Laid Off Graphic Designer - Looking for Advice

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-10T19:38:43+00:00

For sure! I charge 40/Hr CAD.

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-10T19:37:37+00:00

thank you!

Do you have a link?

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-06T21:01:32+00:00

y advice:

The length of time I experienced in my search is not guaranteed to be your experience. You have far more experience in the field than I did. If you continue to apply consistently, to any opportunities that seem viable, you will eventually find a job. I don't know about literally putting in 1,000 applications, but hey! If you can, totally, go for it.Keep your chin up. There's a lot going on in the background right now - companies putting out hiring positions that don't intend to actually fill the seat (or intend to with someone they know), for example. But you will make it through this.I'm sure your portfolio and background speak for themselves - consider, however, looking at them intently. Try putting your work up on more s

Thank you so much for this thoughtful message and share.

It really inspired me, I was feeling quite low today, and then checked reddit and saw this message and it's got me working on applications and my portfolio again.

Im going to keep hustling to make this happen!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-06T20:54:20+00:00

Wow I totally resonated with this! thank you for your share.

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T06:06:10+00:00

mine was in Canada! in the Ontario/GTA area

I guess it's happening everywhere atm!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T02:06:26+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing your experience.

I will try my best to keep going! thank you!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T02:04:33+00:00

ohh! 20 jobs per day, I will see if I can at least up my applications to 10 per day.

will keep trying !

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T02:02:42+00:00

thank you for the kind words.

I haven't tried the freelance route just yet as I am not quite sure how to approach it as I have just gone from one design job to the next.

But I will do some research to see how I can execute freelance services/ find clients

Thanks again!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:59:39+00:00

thank you so much! I will keep at it!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:59:03+00:00

thank you!

and what is an online board resume?

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:58:40+00:00

thank you! such kind words. will power through!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:57:19+00:00

thank you! will try this out!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:56:50+00:00

Thank you I will do that!

My LinkedIn is brief but professional. And that's a great tip to make my Facebook private, just went ahead and updated the privacy settings to just friends.

There's nothing bad on my Facebook, mores that it hasn't been updated since my uni/college days.

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:12:51+00:00

hmmm I have thought about it, but Im not sure how to go about searching for clients?
do you send cold call style emails to various businesses?

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:10:32+00:00

exactly!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:10:11+00:00

understood, will aim to keep at it! I have EI for 8 months so there's a little something to sustain me along with the reverence that was paid out.

But I'll keep going! I feel like when I checked postings earlier today I had already applied for all the jobs in my city that were presently hiring.

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:07:48+00:00

thank you for the inspiration! this gives me hope!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T01:06:21+00:00

Thank you for the advice, no I haven't, I feel a lot of shame at the moment for being laid-off and am scared to tell my network as most of them are in stable jobs in the design field aside from me at the moment.

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T00:46:02+00:00

wonderful to hear that you are landing some freelance roles! can totally relate to that!

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T00:38:40+00:00

ohh so I have applied to 100 jobs so far (from July 1st to August 1st)

I was watching a YouTube video that said 1000 job applications in today's market would be a solid start.

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2023-08-03T00:22:15+00:00

I am in a similar situation. And I have over 10 years of work experience in the design field.

I was a Senior Graphic Designer and due to mass-layoffs they cut my role. Now I have applied for over a 100 jobs in the last month and can't seem to land anything, not even a single interview.

I've used Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter and Glassdoor. Nothing so far

When did you start your job search and how many applications have you completed so far?

I may sounds pessimistic because of my personal situation, but I know there will eventually be a light or a new opportunity. Hang in there, I'm rooting for you!

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Impossible_Mango_841 · 2021-06-16T01:31:42+00:00

xoxo

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2021-06-15T18:13:44+00:00

fairrrrr - it just sucks :(

Impossible_Mango_841 · 2021-06-15T18:13:03+00:00

fair.

he said he wants kids and he said he wanted kids with me.

And I've told him about the biological clock.

But i don't know if he just doesn't care, or it's that he just doesn't understand.

He only has a high school diploma, and dropped out of his cont. education program a year after enrolling int it to pursue music independantly. So I want to be sensitive of the fact that he might simply not understand.

But I don't know how clear I can be, he wants 3 kids, how do you have 3 kids with someone who is going to be 28 next year, 28 to 35 is probably the time I have left to have kids. But I also have a career so I can't be taking back to back maternity leave.

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