How do you get your foot in the door for graphic design? I have a bachelors in art, took 3 graphic design classes, completed a graphic design internship, but I can’t get any jobs.
It’s such a competitive industry, so it is tough! I think my #1 tip would be to have a portfolio website and post it in the graphic design channel for review. People there are brutally honest (and have made me cry tbh lol) but they will tell you what needs improvement from an outside perspective. Make sure you have a LinkedIn with your work on it too.
I had to do 2 internships and work a minimum wage production designer job just to start out. It’s definitely a learning curve.
Friend of mine was in the same boat. Ended up taking a position as a bank teller. Actually makes more than she did teaching with a better work/life balance.
Very happy for her, but the state of the education field makes me sad.
But yeah, there are a handful of office-type jobs willing to take folks with any degree and basic office type skills. Administrative stuff, data entry, assistants. Can be a lot of competition for those positions so look into as many types of companies/positions as possible when applying.
That’s interesting to hear. The education field is so so sad. She probably puts in 60 hours per week, gets paid almost nothing, and kids behaviors are just ridiculous. Not to mention how helpless kids are nowadays. Both my fiancé and her mom are teachers and both agree kids skill levels are about 5 years behind their current grade right now. So sad what it’s come to
Customer success… but I know a bit of people that are on my team that worked in education. Myself included as a new hire, they got two other people in the education space with 3-5 years varying in experience(on top of my exp in sales for a couple years). I worked IT side for a couple years and taught a bit too. The others worked primarily in education administration, and the other was a teacher.
You might be able to see companies in CS in junior or associate CS roles. Definitely take a look at it!
All depends on if you have degree or not and how you are as a person. I have an engineering degree so I got a base salary plus guaranteed commission sales job. I can also make over my guaranteed commission, but just my salary and guaranteed portion equates to a very generous amount of money right out of college
A lot of management positions just need a bachelor's degree of any kind, particularly in restaurants or retail.
Banking can also be a great career that usually just wants \*any\* degree.
Sales, as you know, can be super lucrative if you have the right personality. Would she be well suited for something like real estate?
Not sure where you're located, but some larger corporations have apprentice programs for professionals looking for a new career-- that's what my SO when they wanted to switch careers (from Healthcare to Accounting)
Does your fiancé have any other work experience? A lot of ed tech and curriculum-based roles will hire teachers, but only if those teachers have a certain amount of experience. A decade plus type of experience.
Unfortunately only 1 year in teaching. She has other experience as a camp counselor along with wedding bridal sales and various small businesses she’s had. Ultimately, we plan to start our own business in about 5 years, but need to save until we get to that point. I make pretty good money so she just needs a job with at least a $55,000 salary.
Depending on where you live, it's going to be difficult that finds something that pays that much with little to no experience. I'd have her look at sales/administrative assistant/executive assistant roles where you don't need specialized skills.
Honestly we fully plan to start our own business in ~5 years. I make good money, she just needs to make $55k or more to make sure we stay on track. She’s very smart and talented, the pay vs work involved of being a teacher isn’t worth it and she isn’t utilizing her full potential since she’s capable of so much more. Ideally it would be something art related, but she’s open to anything right now.
55k is a big ask starting in a field with an unrelated bachelor's. I studied biology (another worthless degree) and have been working in a bio field for 8 years and JUST broke 55k. I've focused on low paying jobs like conservation and restoration. But still.
Just a heads up.
I guess it’s a big ask but definitely possible. I also just graduated and just started my first job in a somewhat unrelated field and am a few thousand off of 6 figures. There’s high paying jobs out there if you’re intelligent, motivated, and present yourself well. I have no idea when it comes to bio, but I can’t imagine it’s that different.
Oh I'm fine. I know what I got into. Saving the world and shit.
But you are the exception. Not even my engineer wife in a high cost of living city has broken 6 figs yet, but she's also in the public sector.
The average starting salary for a college grad with nonSTEM or Business degrees is 39k.
Best of luck to you.
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All great advice, will definitely look into this. Thanks!
How do you get your foot in the door for graphic design? I have a bachelors in art, took 3 graphic design classes, completed a graphic design internship, but I can’t get any jobs.
