Welcome to my first post in this 'Design' blog, which will focus on all things in the design world that occur to me to write about....This first – expanding my client base.
Following the suspension of the Print Media Program at Algonquin College last year where I was a partial load professor in my field of Graphic Design, I find myself ramping up to increase my client base and/or seek freelance opportunities. Having posted my resume online, and having built this simplified website to support this effort, I find myself thoroughly immersed in the world of online job seeking. And a perplexing world it is!
Many (if not all) positions posted list required skills that would make a seasoned veteran of the biz (myself included) wince. Said skills are then juxtaposed against an experience level requirement (2-3 years on average) clearly designed to discourage the same skilled professionals from applying, the implications thereof being...very low pay expectation.
A word to employment services out there: Dare to reach for the top! Experience tells, and only experience builds the skill sets outlined in these advertised posts.
Following the suspension of the Print Media Program at Algonquin College last year where I was a partial load professor in my field of Graphic Design, I find myself ramping up to increase my client base and/or seek freelance opportunities. Having posted my resume online, and having built this simplified website to support this effort, I find myself thoroughly immersed in the world of online job seeking. And a perplexing world it is!
Many (if not all) positions posted list required skills that would make a seasoned veteran of the biz (myself included) wince. Said skills are then juxtaposed against an experience level requirement (2-3 years on average) clearly designed to discourage the same skilled professionals from applying, the implications thereof being...very low pay expectation.
A word to employment services out there: Dare to reach for the top! Experience tells, and only experience builds the skill sets outlined in these advertised posts.
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