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IIDA C
AREER BOOTC
AMP™
ADVICE F
ROM OUR PA
NEL O
F EM
ERGIN
G PROFE
SSIO
NALS
IIDA EMERGING PROFESSIONALS2011 PANELISTS
STEPHANIE BRYANTAssoc. IIDA
TRINA ALSIPAssoc. IIDA
LYNETTE KLEINAssoc. IIDA
MAGDELINE OLDMIXONAssoc. IIDA
MICHELLE KRAKER,MODERATOR
LESSONS &
ADVIC
E
FROM P
ROFESSIO
NALS &
RECENT
GRADUATES T
HAT H
AVE B
EEN
THERE, D
ONE THAT
BE CONFIDENT & ENTHUSIASTIC…THE JOB MARKET MAY BE BLEAK, BUT DON’T BRING THAT ATTITUDE INTO YOUR INTERVIEW.
AVOID NEGATIVITY.
MENTORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE…AND ARE SURPRISINGLY EASY TO FIND, YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK.
YOU WILL END UP HAVING MANY DIFFERENT MENTORS FOR EACH STAGE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
“NOTH
ING G
REAT
WAS
EVER
ACHIEVED
WIT
HOUT
ENTH
USIASM
.”
EMER
SON
REHEARSE PRESENTING YOUR PORTFOLIO…EMPLOYERS WILL WANT TO HEAR YOU SPEAK ABOUT YOUR DESIGN DECISIONS.
SO SPEAK PROFESSIONALLY AND REHEARSE BEFOREHAND.
INTERIORS PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE IS KEY…MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME BETWEEN JOB SEARCHES BY RESEARCHING AND STAYING CURRENT WITH THE LATEST AND GREATEST PRODUCTS.
MAKE IT A POINT TO UTILIZE YOUR LOCAL DESIGN RESOURCES AND INTERACT WITH THE LOCAL DESIGN COMMUNITY.
“SUCCES
S IS
THE
SUM O
F
SMALL
EFF
ORTS R
EPEA
TED
DAY IN
AND D
AY OUT.”
R. COLL
IER
HARNESS SOCIAL MEDIA…SOCIAL MEDIA CAN EITHER HELP OR HURT YOUR CHANCES. LEARN TO USE TWITTER TO INTERACT WITH COMPANIES.
BECOME SOCIAL MEDIA SAVVY AND USE IT TO FIND YOUR NEXT JOB. EDIT YOUR CURRENT PAGES FOR APPROPRIATE CONTENT.
START A WEBSITE…SHOWCASE YOUR PORTFOLIO, BLOG ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS, BE TRANSPARENT, SHOW PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE & INTERESTING.
BECAUSE YOU ARE MORE THAN JUST A RESUME. TRY BLOGGER.COM, WORDPRESS.COM, WIX.COM OR FLAVORS.ME
“WE
ARE W
HAT W
E
REPEA
TEDLY
DO.
EXCEL
LENCE
IS N
OT AN A
CT,
BUT A H
ABIT.”
ARISTO
TLE
START WITH A GREAT COVER LETTER…BECAUSE THEY WILL NEVER SEE YOUR RESUME IF THEY DON’T LIKE YOUR COVER LETTER.
IF YOU ARE BLINDLY APPLYING FOR JOBS, YOUR COVER LETTER IS THE ONLY CHANCE YOU HAVE TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD.
UNPAID INTERNSHIPS PAY OFF…PAID OR UNPAID, EXPERIENCE IS KEY. YOU GAIN CONTACTS, MAKE FRIENDS & INCREASE CHANCES OF GETTING HIRED LATER.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT. COLD CALL, REQUEST APPOINTMENTS AND PARTICIPATE IN IIDA EVENTS SUCH AS STUDENT MENTORING WEEK!
“THE
GREATE
ST RES
ULTS IN
LIFE
ARE AT
TAIN
ED B
Y
COMMON SEN
SE AND
PERSEV
ERANCE.
”
O.FEL
THAM
JOIN AN ASSOCIATION…MAKE THE INDUSTRY FEEL SMALLER, STRETCH YOUR NETWORK AND GET INVITED TO INDUSTRY EVENTS.
JOIN IIDA AND GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER. LEARN MORE AT WWW.IIDA.ORG
FOLL
OW U
S ON T
WIT
TER
@IID
ANEXTGEN
& ON FA
CEBOOK AT
FACEBOOK.C
OM/IIDANEXTG
EN
SEEK O
UT & E
NGAGE W
ITH O
THER
INTE
RESTE
D FUTU
RE
DESIG
N LEA
DERS