The Design Session #4 · Live cohort

The hire-ready portfolio.

5 live sessions to fix everything standing between your work and a job offer. Your portfolio, your stories, your resume, and how you talk in interviews.

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Early price. Limited seats so everyone gets real feedback.
Format
5 live sessions - starting 31 July
Duration
2 weeks
Time
60–75 min a session
Seats
60 seats
Price
₹2499
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of design leaders say the need for designers is still growing.
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of recruiters now use AI tools to check portfolios before a person even looks.
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is how many applications your portfolio is quietly competing with, every time.
The real issue

Your work is good. That’s not why you’re stuck.

After reviewing hundreds of student and client portfolios, the same four problems keep showing up. None of them are about talent.

01

Your best work is hidden

Projects placed in random order, no clear headline, nothing that tells a stranger who you are in the first few seconds. So they leave before they even see your good work.

02

Your case studies don’t say much

Pretty screens, but no real story. No clear problem, no clear decision, no clear result. People skim past it because there’s nothing to actually read.

03

You freeze in interviews

You get the call. Then “walk me through your project” turns into rambling or going blank. The work is good. You just never practiced saying it out loud.

04

Your resume and LinkedIn go quiet

No one messages you first. Wrong headline, no keywords, a resume that a computer can’t even read properly. So nobody finds you at all.

The curriculum · 5 sessions

One thing fixed at a time, session by session.

Each session fixes one part of your job hunt. You leave every single session with something real: a template, a script, a page you actually built, not just notes.

Session 01
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Say who you are, clearly & pick the right projects

A simple one-line sentence about who you are and what you’re good at. Enough for a stranger to get it in a few seconds. Then we lay out your homepage the right way, and cut your project list down to your best 3-5. Client work or your own projects, both count, as long as real people saw and reacted to it.

  • A simple formula for your intro line
  • What goes on your homepage, and in what order
  • Put your strongest project first, always
Session 02
02

Write your case study & make it stand out

A simple, 5-part way to write about any project so people actually read it: short, clear, and honest, not a wall of text. Then, since not every project should be written the same way, 7 different ways to tell a project’s story, plus simple writing tricks to make each one land better.

  • Problem, research, changes, decisions, result
  • Keep it short. People skim, not read
  • 7 ways to frame any project you’ve built
Session 03
03

Build and publish it, then get interview-ready

Put your homepage and one project live, for real, not just in Figma. A working link matters more than a pretty screenshot. Then learn exactly how interviews go, step by step, and build and practice a short script so you never freeze when someone says “walk me through your work.”

  • Which tool to build on, and why it barely matters
  • Simple visual rules that make anything look clean
  • A quick test before you call it done
Session 04
04

Handle tough questions & fix your resume and LinkedIn

Design tasks, tricky questions, and how to talk about a disagreement or a mistake without sounding weak, plus how to talk about pay once you get an offer. Then, a clean, one-page resume that actually gets read, and a LinkedIn profile that gets people messaging you first.

  • 5 ready-to-use stories built ahead of time, one each for conflict, failure, leadership, and pressure
  • Simple tips for talking about salary
Session 05
05

Get real feedback, live

Real portfolios reviewed live, on the call, with a simple checklist. You leave with your top 3 fixes, not just “looks nice” feedback.

  • A simple 5-point checklist to score your own work
  • Live reviews, done in front of the group
  • Your top 3 things to fix next
What you’ll have by the end

Here’s what you’ll actually have.

A live, working portfolio

Not a “coming soon” page. Something published, clear, and ready to send to a recruiter today.

At least one strong case study

Written properly, with a clear story, plus the exact steps to write the rest the same way.

An interview you’re ready for

A practiced script and 5 real stories, so you’re calm and clear instead of freezing up.

A resume and LinkedIn that work

Both rebuilt to actually get you noticed, so people start reaching out to you.

Beyond the sessions

4 extra things you get, at no extra cost.

5 sessions isn’t the whole plan. A job search takes months, and here’s what keeps helping you after Session 5.

01

A ready-made website template

A clean template you can use to build your own portfolio fast, no starting from a blank page.

02

A live Q&A with someone from HR

A real hiring manager joins one session for an open Q&A, so you can ask exactly what you want to know about getting hired.

03

A group to keep you going

A private group for the batch, plus a bigger open community, so you’re not job-hunting alone.

04

A real shot at a referral

Doing the work and applying actively? I’ll personally pass your resume along to companies I know.

Satyam Dubey
Satyam Dubey
Founder, The Design Shop | Product Designer
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Years experience
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Portfolios reviewed
Who’s teaching this

Someone who’s still doing the work.

10 years in the industry, including MNCs, some of the best design studios, and now my own practice, The Design Shop. I’ve cleared interviews at places like IBM and Deloitte, worked with startups where I helped make real business calls, and led design teams through dozens of projects. Along the way I’ve gone from requirements to shipping on 50+ products, including the Starbucks app, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, and Cairo International Bank.

I’ve also sat on the other side of the table, interviewing designers myself. So this isn’t theory. Everything here comes from what actually gets someone hired, and what quietly gets them passed over.

Join the batch

One simple price. Everything included.

No confusing tiers. Everyone in the batch gets the same access.

The Design Session #4 · Early price
5 sessions, everything included
₹2499₹10,999
One-time payment · Early price while seats last
  • All 5 live sessions with Satyam Dubey | @thedesignshop.tds
  • Every template and worksheet from every session
  • A full interview-prep system, start to finish
  • A ready-made website template
  • Live Q&A with a real HR professional
  • A private group to keep you on track
  • A shot at a personal referral
  • Recordings of every session, yours to keep
Quick questions

Things you might be wondering.

I don’t have any paid work yet. Can I still join?

Yes. Session 2 is built exactly for this. Client work isn’t required. What matters is that real people have seen and reacted to your project. We’ll show you exactly how to get there.

Will this teach me design?

No. This is for people who can already design. It’s about everything else: how you present your work, how you talk about it, and how your resume and LinkedIn actually get you noticed.

How much time do I need each week?

About 2-3 hours of work after each session. Every session ends with something to build, not just something to remember. That’s why seats are kept small.

Are the sessions recorded?

Yes, every session is recorded and shared with the group. But showing up live is where the real value is: live feedback, live practice, live reviews.

How does the referral actually work?

Two simple conditions: your portfolio needs to pass a review, and you need to be actually applying and messaging people on LinkedIn. Meet both, and I’ll personally send your resume along. Spots for this are limited each batch.

What happens after the 5 sessions end?

You stay in the group for support, feedback, and future referral chances. The sessions end. The support doesn’t.

The Design Session #4 · Live

Let’s get you hired.

5 sessions. One hire-ready portfolio. Small batch, so you actually get seen and heard.

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