Honest question. How do I get a job as a graphic designer? I

>>310374
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developt a killer portfolio, learn hot skills like web dev, app dev, etc, look for open internships everywhere and send your portfolio/cv, learn basic networking skills and finally ask your family's friend for a design job at his company.

I went to community college and got a job a month after graduating. Only stayed for a month before accepting another job. My portfolio was average but I still know enough about design and how to present myself to make a good impression.

I feel like its kind of luck of the draw. Craigslist is extremely underrated for finding jobs. Everybody thinks its going to be nothing but scams on there because its craigslist but if you do your research you'll see majority are legitimate companies just trying to save money on how they advertise positions.

Just keep at it, look everyday. and in the mean time keep working on your portfolio/learning about graphic design. Don't get out of work mode.

Do what I did, make a fake company, build a fake website for it and give yourself a fake work history at it.

Use your friends as fake references and apply to jobs.

This helps get you off your feet.

>>310374
keep applying till someone takes a chance on you (someone out there is willing to pay you less than par for the risk they are taking on your inexperience). do freelance in the meantime. its a grind and the money usually stinks but it works...if you dont suck.

Took my about 2 years of freelance and banging around before i got in somewhere. i didnt go to school for graphic design so even without an appropriate student portfolio it can still work out.