7 Ways to gain work experience for the entry-level professional
Are you worried your lack of work experience will keep you from securing the entry-level job of your dreams?
There are multiple ways to show an employer you have what it takes in the creative industry that has little to do with actual job experience.
Here are 7 areas that will help you find and utilize your talents for your job search.
Book Review: The Defining Decade
In today’s market, there are a lot of ‘adulting’ and quarter-life crisis self and personal development books out there. The Defining Decade should be your first go-to book if you’re not familiar with anything else.
Whether you want to change careers or are trying to find a career that positively influences your personal life, The Defining Decade is a great starting point.
A beginner's list of professional soft skills to put on your resume
Soft skills are highly desired in today’s professional industries.
Many work environments look for hard and technically learned skill sets but soft skills tend to hold more power over positions. It’s important to know hard skills, like Adobe Creative Suite or book-keeping software, but your soft skills show how you work with others, whether that be a client or a coworker.
5 creative elements NOT to have on your modern resume design
While the design of a modern resume might offer more unique and creative ways to showcase your experience, many resume templates are adding unnecessary and even unprofessional additions to your resume.
Whether you buy a template off of Etsy or create your own, your resume design should avoid the following design elements.
5 Graphic design elements on how to make a creative, modern resume design
How are you designing your modern creative resume?
Resumes haven’t changed much over the years, but their design has shifted recently. A modern, creative resume design helps readers see more on a visual level than previous traditional resumes.
New design elements have been making an impact on this new modern design style for creative resumes. Here are a few to take note of when you need to rework your resume.
Are business cards dead? — How to design a custom business card
When’s the last time you needed your business card or, better yet, received a business card?
Your business card should direct your contacts where you want them to go.
Gone are the days where your business card can make an impact solely with your address, email, and phone number. You need to show your network what they should be doing with your information and how it will help them.
Soft skills are highly desired in today’s professional industries.
Many work environments look for hard and technically learned skill sets but soft skills tend to hold more power over positions. It’s important to know hard skills, like Adobe Creative Suite or book-keeping software, but your soft skills show how you work with others, whether that be a client or a coworker.