Will I ever work again? :o/

rachaelbethany, post: 11295 a écrit : I am 22 years old and I am currently studying my second year of a BA Graphic Design course.
I have spent my whole life in education but I am now starting to worry as I havn't actually had a job in nearly 7 years. I don't even know how I got to this point, and now I don't know what to do! Made even worse by the issues regarding employmentat present.
Am I completley screwed? Is there any hope at all? What should I do?
Thank you for your time,
rachaelbethany

No offence, but I am 22 too and I dont even study graphic design and I find work. Rather than making posts like this you should be taking steps to find work. 7 years? Doesn't that mean you have never had a real job?

Just take your portfolio so far to some independent businesses in the area and ask around. I don't understand how you came to the conclusion you will never find work, unless your work sucks or something.

I wouldn't think this was a real post if I wasn't around students exactly like this every day! lol

I think that was more than a little harsh! I graduated from a degree course in Graphic Design last summer and I felt exactly the same way during my time at uni. There is something very demoralizing about having tutors slating your work and feeling like you'll never stand up to the competition once you get out. Don't worry Rachael, I'm sure you'll be absolutely fine. My course actually depressed me to the point of virtually giving up. I stuck at it but the quality of my design work totally slipped and I only managed to graduate with a 2:2 because I aced my dissertation. The beauty of graphic design (especially in a freelance capacity) is that it can be done in conjunction with something else. Once I had graduated I was in no position at all to approach a design studio or anything, so I took up a regular boring old office job and have kept up freelancing in my spare time. I'm building up a portfolio of work across a broad range of clients which I can use to bulk up my few decent uni projects. I'm now either considering setting up a full-time freelance business or maybe pursuing a career in marketing. Either way, the skills that you learn in uni will stay with you no matter how well you actually perform on the course, and are extremely applicable once you leave. I do whole-heartedly believe that it's perfectly acceptable to become a graphic designer without going down the further education route, but these people do seem to have a habit of berating us students!

Just relax, enjoy the rest of your time at uni, and you'll be fine once you leave.

Rob