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Carl Wheatley

@wheatleycarl1

Former Designer, Turned Recruiter Building Design, Product & Engineering Teams.

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Find out how Felix N, product manager at Meta, is building avatars for the metaverse that give people more freedom than ever to be whoever—or whatever—they want. #avatars #metaverse #metacareers bit.ly/3uBUFHs

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Meta Quest v71 Update: What You Need to Know 👀 Learn more about. how these updates will enhance your VR experience bit.ly/3YBxjNd

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Orion is our first true AR glasses prototype, representing a major breakthrough in human-oriented computing. Orion is unmistakably a pair of glasses. bit.ly/3N83Vc7 @designatmeta #AugmentedReality #LifeAtMeta bit.ly/3O61QxO

Orion is our first true AR glasses prototype, representing a major breakthrough in human-oriented computing. Orion is unmistakably a pair of glasses. bit.ly/3N83Vc7 

@designatmeta #AugmentedReality #LifeAtMeta  bit.ly/3O61QxO
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Ready to create experiences that impact billions? Now's the perfect time to join Meta's design team! Why Meta? - Shape technologies used by billions worldwide - Make a global impact with every design decision - Harness AI to revolutionize user experiences Meta

Ready to create experiences that impact billions?

Now's the perfect time to join Meta's design team!

Why Meta?
- Shape technologies used by billions worldwide
- Make a global impact with every design decision
- Harness AI to revolutionize user experiences

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Hiring your first Product Designer? Do it at seed. Maybe even pre-seed. You're building v1. Testing if people even want it. A great designer doesn’t just make it pretty—they shape what to build and how it works. Wait too long? You’ll ship a clunky MVP. Hire smart! #design

Hiring your first Product Designer?

Do it at seed. Maybe even pre-seed.

You're building v1. Testing if people even want it.

A great designer doesn’t just make it pretty—they shape what to build and how it works.

Wait too long? You’ll ship a clunky MVP.

Hire smart!

#design
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Design is shifting. It’s not just about pretty UIs anymore. System thinkers who build design foundations, scale patterns, and think in flows? They’re the real MVPs. #ProductDesign #UX #DesignSystems #HiringDesigners

Design is shifting.

It’s not just about pretty UIs anymore.

System thinkers who build design foundations, scale patterns, and think in flows?

They’re the real MVPs.

#ProductDesign #UX #DesignSystems #HiringDesigners
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No luck on LinkedIn. So I hit Slack, Discord, and design groups. Started convos. Sent DMs. Found a great designer. Hired fast. Don’t wait for applicants. Go where the people are.

No luck on LinkedIn.
So I hit Slack, Discord, and design groups.
Started convos. Sent DMs.
Found a great designer.
Hired fast.
Don’t wait for applicants.
Go where the people are.
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What recruiters actually look at on your profile: Not your banner. Not “Open to Work.” Not your About section. They go straight to: → Your title → Your recent work → Where you worked It’s a 5-second pitch. Make it count. #design #ux #ui #ProductDesign #jobsearch

What recruiters actually look at on your profile:

Not your banner.
Not “Open to Work.”
Not your About section.
They go straight to:
→ Your title
→ Your recent work
→ Where you worked
It’s a 5-second pitch.
Make it count.

#design #ux #ui #ProductDesign #jobsearch
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LinkedIn just launched its first AI recruiter. If your profile isn’t updated, you might not even show up. Fill out every section Use keywords Keep skills current Add a recent photo Stay searchable. Stay visible.

LinkedIn just launched its first AI recruiter.

If your profile isn’t updated, you might not even show up.

Fill out every section

Use keywords

Keep skills current

Add a recent photo

Stay searchable. Stay visible.
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Designers: If your portfolio isn’t on your LinkedIn profile, you’re invisible to recruiters. Put the link in your bio. Add it to your Featured section. Double-check it works on mobile. Don’t make people dig. Make them say “yes.” #UX #designjobs #jobsearch #productdesigner

Designers:
If your portfolio isn’t on your LinkedIn profile, you’re invisible to recruiters.
Put the link in your bio.
Add it to your Featured section.
Double-check it works on mobile.

