How to Get a Job in Design by Bonnie Siegler.

YOUR RESUME

• One page resume
• Typography —Good use of; Shows your design abilities
• Hierarchy
• Layout
• Brand
• Makes sense editorially
• Contact info
• Clear name & info
• Email, phone, website
• DO NOT NEED LOGO
• Students might do show to be memorable
• Work history, what you did/freelance
• Education
• Skills & interests
• Unique skills
• Comfortable with working right away
• No charts
• Proofread. Right punctuation. Grammar
• Tell the truth

Letterhead: Page 1. Cover Letter. Page 2. Resume. Match to brand it.

YOUR PORTFOLIO

• Personal, School
• Original, did it solve the problem?
• Does it represent the best you can do/what you want to work
• If it doesn't represent you
• Keep the proud work
• Quality vs Quantity — What your taste level is
• Shows flexibility
• Explain what you're showing. Client or personal project/captions
• Paints a realistic picture if you help a particular project
• Why you did what you did
• What style represents your work the best
• Check details!

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Google yourself — change it
• Dress yourself for success — make it the person you want to be
• Practice little questions & how to answer
• Think about your first impression
• What appeals to you about the work we do?
• Practice walking through your portfolio
• Intended audience
• Illustrator, coder, what happened after finished
• Keep it smart & brief

Follow instructions

• Internal/recommendation
• Introduce yourself
• Do not write/send generic emails — personalize them to show that you care
• Find out to whom you're sending it to
• Be honest
• What can provide to the company
  

CONTACTED

• Make yourself availabe
• Give your schedule — keep it simple
• Conservative way of yourself
• Be true to yourself
• Arrive 5 min earlier
  

SHOW YOUR WORK

• Bring physical work — portfolio, laptop or ipad
• Have a pdf open full screen
• Make a strong first impression & end with a strong one
• Brochure copy — objects are better to appreciate but if it looks exactly like the digital version
• Look at what they do, who they are
  

INTERVIEW

• What kind of work you are interested
• Roll with the interviews
• LISTEN!
• Adapt to more people
• Get to know employer. What you're wondering about
• Send a thank you note — email but cards are better. Shows your taste level, manners
• 2 weeks after you can send a reminder