only finding short term work...
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- mographed
so i'm getting pretty good clients coming at me with temp work---but on average one or two months at a time- i need the benefits & stability- how would you unbrand yourself as a freelancer?
- monospaced0
go apply for a full-time position somewhere
- CanHasQBN0
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Ask the people you are temping for if they have anything full-time. Search the job boards. Put on your resume or portfolio that you are a freelancer that is looking for a full-time gig.
- aka, "ask" about a full-time position somewheremonospaced
- mographed0
I state it in my cover letter...but i list the resume as a Client list with a sep. resume as a detailed resume-- should i ditch the client list?
- doesnotexist0
get a rep
- tile.CanHasQBN
- aired fm radiodoesnotexist
- arationsmonospaced
- get a rep... tile lolsine
- akrok0
apply, apply, apply.
- zoozoo0
short term is the best term
- vaxorcist0
I'd think about it from the perspective of your potential employer... they're worried that with all your freelance past, you'll bolt the minute a better, even temporary offer comes along. Make it clear to them that, while you love working on innovative projects, you're craving the stability of a company, and you'd be very, very interested in working at a company with multiple projects going on, the infamous "fast paced environment" line in a job description is something you can turn around to your own potential advantage.
Many companies are worried about hiring somebody who can delay and draw out one or two projects forever rather than just finishing things and getting on to the next thing....
But....hmm... I LOVE being a freelancer, having happily left the unfriendly confines of cubeland.... well, okay, most of the agencies I worked for were actually pretty cool... but I like being able to pick and choose....
- doesnotexist0
lets see your portfolio
- mographed0
don't get me wrong, i've loved freelancing: i worked for a ton of great companies and studios i wouldn't have otherwise worked for, and some great brands. but its the health ben's & stability of working for a month or few, off for a month that's getting to me...
im also more on the broadcast design/editing side of things too, & in NYC-- I'vei wondered for a while if moving would make things easier or not..
- zoozoo0
bah the notion of stability is a false security
benefits? look for independent insurance