PPP week 4 - applying for placements

Send something physical if and when appropriate

Call them
  • Bullet point list of points that you need to get across 
Internqueen.com

Thefutur.com
Your confidence speaks louder than your work

Follow up 
Push to meet face to face when possible 

A list of jobs within graphic design and the broader industry:
  • junior designer
  • visual merchandiser
  • in-house designer
  • free-lancer
  • typographer
  • art director
  • copywriter
  • Artworker
  • tutor/lecturer
  • editorial designer
  • ad agency designer
  • studio founder
  • design consultant
  • project manager
  • digital designer
  • illustrator
  • product design
  • blogger
  • set or production design
  • social media
  • content strategist
  • "creative"
  • packaging designer
  • pre-press technician
  • front end web designer
  • motion designer
  • exhibition designer
  • creative designer
  • account director
  • printmaker
  • brand strategies
  • media buyers
  • social media manager
  • image-retoucher

We then did a personality type test to see which jobs might be suited to our personal skill set:

Personality type: “The Campaigner” (ENFP-T)
Individual traits: Extraverted – 75%, Intuitive – 58%, Feeling – 60%, Prospecting – 58%, Turbulent – 57%
Role: Diplomat
Strategy: Social Engagement 

"The Campaigner personality is a true free spirit. They are often the life of the party, but unlike types in the Explorer Role group, Campaigners are less interested in the sheer excitement and pleasure of the moment than they are in enjoying the social and emotional connections they make with others. Charming, independent, energetic and compassionate, the 7% of the population that they comprise can certainly be felt in any crowd."

The personality type means that I am good with client interaction and have an abundance of creative energy but may not be suited to my structured and managerial roles yet. I feel this is a fairly true analysis of myself and I am really enjoying just getting as much creative work out as possible but perhaps struggling to focus on overarching aims. 

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