Okay, here’s a sarcastic blog post, stripped down to the essentials:
2 Months Into My First Job After Master’s: The Design Dream is a Spectrum
Oh, the beautiful, *fascinating* design world. It’s a vast, exciting landscape. But what if I told you that the most rewarding thing to do is to *finally* get back to the design side of things?
I’m 2 months into my first job after receiving my masters. Let’s just say, the job market is a crowded, demanding, and frankly, a little bit of a *low* priority.
The role is “technician” meaning lots of CDs- it was the only offer I had – but I’m learning a lot on that side of the field and clocking my hours. However at some point in the near future I really want to get back to the design side of things so I’m planning my next moves.
I’m in a small Midwest market and want to travel (overseas would be a dream, I’m obsessed with Tokyo), but New York, Chicago, and Detroit all interest me. I’m single and want experiential work, even if the pay isn’t optimal. I don’t think my portfolio is that bad but also obviously not good enough to land a design position, idk I can link it if helpful.
My colleagues are beginning to study for the AREs and recommend the same, but I’m curious if that’s the best use of my time at the moment considering my desires with a focus on design mobility. ChatGPT said focus on my portfolio based on my prompts. I don’t plan to run my own company ever. I love architecture so in my free time, should grind the exams or the portfolio? And if the portfolio, any recommendations? I planned on building on my thesis with “mock” projects. General advice for young professionals trying to break into “exciting” design firms appreciated.
https://www.redditstatic.com/shreddit/assets/favicon/64×64.pngI’m 2 months into my first job after obtaining my masters from an average university.
However at some point in the near future I really want to get back to the design side of things so I’m planning my next moves.
I’m single and want experiential work, even if the pay isn’t optimal.
I don’t think my portfolio is that bad but also obviously not good enough to land a design position, idk I can link it if helpful.
General advice for young professionals trying to break into “exciting” design firms appreciated.
I’m 2 months into my first job after obtaining my masters from an average university. The role is “technician” meaning lots of CDs- it was the only offer I had – but I’m learning a lot on that side of the field and clocking my hours. However at some point in the near future I really want to get back to the design side of things so I’m planning my next moves.
I’m in a small Midwest market and want to travel (overseas would be a dream, I’m obsessed with Tokyo), but New York, Chicago, and Detroit all interest me. I’m single and want experiential work, even if the pay isn’t optimal. I don’t think my portfolio is that bad but also obviously not good enough to land a design position, idk I can link it if helpful.
My colleagues are beginning to study for the AREs and recommend the same, but I’m curious if that’s the best use of my time at the moment considering my desires with a focus on design mobility. ChatGPT said focus on my portfolio based on my prompts. I don’t plan on running my own company ever. I love architecture so in my free time, should grind the exams or the portfolio? And if the portfolio, any recommendations? I planned on building on my thesis with “mock” projects. General advice for young professionals trying to break into “exciting” design firms appreciated.
I’m 2 months into my first job after obtaining my masters from an average university. The role is “technician” meaning lots of CDs- it was the only offer I had – but I’m learning a lot on that side of the field and clocking my hours. However at some point in the near future I really want to get back to the design side of things so I’m planning my next moves.
I’m in a small Midwest market and want to travel (overseas would be a dream, I’m obsessed with Tokyo), but New York, Chicago, and Detroit all interest me. I’m single and want experiential work, even if the pay isn’t optimal. I don’t think my portfolio is that bad but also obviously not good enough to land a design position, idk I can link it if helpful.
My colleagues are beginning to study for the AREs and recommend the same, but I’m curious if that’s the best use of my time at the moment considering my desires with a focus on design mobility. ChatGPT said focus on my portfolio based on my prompts. I don’t plan on running my own company ever. I love architecture so in my free time, should grind the exams or the portfolio? And if the portfolio, any recommendations? I planned on building on my thesis with “mock” projects. General advice for young professionals trying to break into “exciting” design firms appreciated.
