Need a fu**ing job!
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alexan,
Thanks for the compliments on my art. With my day job and three kids and about seven freelance clients on the side right now, I still manage to work on my art a couple times a week. I only get about 5 hours of sleep a night though.
Anyways, I agree totally with the others about salary history. You must lie if you want to make more money. Employers will always lowball you. If you made $10 per hour at your last job, tell them you made between $16 and $20. That way, they should at least match your $16 mark. Never include it unless they ask for it. Ofcourse, this all depends on how desperate you are for the job. I'd certainly take less money if it meant there were other benefits like creative control or cool projects that will teach you things. I make less money than I should at my day job, but I accepted it because they gave me the creative director position at this growing company. That means I have total creative control. It's worth a little less pay for now. But I negotiated a percentage of ownership in the company once the business grows bigger. I know not everyone can be it this situation.
Maybe check out that freelance site where you bid for jobs. It's called Http://www.elance.com
I don't know if it is any good. I've never used it. It looks like all the bids are way too low. But it might give you some work temporarily.
Good Luck!