent action into a credible first-role strategy.

Inside the book

From fundamentals to first-role action.

The book moves deliberately from understanding Product Design to building evidence, preparing applications and practising interviews — with practical exercises throughout.

01Product Design fundamentals
02The Product Design process
03Essential designer skills
04Tools and professional workflows
05Designing responsibly in the AI era
06Portfolio and case-study storytelling
07Applications, CV and LinkedIn
08UX interview preparation
09Career growth and continuous learning
1030-Day Product Design Career Roadmap

Free companion resource

Start with the 30-Day Product Design Career Planner.

Not ready for the full book yet? Use the free planner to turn your next 30 days into focused portfolio, interview and job-search actions. When you want the complete system behind those actions, continue with From Beginner to Hired.

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About the author

Bismark Apenkwah

Product Designer · Front-End Developer · Bisacom

Bismark Apenkwah is a Product Designer and Front-End Developer based in Norwich, UK. Through Bisacom, he creates practical digital products and resources that help aspiring designers build real-world skills and confidence. From Beginner to Hired was created to bridge the gap between learning UX/UI and becoming job-ready.

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Stop guessing. Start building a career.

Choose the format that works for you and start turning Product Design learning into credible evidence, better applications and consistent action.