Making up Experience
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- mantrakid5
Any success ive ever had in my life has come from putting aside what i feel others have achieved and just focussing passionately on my own work. I mean, truly focussing on it.
- shoes1
- Thanks but the industry I'm in is godless.eighteen
- Btw is this guy looking for an animator? :Peighteen
- it's your personal responsibility, not god's, not the industries'shoes
- The industry rewards lying though, the whole point of advertising is to create an illusion. I think lying is an important skill to have.eighteen
- "Btw is this guy looking for an animator? :P" You might joke - but it's acting on ideas like that that gets you good work and a good name. Why not try?Nairn
- eighteen0
Obviously networking is key here, I get it. Quality of work means nothing, its all an illusion. I'm just wondering how far I should stretch the truth when I apply for a job that asks for "10 years experience in the marketing world" when I only have 2 at best.
- You can't be good at marketing if you can't market yourself straight into a high paid job. Maybe look for another career?shapesalad
- thanks for the de-motivation but I'm looking for useful advice hereeighteen
- Nairn1
Small edit:
"Is this wrong? I'm learning that the world is full of bullshit artists and I'm trying to get a competitive edge. If I just make up my experience what is the worst that could happen?".
- Trust is everything, so your network is everything.Nairn
- Exactly. How do I compete with this bullshit if I'm not bullshitting myself as much as possible??eighteen
- The minute you're found out as a fraud, you've lost that person. Of course, there are lots of people...Nairn
- Hopefully your work and references count for you. You can't fix the system, so you can either play the game to your best, or as a bastard. Choose wisely.Nairn
- Thanks Nairn, I have moderate references right now hopefully that helps me.eighteen
- Honestly I'm just having a mini personal crisis right now because I'm seeing my classmates reach success with seemingly no efforteighteen
- Sadly you'll come to realise that luck has a large play in all this. Sure, you can work hard and "make your own luck" but sometimes, you'll just be unlucky.Nairn
- Right. I mean, I've had a good amount of luck too. I need to focus on my own career, and try not to get discouraged by other's luck.eighteen
- Comparing your own with other people's success is.. something we all cannot help but do.. but is best avoided. Poison lies that way.Nairn
- mantrakid0
how long have you been at it?
- capn_ron0
I think it is wrong. It is a small world out there. Making up experience will bite you in the butt if you try to get away with it.
- eighteen
Is this wrong? I'm learning that the advertising world is full of bullshit artists and I'm trying to get a competitive edge. If I just make up my experience what is the worst that could happen?