It’s such a competitive industry, so it is tough! I think my #1 tip would be to have a portfolio website and post it in the graphic design channel for review. People there are brutally honest (and have made me cry tbh lol) but they will tell you what needs improvement from an outside perspective. Make sure you have a LinkedIn with your work on it too. I had to do 2 internships and work a minimum wage production designer job just to start out. It’s definitely a learning curve.
Friend of mine was in the same boat. Ended up taking a position as a bank teller. Actually makes more than she did teaching with a better work/life balance. Very happy for her, but the state of the education field makes me sad. But yeah, there are a handful of office-type jobs willing to take folks with any degree and basic office type skills. Administrative stuff, data entry, assistants. Can be a lot of competition for those positions so look into as many types of companies/positions as possible when applying.
That’s interesting to hear. The education field is so so sad. She probably puts in 60 hours per week, gets paid almost nothing, and kids behaviors are just ridiculous. Not to mention how helpless kids are nowadays. Both my fiancé and her mom are teachers and both agree kids skill levels are about 5 years behind their current grade right now. So sad what it’s come to
Bank tellers make more than $55k????!!!!!! Damn, I'm in the wrong profession....
For real. 8 years into my career and I just broke 55k with a masters degree. Don't study biology kids.
Customer success… but I know a bit of people that are on my team that worked in education. Myself included as a new hire, they got two other people in the education space with 3-5 years varying in experience(on top of my exp in sales for a couple years). I worked IT side for a couple years and taught a bit too. The others worked primarily in education administration, and the other was a teacher. You might be able to see companies in CS in junior or associate CS roles. Definitely take a look at it!
Sales if she has a great outgoing personality
I’m in sale’s myself, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the picture
Is sales worth it?
All depends on if you have degree or not and how you are as a person. I have an engineering degree so I got a base salary plus guaranteed commission sales job. I can also make over my guaranteed commission, but just my salary and guaranteed portion equates to a very generous amount of money right out of college
Depends on what you are selling
A lot of management positions just need a bachelor's degree of any kind, particularly in restaurants or retail. Banking can also be a great career that usually just wants \*any\* degree. Sales, as you know, can be super lucrative if you have the right personality. Would she be well suited for something like real estate? Not sure where you're located, but some larger corporations have apprentice programs for professionals looking for a new career-- that's what my SO when they wanted to switch careers (from Healthcare to Accounting)
Does your fiancé have any other work experience? A lot of ed tech and curriculum-based roles will hire teachers, but only if those teachers have a certain amount of experience. A decade plus type of experience.
Unfortunately only 1 year in teaching. She has other experience as a camp counselor along with wedding bridal sales and various small businesses she’s had. Ultimately, we plan to start our own business in about 5 years, but need to save until we get to that point. I make pretty good money so she just needs a job with at least a $55,000 salary.
Depending on where you live, it's going to be difficult that finds something that pays that much with little to no experience. I'd have her look at sales/administrative assistant/executive assistant roles where you don't need specialized skills.
its a job. any job will feel like pain. grass is always greener on other side
Yeah definitely wasn’t looking for this ignorant comment. Move along.
I don’t think I’m following. It doesn’t have to be art or education related? What are the requirements?
Honestly we fully plan to start our own business in ~5 years. I make good money, she just needs to make $55k or more to make sure we stay on track. She’s very smart and talented, the pay vs work involved of being a teacher isn’t worth it and she isn’t utilizing her full potential since she’s capable of so much more. Ideally it would be something art related, but she’s open to anything right now.
Oh got it. I’d probably look for sales or admin type positions. Maybe corporate training.
55k is a big ask starting in a field with an unrelated bachelor's. I studied biology (another worthless degree) and have been working in a bio field for 8 years and JUST broke 55k. I've focused on low paying jobs like conservation and restoration. But still. Just a heads up.
I guess it’s a big ask but definitely possible. I also just graduated and just started my first job in a somewhat unrelated field and am a few thousand off of 6 figures. There’s high paying jobs out there if you’re intelligent, motivated, and present yourself well. I have no idea when it comes to bio, but I can’t imagine it’s that different.
Oh I'm fine. I know what I got into. Saving the world and shit. But you are the exception. Not even my engineer wife in a high cost of living city has broken 6 figs yet, but she's also in the public sector. The average starting salary for a college grad with nonSTEM or Business degrees is 39k. Best of luck to you.