I am more than 6 years in design: Industrial, Graphic, Web, CX, UX, UI. I was federal design tutor and methodologist, co-owner of IT business. Now I have my own design bureau. Also I am passionate about fashion, expesially shoes.
After two years in industrial design, in 2020 I changed to UX/UI. Then in 9 month I became Head of Design: I made from scratch multidisciplinary design department of 7 persons. I was worked with:
In 2022 March I moved from Russia and started looking for a new job. I passed 80 interviews during 2 monthes. Was severe labour market crisis, but at the end I chose from 3 great offers from US and EU. Salary was thrice time better than in Moscow (when I was Head of Design).
Then I worked 1 year as Product designer in EU company App-Smart. I designed food-tech products and performed UX analysis of German, Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland and Switzerland audiences. Now I do webinars to help people find a job and mentoring people.
Career guidance, CVs, portfolios, interviewing, LinkedIn, Career consulting and others
Product, UX/UI, Web, graphic design, automotive design, industrial design and illustration, art direction and creative leadership and other directions
Public speaking, Work and life balance, Copywriting, Teaching, Communication with management, Idea generation and other skills
Tell me your request and we will discuss it. I will tell you if I can help you. Maybe recommend a mentor I know, if I can't help myself
Finally an offer after a morally hard six months of job searching. EVERYTHING was updated in the portfolio. I really liked Ilya's easy-going, relaxed approach to work, which is evident in everything. It may at first seem that he is not serious about it or something, but in fact, you just need to take it lightly and everything will be much better))) During the mentorship with Ilya I even managed to work with him as a Lead Designer, as Ilya provided a freelance project, where problems appeared and we solved them together in the end. From his part, Ilya is ready to help with job search and advice in every way possible.
Also due to price fluctuations Ilya offered to raise the price of the classes, but at my request he took into account my difficult financial situation and preferred to keep the mentorship even at the old price and not very intensive mode.
On the downside, perhaps it is my own fault, but the portfolio breakdown I had imagined a little differently, although in the end it did produce results, even though I sat on it for a very long time. Ilya puts the emphasis on full-blown case parsing rather than simplifying the work, which for me was very painful, but probably necessary
Then finally I got the cherished offer from a company from the UK, I am very happy about it, as it was a total match with the company and the team, which just might happen because of the quality of self-presentation in social networks and a clear understanding of their goals and desires in terms of job searching.
What was done with Ilya:
- formulation of goals, needs and desires for the job
- preparation for the interview (only 1 time, but super helpful)
- developing a job search strategy (Ilya has many of them, believe me)
- Complete portfolio update with tips and comments from Ilya
- work on relaxation, work-life balance, generation of ideas
- heart-to-heart talks and a billion relaxation memes
PS! I think I was the first person on Ilya’s mentorship and I had a difficult situation as I was working a full time job and trying to find work, which is super mega difficult for both me and Ilya as there was super little energy and time left. And Ilya has his own experience of surviving extreme time pressure and no rest, and it helps a lot as he gives valuable advice and tips. I like him and recommend him to everyone!
I was lucky to meet Ilya when I was just getting to grips with Linkedin functionality. I didn't know or understand much about how to design my page to be attractive to potential employers. Ilya enlightened me on job search issues, helped me to design my LinkedIn page and gave me very detailed feedback on my CV. Now I am more confident in offering my services to employers. My page and resume look professional and HR companies are more willing to respond to my requests. I recommend contacting Ilya if you want to increase your attractiveness on the market!
You're a really cooool mentor, thanks for helping me understand LinkedIn and CV and how to communicate with other people🤧Your tips and advice have been super duper helpful and helped me create a cool profile that looks professional and attractive to potential employers! 🙌I'm so happy I found you and got so much useful info Without you I would have figured out how to make my avatar picture.Arigato, Ilya-senpai!
Even though we had one session (since I managed to find a job quickly), Ilya’s mentorship was still very helpful. He helped me pay attention to my strengths and highlighted what I should focus on in my answers at the interview, which subsequently helped me feel more confident.
It's no secret that finding a work is also a work. I was very lucky that Ilya agreed to help me. We worked on my CV, completely changing and improving it. We worked on my LinkedIn profile. Ilya was not just talking, after each call he sent me notes and other materials and vacancies that I might not have written down or even missed. I have to say straight away, the profile changed so much that I wanted to hire myself.It wasn't long before a recruiter wrote to me for the first time in ages. It was the first time I got excited, because it wasn't me who wrote and asked for the job, it was me, with an offer. Plus Ilya prepared me for the interview and even more, when I was hired Ilya helped me with advice on how to conduct myself in a team, how to understand the tasks that the product manager set me and how not to be afraid of work. I got rid of the imposter syndrome and fear, and now I'm a designer in the company thanks to this man.I am happy that such people exist. And I am even happier that I have met Ilya on my career path. Thank you.
I was trained and mentored by Ilya. Immediately liked that Ilya at the very beginning told all the possible formats, how our classes can be held and helped to choose the best one. As for the classes themselves, everything was cool and intense, and most importantly lively!!! This is a very important aspect for me. We studied for a month, 4 lessons, I learned a lot of new things, for example, how linkdin works and how to customize it) very cool pumped my CV and wrote preparations of cover letters, which in the second week of our work began to bring me more responses, and accordingly, and chances to find new opportunities!)I can definitely recommend Ilya as a mentor ! 🔥
I came to Ilya after six months of looking for a job. He is not only a professional, but also a sensitive person who knows how to support me in a difficult situation and motivate me to take action. The greatest outcome of this collaboration was the job I found within a few weeks, and I was looking for a job abroad. I consider it as a success.
I would like to thank Ilya Bondar for helping me last autumn during my job search. Ilya helped me to quickly get started on the difficult job search path, even in an overseas market... His structure, easy waiver and knowledge gave me confidence in my abilities and the drive to go and conquer the western market. We made a clear work plan to follow from the first meeting: CV / LinkedIn profile, packaging a basic "personal brand" on social networks... and all this in a couple of meetings.And, most importantly, Ilya's help is very much felt even after we've finished the work: from linking posts to memes and interesting articles in my personal account) Thank you very much for your care, help and open-mindness ❤️
Ilya is a wonderful person! I was looking for a job and decided to go to him for advice.We only spent 2 hours with him, but we managed to get my CV and portfolio in such order that I found a job within 2 weeks without any problems!
It's not enough for Junior designer to just look for a job, upload his resume and respond to all the vacancies that appear - you need a system, the right approach and a person who will give advice on how to do things! I was looking for a mentor for a long time and tried different services. And I was lucky! Ilya helped me to understand many nuances in job search, competent CV writing, portfolio recommendations. Thanks to mentoring sessions with Ilya I found my first job! For that I thank him very much!
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