Get a Design Job!

RitaSue Siegel’s Get a Design Job, now in it’s third edition, is yours free! Originally written for Innovation, the quarterly publication of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Seigel offers advice to emerging designers looking to break into the world of design, designers eager to improve their positions, as well as recently downsized managers and executives.

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From performing a self-evaluation on the core design competencies that can add value to a wide range of businesses, to navigating different types of interviews and networking situations, Get a Design Job offers practical advice for the changing roles of today’s designers.

Table of contents:
  • Introduction
  • Roles
  • Job Hunting Mode
  • Résumé
  • Portfolio
  • Research
  • The Interview
  • After the Interview
  • Conclusion