I'm in IT, and I just made a career change within the industry. I've been a developer, customer support analyst, technical consultant, and I'd just begun project management when the covid19 layoff hit. I spent quarantine volunteering remotely to help build this covid-19 resource platform. I gained the Product Management skills and experience I needed to land a Associate Product Management job without going back to... Source: about 3 years ago

We also have plans for a 2.0 version, which we intend to build off an existing open-source solution (HelpWithCovid, which apparently originated from a discussion “between Dustin Moskovitz & Sam Altman”) and need more volunteers ourselves.  We anticipate this new version will have significantly more functionality (see below under “Strategies..”), an improved user experience and, ultimately, a higher chance of... Source: over 2 years ago

I'm currently doing an unpaid internship that I found on helpwithcovid.com and I've found some great mentors on adplist.org, check it out if you haven't yet! Unpaid work is not ideal but I have noticed that just having the title of "UX Designer" on my resume has gained a bit of traction and it's a great way to keep your design skills fresh as you search. Best of luck my fellow job hunter! Source: about 3 years ago