Artist Talk - Alumni

On Saturday, I attended the Alumni Portfolio Day. Some of the things that people said that stuck with me were:

Alicia Taylor:

• start looking for jobs now
• networking is very important

Kate Anderson:

• agencies are a lot of work
• "stalk" companies
• never take a raise without knowing what the raise is for - are you being given more responsiblities?
• learn how to use InDesign and Photoshop

Erin Good

• get organized
• keep a list of studios you are interested in
• become an AIGA member
• be overly prepared for interviews
• send thank you's 
• ask a lot of questions

Michelle Winey

• freelance could be an option

Chris Willet

• make sure to have a website along with your paper portfolio
• cast a wide net - apply to a lot of places
• have to ask yourself "what are you willing to give up?"

Aaron Chu

• know what is going on around you in the world
• smile a lot
• don't put anything work related on Facebook
• Google is your best friend

I definitely enjoyed this talk.  Some aspects scared me.  I was thinking to myself that I would never be as good as these people, which means I will never find a job.  But then some of them said they were thinking the same thing and now they have jobs.