I Refuse Kinkos
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- unknown0
ya and i eat well.
- Turtle0
I'm in the same boat dude.....I'm a graphic designer...and the market SUCKS right now...I don't wanna give up...and I'm not gonna...but I need to pay the rent in the meantine....gotta take a joe job.....it's only temporary though!
NO F**KING PRISONERS!
- unknown0
Kote,
Is that your resume that you send to potential employers???
If it is, not to be a dick, but it does not tell me a lot about what you did on the sites. Just some fluff. I'll give something for you to think about. The person looking at resumes just looks for key words. ActionScripting, PHP, CGI, E-business, etc. And don't just put those in a skill section or whatever you call it. Mention those in your description of your experiences.
For example:
Brought in to complete a CBT Project for xxxx-xxxx, I worked closely with project managers to develop storyboards and timelines for all four modules in the project. I created Flash animations, which detailed how to perform tasks on a newly launched computer system. The animations consisted of breaking down the tasks into steps and demonstrating how the user completes each step. The demonstrations used screen captures (graphics) that I edited in Photoshop and Illustrator to insure they imported correctly into Flash. Using Flash’s ActionScript language, I created a simulated environment of the new system and gave the user a task, tested whether the user took the correct steps, provided feedback and in case they failed, showed them the correct sequence. The project was completed on time and under budget due to my abilities to code and use graphics programs, which eliminated any downtime waiting for the graphics department to produce the needed files.Hope this helps.
Good luck
- kote0
that does help Joyride - thanks for the advice.
- unknown0
I agree with Joyride, but don't make it that long. In today's economy they don't have time to read all that. Believe me I know. I've been talking with some serious people in Human Resources of big companies and they all say the same as Joyride. Keywords, and very smart and brief descriptions of projects you participated in. Keywords are also important because some of the big companies use resume scanners that look for words.
Oh, and of course, Monster.com. It's very very good, with one advice, make very smart title when you create your resume there. For example I wrote "Graphic/Web designer with 7 years of experience" and I got like 50 hits in a very short time and few job offerings.
I have to agree with abizzyman with what he said. You see here through Phoenix Business Journal you can buy "Book of Lists" that's the book of top 20 companies in graphic design, web design, marketing and advertising. You should have something like that in your city. Prepare your resume on a nice paper, business card, double proof-read it, make a nice small portfolio package so it doesn't cost too much. Borrow money if you have to and send that package to all those companies or at least the ones that you think are worth it.
Oh and if they call you ALWAYS say that you have been looking at their company for a long time and with great respect and that you always wanted to work for them. A bit of sucking up never hurt anyone.
It doesn't help to sit at home and cry over something like this when you can take charge with little imagination and persistence.
Cheers.
- christo0
the newbie thing was meant to be sarcastic... saying that every designer now a days forgets that they had to start somewhere to get where they are....I'm sick of desginers thinking their shit dont sink. Everyone rants about how all these young heads are ruining design- I think its the "EGO" that ruins is... we are not brain surgeons people-I'll take working with a naive kid with ambition (not refering to you Kote) over some sobby asswhip who thinks there is nothing left to learn anyday-
I was not suggesting you are a newbie... I was just saying being one is OKAY...
- kote0
Oh - I hear ya Christo. It is the EGO that ruins it. That shit gets in the way of the good work - I have seen it happen.
cheers
- unknown0
The reality is what happened to this industry is the best thing that could have happened. We will all be better for it. No more pinball machines, no more 20 year old CEO's, no more Quake fragfests.
Business will invest in interactive again, all hope is not lost. Too many people use the web, and it cant be ignored.
- kote0
my rent needs to get paid too - that cant be ignored....
fucking economy - I am so pissed right now, let me tell ya. It isnt suposed to be like this. I am 45k in debt from college and cant get a job -
rediculous...
- unknown0
did you consider kinkos?
- unknown0
move town....
- kote0
maybe I will - I plan on interviewing ina few places in the spring - if that doesnt work, I am going to be a cop! Screw it!
- nuggler0
Kinko's refused me. Maybe I'll go re-apply, my unemployment runs out this month.
I'm glad I live in SF - after they repo the car, I can still get where I need to go on foot or by bus.
- kote0
these are some sad ass times, my friends....just plain sad
- pakuachang0
thats a tough situation. did you get educated at a design school or some of the sort? just get a job for a while to make some money, that way you wont be so worried about money and you can focus on other things in your spare time