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- myobie0
maybe get away from the large flash countdown or get away from flash altogether
make the site load faster and showcase your print stuff up front...
people like instant gratification
- ********0
- uberdesigner_0
I really like the genital warts website. Make sure to keep this one at the top.
- the-saint0
You need more than one example of each project too get a feel for what it looked like. One spread of a magazine tells me nothing.
Also I just found the site a little dry I'm affraid. The works ok but your not doing your best to show it off.
- harlequino0
I didn't read all the comments here, but i am sure there's tons of good advice.
You got some great stuff and a nice presentation. The one thing that freaked me out was when I clicked on Interactive>Online, the first thing I saw was "Cervical Cancer" in big words.
Don't make that the first project in the section. :)
- rtl30
harlequino.
haha. ok i'll shuffle that around tonight. I do so much pharma crap I'm not phased by that stuff anymore but I definitely see your point.
thnx
- ********0
the axis has destabilized
- vespa0
ooh cheers for those links moth
looks interesting! righto i'm off, have a good weekend y'all x
- mr_snuggles0
bye vespa, it was great bantering with you today...
- k0na_an0k0
it may not be your portfolio but how you present yourself via applying for a job.
1) do not send generic applications. "hello sir, i am applying about the position i saw on the web..." that sucks. make it personal. show them you did your research about the position and company. it shows a shitload of interest. "hello (name of person if you can), i came across your job posting and after reviewing the post and from spending time on your website i feel like i would be a great fit to your company" or whatever. make it personal and show interest.
2) get creative with your resume. not seeing the pdf or word doc version that you send along in your emails, i would assume it's something a bit creative. i can't tell you how many compliments i've gotten from my resume, it's simple but very creative, AND most importantly, it all fits onto one page.
3) sometimes if you find a place that you REALLY want to work at get creative when applying for the position. true story: back in 1998 i found the perfect design job but was told by the hr person when i called they had recieved about 500 resume's and not sure if they knew who i was. i went to a pizza joint by their office and ordered a pizza for delivery to the company i wanted to work at. i put my resume in a nice plastic cover sheet, taped it to the top of the pizza box and had the delivery guy take it to the creative director and have lunch on me. i got the job and worked there for 2 years.
4) don't get down on yourself. i've gone through some pretty nasty cycles too. i'll get a shitload of offers then the next time i'll get nothing. also keep in mind it's closing in on the end of the year. companies are back to watching their budgets when hiring in the departments. they may post jobs but it might only be to collect resume's for early next year when the budget allows them to hire again.
5) follow up your emails. not annoying but say you are just following up becuase you are interested in the position and company and why.
good luck.
sorry for the long post. i'm bored.
- Jaline0
what k0na said.
I'm at work right now which means I'm using a half-English, half-French keyboard so it's too hard to do really long replies...
- kelpie0
pfft, I have a fully spanish keyboard, set to the english language. Piece of cake.
- k0na_an0k0
my keyboard is klingon.
Hab SoSlI' Quch!
(you're mother has a smooth forehead) :)
- rtl30
Thanks k0na_an0k
Great story. Considered motivational speaking?:)
Third year of college i applied for internship at a magazine that i really loved. I wrote that I'd commit ritual suicide if I failed to live up to their expectations. After two years I was the Art Director. (that was print this is now)
Think i nee dto get back to that state of mind.
cheers
- harlequino0
I want a Thurmian keyboard.