Don’t make people dig.
Make them say “yes.”

#UX #designjobs #jobsearch #productdesigner
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I have an idea 💡 What if networking happened at the golf ⛳ range instead of a café? Before I became a Product Designer (and now Recruiter), I was a golf teaching pro. So here’s my pitch: Hit a few balls Talk design hiring Share a couple swing tips #vc #venturecapital #golf

I have an idea 💡

What if networking happened at the golf ⛳ range instead of a café?

Before I became a Product Designer (and now Recruiter), I was a golf teaching pro.

So here’s my pitch:
Hit a few balls
Talk design hiring
Share a couple swing tips

#vc #venturecapital #golf
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As a design recruiter, I’ll tell you this: Your first designer matters more than you think. Most teams wait until design feels urgent. By then, it’s too late. A founding designer isn’t just visuals: Shapes vision! When would you hire your first designer? #foundingdesigner

As a design recruiter, I’ll tell you this:
Your first designer matters more than you think.
Most teams wait until design feels urgent.
By then, it’s too late.

A founding designer isn’t just visuals: Shapes vision!

When would you hire your first designer?

#foundingdesigner
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The question every designer should ask a founder! I’ve seen this happen a bunch. A great designer joins a startup… and finds out design’s only there to make things look nice. Ask the founders what design really means to them before you join. #designer #VentureCapital #VC

The question every designer should ask a founder!

I’ve seen this happen a bunch.

A great designer joins a startup…

and finds out design’s only there to make things look nice.

Ask the founders what design really means to them before you join.

#designer  #VentureCapital #VC
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Hiring your first designer isn’t about filling a seat. It’s about being ready for design. 5 questions founders should ask first: Do we need a generalist or specialist? Are we ready to listen to design? What does success look like at 100 days? Do we have the right support?

Hiring your first designer isn’t about filling a seat.
It’s about being ready for design.

5 questions founders should ask first:

Do we need a generalist or specialist?

Are we ready to listen to design?

What does success look like at 100 days?

Do we have the right support?
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Most Product Designers only check LinkedIn or Indeed. The best startup roles in SF? Hidden on job boards you can unlock with Google. Try this: site:linkedin.com/jobs "Product Designer" ("startup" OR "seed" OR "series A") "San Francisco" Save this.

Most Product Designers only check LinkedIn or Indeed.
The best startup roles in SF? Hidden on job boards you can unlock with Google.

Try this:
 site:linkedin.com/jobs "Product Designer" ("startup" OR "seed" OR "series A") "San Francisco"

Save this.
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Product Designer Job Search Cheatsheet I’ll be updating this document regularly with new Boolean strings to support your job search. Product Designer Job Search Cheatsheet - bit.ly/4nrSoES #design #designer #jobsearch #jobtips #productdesign

Product Designer Job Search Cheatsheet

I’ll be updating this document regularly with new Boolean strings to support your job search. Product Designer Job Search Cheatsheet - bit.ly/4nrSoES

#design #designer #jobsearch #jobtips #productdesign
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Stop just applying to jobs. Start: Boolean searching, X-raying LinkedIn, messaging hiring managers, checking VC boards (YC/a16z), following up 2x. The best roles go to the most visible + persistent people. #jobsearch #vc #design #designjobs

Stop just applying to jobs. Start: Boolean searching, X-raying LinkedIn, messaging hiring managers, checking VC boards (YC/a16z), following up 2x. The best roles go to the most visible + persistent people.

#jobsearch #vc #design #designjobs
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Designers applying to 80+ roles, getting ghosted. Founders telling me they can't find design talent. Launching The Riffle Effect: invite-only designer network with curated roles + real portfolio feedback. Apply: tally.so/r/wv7OrD #layoffs #design #designer #ux #ui