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Career skills coaching for experienced designers.

Be the obvious hire. A 30-day roadmap from sending applications to having hiring conversations.

The Backdoor Method, in 1 place: the tools, playbooks and recordings I use with 1:1 clients, plus answers from me in your DMs within 2 working days. $25 a week, first week refundable.

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Joseph Louis Tan · 18 years in design · former Head of Product Design · 50+ designers coached · ★★★★★ 50+ public reviews

Joseph Louis Tan
50+
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DESIGNERS I HAVE COACHED NOW WORK AT
OpenAI
Visa
Walmart
PayPal
Bank of America
U.S. Bank
Veeva
Atruvia
ConvergentIS
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THE LIBRARY · $25 A WEEK

Everything I use with clients, and me in your DMs.

For 2 years the only way to get my eyes on your resume, your portfolio or the message you were about to send was 1:1 coaching at $1,997 and up. That conversation is now inside the Library, with every tool, playbook and recording behind it.

✓Answers from me in your DMs, within 2 working days
✓Every other week: a free 15-minute video teardown for the first 10 members
✓22 trained AI tools, 1 for every move
✓18 playbooks, the written method
✓120+ recorded coaching sessions, searchable
✓The Workshop Library: Impact Math, teardowns, live roasts
✓$25 a week. Cancel anytime. First week refundable
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The full page, the proof and the pricing are on library.careercreators.com.

The Backdoor Method in 3 minutes, me on screen. 3 stages, 9 moves, and which tool runs which. The portfolio is where most experienced designers are stuck, and the Portfolio Builder and the Impact Math workshop are the first things most members open.

1:1

Want me on your work, live?

A call, just the 2 of us, on your portfolio, your positioning, or whatever is in the way. You leave with the next move.

30 minutes
$200

1 problem, 1 decision. A portfolio page, a headline, the message you are about to send.

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60 minutes
$400

The whole picture. Positioning, portfolio, the plan for the next 30 days.

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FREE · 3 MINUTES

Not sure where you stand? Start with your portfolio.

18 questions, answered as a stranger would see you. You get a score across the 6 lenses hiring managers use in the first 30 seconds, and 3 free Signal Check tools for your portfolio, resume and LinkedIn.

The Hiring Signal quiz
18 questions, 6 lenses, 3 minutes. Your score and the 3 Signal Check tools land in your inbox.
The Hiring Signal quiz
Free. Private. No quiz data stored.
WHO I AM

I have sat at all 4 sides of the hiring table.

•The candidate. Once unemployed for 6 months. A top graduate who could not get a reply.
•The hiring manager. 18 years in design. Former Head of Product Design, teams across 6 countries, 9 designers hired. Never once the best portfolio in the pile.
•The recruiter's tool. Helped build software millions of recruiters use to find candidates, then interviewed hundreds of recruiters on how they search and judge.
•The teacher and the coach. 1,000+ design students taught at ITE, Nanyang Poly, Ngee Ann Poly, NTU and SST. 50+ experienced designers landed. LinkedIn Top Voice since 2024. 1 carousel a day since October 2026.
Joseph Louis Tan
STORIES

50+ designers, in their own words.

Senior, lead, principal. Career switchers. Real names, real roles, real outcomes.

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TALKS AND PODCASTS

Where I have said this out loud.

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PodcastThe UX Growth Podcast
The UX Growth Podcast

Landing six-figure roles without applying

The hidden job market, why 60 to 80% of roles never get posted, and the Career Mirror exercise.

The ATS isn't rejecting you
The Gyaan Project

The ATS isn't rejecting you

The 3 types of stuck designers, the ATS myth, and how hiring actually works.

The 6 questions every UX portfolio must answer
UXfolio x Career Creators

The 6 questions every UX portfolio must answer

What hiring managers decide in 30 seconds, and 3 live portfolio reviews.

The harsh reality about career coaching
The Design Hustle Podcast

The harsh reality about career coaching

6 career pivots, the limiting-belief exercise, and how to find dream companies.

Stop waiting to be picked. Start creating your own opportunities.

Be the obvious hire, through the Backdoor Method. $25 a week, cancel anytime. If the first week was not worth it, tell me and I refund it.

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CAREERCREATORS

Career skills coaching for experienced designers.

Founded by Joseph Louis Tan. Former Head of Product Design. LinkedIn Top Voice since 2024.

© 2026 Career Creators by Joseph Louis Tan. Client stories are real and shared with permission. Individual results vary.