Looking for a job is a bit stressful. I’m not sure if I want a design job, or a development job. I’m a jack of all trades, master of none, so here’s five things I should probably have done during my time at university:
1. Mastered Macromedia Flash
Because Flash isn’t that bad after all, and people like it.
2. Bought Adobe Creative Suite
I’m graphically retarded. I love graphic design, and I understand it, but I can’t use Illustrator for shit.
3. Done more freelance work
My portfolio might be more substantial, I’d have made more money, I’d have gotten my name out and I might have learned a thing or two.
4. Kiss arse
This industry is full of talentless hacks with no formal training that work for peanuts doing favours for established companies. Maybe if I started flattering someone at [insert some NW design company’s name here] they might put in a good word for me…
5. Quit
Because I’ll still end up as a junior .NET developer after all. Earning £14,000 when that guy who got the junior job three years ago has moved to some cool startup in Liverpool, where he spends most of the day playing with the office pets from a beanbag chair in the communal chill out area mezzanine area overlooking the Smeg fridge filled with trendy imported beer.
