Need a fu**ing job!
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- alexan
Getting annoyed with motion graphics job search. A few leads, but no job. Been checking
commarts.com
craigslist.com
jobsinthebiz.com
showbizjobs.com
awn.com
surfstation
vfxpro.com
enteraintmentcarrers.net
mandy.comMy url is:
http://www.derailinc.comAny suggestions my site, my work or more job posting websites would be highly appreciated.
- Nirvous0
Consider calling on local ad firms for freelance work...same goes for print. Hope you find it.
- miracola0
ditto, hang in there man. I'm sure you'll get the job you're lookin' for. You are obviously talented.
I looked over your resume and I have a couple suggestions:
1. I would drop the Self Realization Fellowship from your resume. It doesn't seem to have any relevance to design.
2. I would definitely take off your hourly pay rate. A new empployer will use that against you. At $10 per hour, you were seriously underpaid. If a new employewr knows that is what you made, they may think that is what they can give you. You are worth twice that at least.
Just my 2 cents. By the way, I love the derail/new line cinema logo. Very cool.
Jeff
- IloveQBN0
I agree with mircola, take out the hourly wage. It seems to fluxuate so much, you want to be able to negotiate better salary.
good luck
- alexan0
this is all good stuff, I'm implementing all suggestions.
I had the hourly rates because many places want salary history but thats gonna be removed. It can be included in the cover letters instead.
Thanx all. Keep 'em comin'.
- schjetne0
I've never ever heard of any place that requires salary history. I would've felt a bit uncomfortable with presenting that in a job interview.
- IloveQBN0
only give them rates if they ask, and LIE!!! That's the only way you can negotiate higher wage. Most employers are looking to take advantage of you and give you the lowest wage they can.
Don't include wage in your cover letter either. That's too much information.
- alexan0
yo jeff, thanx for the compliment. I just checked out your paintings on your site. AWSOME!
your characters are badass!
- auricom0
these situations most of us are in has got to come to an end soon. i'm going on 11 months without full-time stable work. thank god i was able to get unemployment for a period of time. i plan on moving when my lease is up but then the question is, where to? i hope it doesn't come down to where is need to change careers.
good luck everyone!
- unknown0
shit man good luck in that field in this economy. I feel for you.
- unknown0
try for freelance until this shit economy ends?
- paul23580
*paul looks up the word 'Fluxuate' in the dictionary*
- unknown0
Monster.com bro!
I got like 5 calls in 10 days.
Try freelance, but definitely go with Monster.
Cheers.
- unknown0
Are you employed right now? Cause if you're not employed and you're still looking at a motion graphics job, then you'll be stuck for a while! I'm not trying to be negative, but the way this works is to get any type of job, and then look patiently for that job you desire, if you're not working it would ad to the anxiety!
:)
- miracola0
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!
- auricom0
it depends what area you live in for monster.com. when i did a search it was all Aquent stuff so if you not with them then your screwed. sometimes there are other jobs on there but considering i live in a town with a huge art school, things get picked up rather quick.