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- Bitlounge
I'm tired of this economic crisis. I've been submitting cvs for the last 8 months and the answers I've received are all the same... "We like your work but there are no open positions right now. We'll keep your info in our database for future opportunities." I'm just so sick of it. Do you feel the same?
- shellie0
absolutely.
- chinaman0
i like your portfolio too if thats any consulation.
- CL0
there is always Wal Mart
- IloveQBN0
not to be negative, but have you ever thought about doing 100% freelance? I mean the time you invest in sending out cv's you could have sent out promos and make cold calls to companies that might need your design services.
Also there are lots of businesses that need in house designers. So don't limit yourself to just agencies.
Good luck.
- sherman0
i could get you a job in canada
- robotron3k0
start your own business and compete with the agencies you've been applying to... your site and you work is excellent! you have to take the next step and become a business person - even though it sucks, i should know, but it will add to your value as a designer/art director
- Bitlounge0
Thanks for your support. I've already thought about going freelance. I've been sending my contacts offering my services to possible clients but I haven't received an answer so far. The companies are too afraid to invest because of this crisis. That's the big problem.
- mitsu0
i went six months unemployed, travelling 45min each day downtown for half-promising positions (headhunter screening interviews)...
i was so burned out, i could hardley muster the motivation to show any enthusiasm at each subsequent interview, knowing nothing would come of it... then one day, i lucked out... had two offers and wound up getting a position paying $20,000 more than the one i got laid off from...
keep trying... it'll happen sooner or later!
- JazX0
too many designers; too little work.
- JazX0
I have 6 years of experience in Web and Technical Writing and there is still not a chance in getting much for a while. I moved to Finland and worked there because of my technical writing skills.
- robotron3k0
sounds like the economy much too small for the amount of designers that live around you, the same thing is going on in san francisco right now, you might need to consider moving to a bigger market (that's what i had to do) or learn some new design software to give you a specialty you can sell yourself with... keep positive and keep at it!
- unknown0
dude, its all about being persistant...selling yourself over and over again and never hitting an obstacle. have a rebuttal for any objective you encounter. be fierce but not overly aggressive. the jobs are out there...but for the people that want them the most.
- sp0
Listen to IloveQBN, he's a wise man....don't limit yourself to agencies or design firms.
Just yesterday I saw a position for a Hospital here that needed in-house designers. 50K yearly salary too. That's not too shabby.
Radio stations, marketing companies, corporations...there are jobs out there.
I did a search on Dice and Monster the other day and resolved hundreds of available positions in just my state.
Sure, I will admit that it's not going to be trendy, hip creative design all the time...but with a position in a company other than a design firm, there is usually plenty of time for personal fun and work.
Plus, if you go in with the right attitude you might just make a change in the way they see things. That is how it worked for me - course I'm not in design, but development and IT is the same way in principle.
- mitsu0
oh, yeah, that reminds me... if i wasn't interviewing, i was on the internet or at B&N thumbing through books learning new technologies...
that was a good use of time and really paid off (literally) in the end.
- Bitlounge0
Yes, you're right about trying other things. I've been quite persistent hunting for a job in design firms and agencies but I guess it won't hurt if I submit some cvs to companies that aren't exactly related to design and publicity.
And by the way I'm not a dude :P
- mitsu0
we've definitely had quite a number of chic designers come out of the woodwork lately.
welcome!
- sp0
The company I work for has 6 magazine publications. The work for the two Graphic designers isn't really glamorous, but it pays the bills and they can do what they want on the side, on their own personal shit, and everyonce in a while cool things come a long like working on a possible TV commercial - where they/we can get as creative as we want.
It's worth the time spent making ads and laying out magazine pages.
Plus, their job really isn't that hard. It's busy (with all the ads and pages to make) but it's not like it's super difficult to make a cheesy ad. So most of our day is spent fucking off anyway.
:)
- mitsu0
"and they can do what they want on the side, on their own personal shit"
wow, now that is a perk!
- sp0
Even when I worked for the large enterprise, I could do any amount of consultant work I wanted as long as it didn't happen during office hours or on office equipment.
That's why I own a Laptop.
:)
I have yet to work for or run into a company here in Missouri that won't let you moon-light on your own time.
- chilaquil0
I worked at an agency where it was "grounds for termination" in the employee manual. But still, I knew of a few people that did it and nobody squealed.