Comments on: Tips On Being a Web Design Graduate

By: Tiredmouse

Tiredmouse — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:35:21 +0000

Thanks for the great advice, I’m sure it will come in very useful.

By: onit web design

onit web design — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:22:54 +0000

Great tips thanks. I also would say altitude recruitment are a good place to start.

By: Vikesh Patel

Vikesh Patel — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:02:34 +0000

Some very useful points here. I have just graduated from university and took the same steps you did to help me find a job.
To my surprise I found agencies helpful, in particular kelso jones who help you through the whole process of finding a job.
But also I’ve found that having an account on a design social network such as Behance can be very useful, as you can upload all of your design work and get it viewed by more people, and potential employers.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:31:32 +0000

Thanks Ryan. The current climate doesn’t help at all, you’re right!

Hopefully it can have it’s advantages though, with some agencies considering bringing in talented graduates rather than people with experience.

By: Liminal - Website Design

Liminal - Website Design — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:15:55 +0000

I remember the day well, not easy especially in the current climate! Great little resource for new graduates and people with a bit of experience as well! Cheers boss

Ryan

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By: Scott Robertson

Scott Robertson — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:26:27 +0000

I’m at this point right now university give you a taster then it’s up to you to decide which you
want to further to any budding
web designer a book called build
your own web site the right way using
html and css by sitepoint ian lloyd is brilliant. Go out and by it i new
a lot of it all ready but i had a new website up and running with in a week. Also one other thing it easy to say work for free but when you pitch to a client and say i’l build you a website for free. They go watchs the catch nothing ever free do see my point. Cheers jordan
great site it’s good to get other peoples appions on this matter.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:37:47 +0000

I agree with what you say Ray, but I tend to think different rules apply to different situations.

A student / fresh graduate may find it very hard to find paying clients and thus build up a portfolio. I completely agree with what you say regarding people expecting free work however, if you want a service from a skilled individual / team then you should be prepared to pay for it.

By: Ray Gulick

Ray Gulick — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:00:28 +0000

Good advice, except for #3. Doing free work undermines its value, and undermines your value as a designer/developer. Some people (especially the people trolling for free work; and they are ubiquitous) think there is value in the “exposure.” There is little, if any value in exposure, unless you happen to volunteer work for some hugely successful, groundbreaking enterprise. But they tend to understand the value of design/development, so they pay for the best they can afford. Besides, you can die of “exposure.”

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:31:53 +0000

Thanks for the links Phil, some encouragement for graduates certainly!