- Stop calling yourself a student online.
- Don't call yourself a recent graduate.
- Sell yourself - play up on your strengths and not your weaknesses.
Fill your portfolio with projects that can something to you. Not competition briefs. Your portfolio is supposed to tell a story. It should show that you are a problem finder, not a solver.
Do some projects that have real world applications and test them.
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How do I secure placement, internship or junior position?
Make a real effort to stand out.
Show interest in their work, explain why it interests, influences and parallels with what you're working on.
Never ask if you can work unpaid.
How can I put myself out there?
Networking is being open to meeting new people whose ideas you admire and goals you may share.
Do it on your own terms.
A list of people whose work you admire, who you think could open doors and who you think you'd like to meet. Contact them.
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